What to check, what to prepare and what to expect on this route. Every official name and link below comes from a government or ILO page we read; we say plainly where there is none.
Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment (MoICE), Overseas Employment Unit
MoICE registers and oversees Bhutanese Overseas Employment Agents, and publishes the agents it has terminated or suspended.
How to check: Check the agent against the MoICE overseas-employment-agents page, which names agents that are no longer active, or ask the Overseas Unit directly.
overseas@moice.gov.bt
Every candidate completes the same intake checklist. Your source country adds its own clearances on top. The destination side (visa type, medical, attestation) depends on the employer and your role, and your specialist confirms what currently applies.
Public Authority for Manpower (PAM)
PAM issues work permits, regulates the recruitment of expatriate workers in the private sector and regulates transfers between employers.
Last checked 29 September 2026. Links go to official sites we do not control; treat each site as the authority, not this page.
What the government and the ILO publish, in plain words. Laws change: your contract and the official page always win over this summary.
Private-sector employers may not confiscate workers' passports (Ministerial Decision No. 166 of 2007).
ILO factsheet: Kuwait, regulatory framework governing migrant workers (updated December 2023)The factsheet lists a minimum wage of KWD 75 a month (about US$250), from Ministerial Decision No. 14 of 2017.
ILO factsheet: Kuwait, regulatory framework governing migrant workers (updated December 2023)Wages must be paid every two weeks or monthly through the Wage Protection System to an accredited bank.
ILO factsheet: Kuwait, regulatory framework governing migrant workers (updated December 2023)End-of-service gratuity for monthly-paid workers is 15 days of wages per year for the first five years and one month per year after that, capped at 18 months of wages.
ILO factsheet: Kuwait, regulatory framework governing migrant workers (updated December 2023)The Private Sector Labour Law (Law No. 6 of 2010) sets eight hours a day or 48 hours a week, 36 hours a week in Ramadan, one rest day a week, and 30 days of paid annual leave after six months of service.
ILO factsheet: Kuwait, regulatory framework governing migrant workers (updated December 2023)Health insurance is mandatory for all expatriates; to obtain residency and employment it must be arranged and paid for by the employer or sponsor.
ILO factsheet: Kuwait, regulatory framework governing migrant workers (updated December 2023)A worker with a dispute lodges it at a local Public Authority for Manpower office (six offices). A PAM investigator mediates, and if there is no settlement within a month the case goes to the Civil Court (Labour Circuit). No fee is required to file.
ILO factsheet: Kuwait, regulatory framework governing migrant workers (updated December 2023)Compare all six Gulf countries side by side →
Checked against the linked pages on 2026-09-30. This is general information, not legal advice.
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Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Employment (MoICE), Overseas Employment Unit. Check the agent against the MoICE overseas-employment-agents page, which names agents that are no longer active, or ask the Overseas Unit directly.
Public Authority for Manpower (PAM). PAM issues work permits, regulates the recruitment of expatriate workers in the private sector and regulates transfers between employers.
Every candidate completes the same intake checklist: Passport (First Page), Passport (Last Page), Photograph, CV, Education Certificate, Health Declaration, Consent. Bhutan adds: Ministry of Labour and Human Resources documentation. The destination side (visa type, medical, attestation) depends on the employer and your role, and your specialist confirms what currently applies.
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