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[JoeRomano]

I am applying for a job in Kuwait and I only get 30 days official vacation time. But they have also told me that I will be able to leave the country during public holidays. I need to visit some family members regularly. Could someone tell me how long these would be?

I looked them up online but while they give the beginning day of the such holidays, there is no end date. For example, I would like to know something like:

On this month, the holiday is from such and such date until such and such, and on that month, the holiday is from such and such date, etc., including long weekends and other short breaks.

If you could answer this even approximately, this would be very helpful to all people who are going to work there.

[veiledsentiments]

Holidays lengths tend to be employer specific. I would try to get the answer from them.

1 Jan New Year's Day.
15 Feb Mouloud (Birth of the Prophet).
25 Feb National Day.
26 Feb Liberation Day.
28 Jun Al-Esra Wa Al-Meraj (Ascension of the Prophet).
31 Aug Eid al-Fitr (End of Ramadan).
7 Nov Eid al-Adha (Feast of the Sacrifice).
26 Dec Islamic New Year.

Other than the two Eids most on this list are usually just one day holidays. Eid dates can vary from 3 - 10 days depending on if you work for the government or a private employer - and how they hit in relation to the weekends. I don't know if they expand the Feb 25/26 holiday. Very unpredictable and if you are traveling far... probably too short.

VS