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parollins

From: United States
9/23/2004 11:28 EST

Can anyone tell me if there are women over there with their husbands on unaccompanied assignments? If so can you tell me what it is like? What type of visa do you have to get to go there and live and not be working?

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roun25

From: United States
9/27/2004 21:52 EST

Spouses are allowed to stay with their sponsor depending on company policy and availability of housing. You need to send your Passport to the Kuwaiti Embassy in Washington D.C. You will get a ten year multiple re entry visa. You need to have an Aids test and tb test done. You will be sponsored by your husband. You will need a civil Id with a i think 18 sponsorship which means you do not need to be accompanied by your sponsor. You will need to get an aids test TB Time chest Xray and eye test in kuwait. You need a kuwaiti drivers license to drive. If you have any more questions you can contact me at roun25@yahoo.com. If you have experience as a school teacher you can teach at the US School in kuwait located on 4th ring road. You have to get the medical tests before you leave the country and then have the same medical tests redone when you get to kuwait. I dont know why but it is Kuwait procedure. I lived there for three years and worked for the Govt. The housing is nice and there is a large expat community of American and British personnel there. You have many western resturants and the power is 220 european so you will need converters which you can purschase in country. you can get internet access for roughly 66 dollars a month 20 kuwaiti dinars (20 kd)

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wh

From: South Africa
9/28/2004 03:51 EST

Kuwait, while still being conservative in terms of lifestyle, alcohol and non-muslim foods compared to Dubai, is probably the most advanced Muslim community in terms of womens rights. Not sure what you mean by "unaccompanied" assignments - I assume it is single status. In this case you will need to sponsor your spouse (and pay for your sponsorship yourself). Sponsorship is relatively cheap and your employers PRO will normally assist with the paperwork. A small snag, you can only start this process once your employment visa is in place so there will be a lag (a few weeks) between you going over and your spouse joining you.

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