Hello everyone!
My husband and I we'll be moving to Kuwait City in September and I have some questions about administrative matters in Kuwait.
First of all, I will be working there so I will have a contract and also a residency permit. However, my husband will not be able to have one as he can't be covered by me. Is that right? My employers told me that he can either leave the country every three months and then come back again or that he can find some work. My qustion would be, will he have any problems if he keeps going in and out of the country every three months? Do the authorities keep track of how many times one comes and goes? And my second question would be, how easy do you think it is for a musician (a violinist) to find work (teaching music) in Kuwait?
Another thing I am worried about is the transport. As neither of us have international driving licenses... I have a Bulgarian driving license and my hubby has a French one. So we were worried about how expensive it is to use taxis? In fact, we'd be pretty happy if we could only use taxis but what would be the total price for, say, a daily trip of a total of 4-5 km maximum? (to go and come back from work or go get some groceries)
Another question, what do you think would be the best place to stay? We'd be looking for something furnished but not too big - 1 or 2 bedrooms would be the maximum really because it's only the two of us and we don't really know for how long we'd like to stay. I read somewhere that Mahboula is a good place to stay... What are the prices around there? I have seen on some expat websites places there and the prices go up to as high as 1000 and 700 KWD which really seemed horrendous - I won't be able to pay such sums!
Any advice you could give to two Frenchies going to the Middle East? Like... what to say, how to behave, what to wear?
THANKS SO MUCH!