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Article 138: Criminal Penalties
In forceIn simple words
An employer who brings workers to Kuwait and doesn’t give them work (visa trading) can be jailed for up to 3 years, fined up to KD 1,000, or both.
Official text of Article 138
Without prejudice to any harder penalty provided for in any other law, whoever violates the provision of paragraph (3) of Article (10) of this law shall be punished by imprisonment for not more than three years and a fine of not more than KD 1,000 or with both penalties.
Reference & sources
Kuwait Private Sector Labour Law No. 6 of 2010, Article 138 (Criminal Penalties), Official Gazette Kuwait Al-Youm, Issue No. 963 (2010). Checked October 2026.
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General information, not legal advice. The Arabic text of the law is the official version (Article 29). For your case, contact the Public Authority for Manpower or a lawyer.