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Issuing New Licenses for Residential Houses

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Service Name

Issuing New Licenses for Residential Houses

Issuing New Licenses for Residential or Commercial Buildings with Commercial Facades

Issuing New Licenses for Buildings of Unique Styles Like Commercial and Residential Complexes

Issuing New Licenses for Buildings of Unique Styles Like Hotels

Issuing New Licenses for Residential Houses

Service Description
Eligibility or Criteria
Required Documents
Procedures
Fees
Downloadable Forms

Service Description

This service allows citizens and business sector (organizations and companies) to issue new licenses for new residential houses

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Eligibility or Criteria

Architectural or structural plans are returned to the engineering office, in case they include errors or do not conform to the construction system

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Required Documents

Request letter from the owner

Copy of the real estate document of title

Agreement contract concluded by and between the owner and an approved engineering office

Engineering plan for the building from the engineering office agreed with

Soil testing report for the real estate from the Testing Station of the Ministry of Public Works or any approved laboratory

The planning opinion for the real estate from the Municipality Planning Department

Approval on the design from the Prevention Department of Kuwait Fire Service Directorate

Approval on the parking plan from the Roads Section in the Planning Department

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Procedures

Visit the Department of Engineering Licenses of Kuwait Municipality branch in the governorate concerned with the service and submit the required documents

Develop a file for the new parcels or extract the file from the archives of the Municipality for the parcels previously built

Present the file and the structural plans to the drawer for study. The drawer, then, fills the license form

Present the architectural plans to the architectural engineer for review. The engineer, then, approves the architectural approval license form

Present the structural plans to the structural engineer for review. The engineer, then, approves the structural approval license form

Present the plans to the Department of Engineering Licenses Manager to have the license form approved

Print the license and pay the issuance fees. The license is, then, checked by the architectural engineer and approved by the supervisor

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Fees

(0) KD	Variable fees
(100) KD	Fixed fees: Inside Kuwait city
(30) KD	Fixed fees: Outside Kuwait city

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Downloadable Forms

New Licenses for Residential Houses Application Form (License Application)