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I am an Indian living in Kuwait for past 4 yrs on family visa and I am a degree holder too. Now my question is, is there any chance to change my visa to 18 without going to India for visa transfer?

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Answer: No, you don’t need to go to India to effect the visa change. All you need is a release letter from your sponsor (husband or wife or whoever) so that the company offering you the job can apply for a work permit for you. After completing this process, you then sign a contract with the company and provide the required documents to the company representative known in Arabic as mandoub who does the rest of the work at the Immigration Department and the Public Authority for Manpower as well as the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labour..

Currently am on family Visa 22, I got a offer from a reputed private company. Can my Visa be transferred to Visa 18?

Here is my Visa status and duration. Past Visa status: 22/7/14 — 06/05/16 — Visa 22 07/05/16 — 24/04/17 — Visa 18 Current Visa Status: 25/04/17 — till date — Visa 22 I got an offer from a reputed bank, can my Visa be transferred to Visa 18 ?

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Answer: You will not have any problem in transferring your Visa 22 to Visa 18. The most important ingredient here is that your sponsor (either your father or husband or who ever he is) is willing to release you to take up the job offer by the bank.