Visa Requirements

Nearly all nationalities, except GCC citizens, require visas to enter Kuwait.
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Transit Visa

A transit visa, valid for a maximum stay of seven days, can be obtained from a Kuwaiti Consulate abroad or from a Port Authority in Kuwait. The applicant must have a valid entry visa for his next country of destination.

Banned Items

It is strictly forbidden to bring into the country weapons, drugs and any kind of alcohol. There are no restrictions on currency taken in or out of the country.

Vaccination

No vaccination certificates are legally required for entry into Kuwait. However, passengers arriving from infected areas may be required to report for medical examination within a few days of their arrival. Vaccination certificates against cholera and yellow fever may be required for travellers from areas infected by these diseases. The latest position should be checked with Kuwaiti Consulates before travelling.

Address In Kuwait

When entering Kuwait, a visitor must complete an entry form at the airport, stating where s/he is going to stay. In the case of a business visitor this will probably be a hotel. Any expatriate, whether a visitor or a resident, who changes her/his address in Kuwait, must inform the Immigration Department in the Governorate in which he is staying within 48 hours of doing so.

New Passports and Other Documents

If an expatriate's passport expires before his residence visa runs out, then the residence visa can be transferred to the new passport. There is a fee of KD10 for the transfer. When an expatriate applies to her/his Embassy for a new passport her/his old passport will probably be cancelled. Four photographs, copies of all the documents used to obtain the original residence visa, a letter from the sponsor, as well as the old and new passports should be taken to the Passport Office in Shuwaikh, where a typed application (with a 500 fils fees) should be presented. Provided everything is in order, the visa may be stamped in the new passport there and then. The expatriate's new passport should be obtained before the expiry date on the old passport, as once the old passport has expired the expatriate's residence visa has technically expired also and he no longer has legal residence in Kuwait.

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