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Renew and Update Your Residency Online

The Ministry of Interior has updated its website with a new residency section allowing you to renew, cancel, and make changes online. I wasn’t able to try the service myself since I just recently renewed my residency but when I tried to log in to it I got the weird message below.

I’m going to assume the service is working and my error is unrelated. Here is the link to the residency renewal section.

Thanks Musaed

63 replies on “Renew and Update Your Residency Online”

I heard this will be only for house workers, maids and drivers etc. but I’m not sure. Maybe that’s why you got that message. I hope it is for all types of residences.

I checked with my ID. It shows me my wife and daughter with the following legends:
1. Residency is valid (for both, in my case)
2. Residency is less than 2 months
3. Residency is expired.
I guess I should be able to renew for them when their expiry date is less than 2 months.
That is great news.

Yeah and it’s written is piss poor English. I don’t understand why they don’t hire just one guy to proof read official forms, websites, signs and messages, etc. It’s fucking embarrassing.

hello my while do online insurance my dauthers there was a mistake while doing the dates now they accpted the insurance but now cant renew the residency ols help

hi can i still exit kuwait with expired iqama? how many days or months iqama is valid after expiration?

Need to cancel wife dependant residence as we are leaving kuwait.how to take appointment.and how many days it take to get the appointment

I tried renewing my wife’s residence, but it doesn’t give an option to proceed. It just shows a process of 4 steps, and the first step is highlighted.

It could be because that my wife still has about a month and a half before her residence expires?

Or probably still a lot of bugs for them to wort out on the website?

Tried to renew my child moh insurance online but says you cannot renew before 90days of expiry but his residency expiring on 9thJun2020. And insurance also expiring same date. Kindly advice how to renew his insurance.

What button did u press to proceed?
I can see no option to proceed from the page on which on which my dependent’s visa duration is listed.

I applied to renew for my wife residency last week using this online service, after i completed the 4 steps it generated a file number that I have to show at the passport office (or service center) within 2 weeks.
i will go tomorrow or the day after and will post a feed back.

my co-worker says when you show them the file number they will print the form and ask you to sign it, and then they will process it normally (same as before). tomorrow we will know

today i went to the passport office, i had a copy of all the documents with me and i filled a form just in case.
the guy there told me its easier and faster to do it the old way, cause through the new system there is only one clerk following the online forms and she didn’t show up, and i needed to go to see the head of department. anyhow he took the filled form and stamp it, then i proceeded to the next hall where i got the residency renewed the old way.
i realized that if i don’t show up very early at the passport office i can finish fast ( it took me less than 30 min to finish), i went around 8:30 am, usually i go around 7 am.

I think the system is still not fully operational.

My husband visa now extended 31/8/2020… my baby now india… her visa 8/7/20 will finish… what will do… i can…apply for the visa now

I have to renew the residency of my son before may 15th.

I go through the moi online portal and when I press the renewal option, it pop ups ‘check violations’ with a long list and says your request can’t be proceed.

I have checked and made sure there is no any violations against me. I have paid insurance and updated the new passport details through the same website.
Please guide me to complete the process.

Thanks in advance.

The same thing is happening with me too
My i have checked and made sure there is no any violation against my dad…and I’ve paid insurance fee 50kd but the same thing is happening with me your request can’t be proceed if any one knows about please inform me as soon as possible my residency is going to expire on 19th of.may
Thanks

Hi …

Today morning I checked the residency site and my daughter passport was updated. But still I was not able to apply for residence as now the system gave a error that I had residency fine for my daughter( her residence expired 4 days ago due to delay of passport updation by moi site). It also provided link to pay fine. But link was also not working stating that site was under maintenance. I check again at noon and this time around it did not show any residency fine. 2 mins process and residency is done also applied for civil id. So if this passport updation is not there then residency renewal is a breeze. 3-5 mins tops.

Hi i appied for my and my siblings aqma but Mine and other on was done but my one sibling insurance was acceptedbut now while renewing aqama its shows error happened tryagain

Based on this article,
http://www.arabtimesonline.com/news/now-private-companies-can-renew-expats-residence-online/,

in March 2020 holders of visa article 18 (workers sponsored by private company) can renew their residency online. This is the 2nd stage. Visa 20 holders (domestic/household workers) has been able to renew online for some time as they are in the scope of 1st stage.
The next stage of residency renewal process will include newly joining dependents of expatriates.

My visa expired in March 2020

I have got my new passport after expiry of residency, new passport can not register online.

How can I update my passport and residency online.

What to do ?

Even I am facing the same problem did u succeed if u had tried again later, let me know as my fine is increasing everyday inspite of paying KD 38 as penalty .

It is possible to renew the 18 visa to 22 visa via online? I already have my release paper from my company

First you need to update the passport details, then you need to pay insurance and then renew your residency. As of now you cannot update the passport details online. You need to go in person.

Good Morning , Anybody can advice me , Now my family out of Kuwait and they are not able to come to Kuwait due to Covid 19 – no flights . My family ( Wife ) visa expiring on April 17th and also family exit Kuwait on Oct last year .
So is there any option to renew in online or have any alternative option.
Kindly inform me if anybody have idea or solution
Thanks

While renewing my daughters residency, Giving message alert “Error happaned, Please try again later!”. please anybody have same problem and how solve, reply

My visa will expire soon. I’m going to change my residency from 18 to 22. Is the ministry open or can I apply a renewal thru online? And also I want to ask which one is the 9 digit residency # that can be found in the passport.. I’ve checking the 9digit number but I’m confused..

Well cannot complete the registration/sign in due to some glitch with the “Change New password”coloumn.

Can anyone help me. Actually my daughers passport was renewed a month before because it was going to get expired by january. Then suddenly the moi extended the visa till 31st. And visa no was changed from 22 to 14 now. And they showed its temporary n give can renew for 3 months. But now when we try renew it for next three months the option itself is missing. Can anyone plz help me out with any numbers whom we can contact to resolve this issue.

My visa is on temporary extension, new work permit has been issued but transfer of visa yet to do, Pls advise is there any option on online to transfer residency , also my families visa is going to expire on May 12, can they get extension ? presently they are out of Kuwait as well

Hello my residency expires on 14 th april .my child will end bh 15 th may .so without renewing mine csn j renew my kids residency please somebody help.

Please help me to find the solution that may wife went vacation 5months ago then end of this month going to complete 6 month, due to covid-19 crisis flight services stopped she can’t come to Kuwait, how can I update her visa? Byt visa expires August.

I think this not included Into visa renewal procedures.

My wife could not return from India due to the flight ban. Now her residence expired. I paid medical and fine here but still unable to renew residence as it shows i have no ne under my sponsorship.

How do I proceed further. MOI offices are closed everywhere

I have to renew the residency of my wife before May 28th.

I went through the MOI online portal and when I press the renewal option, it pop-ups saying ‘check violations’ with a long list and says your request can’t proceed.

I have paid insurance charges

in the meantime, I was able to renew my son’s residency with no any issues.

Please guide me to complete the process.

Thanks in advance.

Child passport did not enough validity, extended the passport at th embassy for 2 months to ensure thrbpassport has enough days. The problem is when I update the passport info, it says old and new passport cannot be same number. Don’t know how to proceed can any body help

I just renew the residence for my daughter its went through smooth and only you need is to proceed the step one by one hey will send to you the details thru email and to your phone..

Best regard,

How sir/ma’am? Am trying to renew my friend’s iqama . She works in MOH . When I went to MOI portal , it is showing Sponsor does not has any sponsored to be shown . There are steps1-4 . But no key to press to get to step 2-4!!! Pls tell me how u did ? Tnx

My Parent residency was due to be renewed on 22 may but system never worked and today i see that the article is changed to 14 from 22 and residency date to 31 may any idea what is this . Insurance is already paid.

Thank you

Hi Tabu..same thing happened while trying to renew my brother’s residence. Article number has changed to 14 from 22. Also cannot find the button for renewal. His residence expires today. I’ve been trying since last week, but cannot go further than step 1.

My residency expired A few days ago am sponsored by a bank and am currently out of Kuwait. Issue is I want to transfer from the bank to a company. Will I be able to enter Kuwait in August when the airport opens for expats. I have a foreign commonwealth passport. Secondly can my residency be transferred though it has expired. Thirdly my child is a dependant on my residency and her residency expired in October 2020.

Pls Help…

About a month ago i applied for my daughter’s passport change. Since then the system is showing… Case under study. Today her residency expired. But still status is case under study. If i try to renew i gives error that the passport validity of my daugher is less than one year. So i guess its not updated in the system. Now its one month that i have updated. Any one knows what to do? do i go to the moroor?

Hi guys im trying to renew my daughters visa early her visa will expire on november and my visa on october since i will expire first before my daugther i try to renew early i paid her insurance thru online portal then when i renew to MOI her residence the renew option is not available its seems that i have to wait less than 2 months before i can renew my daugthers visa..now my question is the insurance that i paid i can still use it after a month when i will renew my daugthers residence…

well my wife ekama expire on 4th september 2020 i have done with insurence and all other formalities when i go to renew it on line sysytem ticks all required crateria but still at the end i get the msg can not proceide with your transiction

hi huseni did you able to renew online the residency of your wife? I am facing the same issue.

If yes, please let me know how it works.
Thanks

My kuwait visa number 18 is getting expired in December. How many months prior can i get my visa renewed. Is it possible to renew before 3 months?

While renewing my daughter residency, after insurance finish Giving message “check vioaltions happaned, Please try again later!”. please anybody have same problem and how solve, reply

my wife reseincy is expiring by March, and we are planning to travel due to some urgency, online portal do not allow to renew at this stage might be because still, 4 months are pending.

anybody has any idea how i can get it renewed

For renewing visa 18 private company(project visa) online do we need sponsor signature? please advise whats the normal procedure

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