The State of Kuwait represented by the Ministry of Interior is presenting an e-Visa issuing service. Visitors to Kuwait may issue a visiting e-Visa using this site.

 

Corona virus disease (COVID-19) Important note
Based on the decision of the Council of Ministers and health authorities in the State of Kuwait, please act as the following: -
FIRST: - Immunized categories:
  1. Those who vaccinated with approved vaccines in the state of Kuwait:
    • Pfizer BioNTech vaccine (two doses).
    • AstraZeneca/Oxford vaccine (two doses).
    • Moderna vaccine (two doses).
    • Johnson & Johnsonدvaccine (one dose).
  2. In addition to the above immunized categories, those who received two doses of one of the unapproved vaccines in the state of Kuwait (Sino pharm – Sinovac - Sputnik) must receive at least one additional dose of one of the approved vaccines in the state of Kuwait.
      Second: Proof of immunization:
    • Immunized in the state of Kuwait.
    • Must proof immunization upon arrival to the country through (Immune or Kuwait mobile ID or Kuwait-mosafer).
1. The following nationalities are allowed to use the e-Visa system:
ANDORRA AUSTRALIA AUSTRIA
BELGIUM BHUTAN BRUNEI
BULGARIA CAMBODIA CANADA
CROATIA CYPRUS CZECH
DENMARK ESTONIA FINLAND
FRANCE GEORGIA GERMANY
GREECE HUNGARY ICELAND
IRELAND ITALY JAPAN
LAOS LATVIA LIECHTENSTEIN
LITHUANIA LUXEMBOURG MALAYSIA
MALTA MONACO NETHERLANDS
NEW ZEALAND NORWAY POLAND
PORTUGAL ROMANIA SAN MARINO
SERBIA SINGAPORE SLOVAKIA
SLOVENIA SPAIN SWEDEN
SWITZERLAND The People's Republic of China - HONGKONG TURKEY
UKRAINE UNITED KINGDOM UNITED STATES
VATICAN    

 

  1. GCC residents
    GCC residents can apply for e-Visa if they have residency in one of the GCC countries (Saudi Arabia-Bahrain-Qatar-United Arab Emirates-Oman)
    • The validity of the GCC residency must exceed six months when applying for e-Visa.
    • A copy of the Sponsor's GCC residency should be sent along with each e-Visa application for all of the dependents i.e: ( spouse, children, domestic labor etc).
    • The main applicant (Sponsor) should be present with the dependents upon arrival to Kuwait.
    • The applicant's profession according to the GCC residency should be one of the following: -
      Consultants Doctors
      Engineers Lawyers
      Judges&Members of Public Prosecution University Teachers
      Press&Media Staff Pilots
      System Analysts & Computer Programmers Managers
      Businessmen Diplomatic Corps
      University Graduates – Owners, Managers and Representatives of Commercial Companies and Establishments

       

  2. Upon your arrival, a visa fee of 3KD may apply after obtaining the visa at the border entry point.
  3. The validity of the passport must exceed six months when applying for e-Visa.
  4. Temporary Travel Documents holders in all its kinds are not permitted to use this system.
  5. The applicant must not have any security restrictions that prevent him from entering or exiting the country.
  6. In case of any differences between information provided in the application form and the original documents, the granted e-Visa will be considered invalid and its holder will not be allowed to enter the country.
  7. A tourist visa is valid to enter Kuwait State within a month from its issuance for a single entry.
  8. A tourist visa allows its holder a temporary stay for a maximum of 3 months starting from the entry date, therefore he must leave the country before its expiration. The tourist visa holder is not allowed to work in the country and in case he/she is caught they will be subjected to the legal accountability.
  9. A visitor who overstays the permitted period will be fined and subjected to legal accountability that may extend to disqualifying him from issuing visa in the future.
  10. The submitted applications will be responded to during working days within official working hours. This does not include weekends in Kuwait (Friday and Saturday) and public holidays.
  11. We will exert much efforts to respond to your applications within two working days.
  12. You will be informed via your email once your tourist e-Visa application has been approved or declined.


Click Here To apply for a new e-Visa application.

Click Here To follow-up the status of e-Visa application.

Main Source: https://evisa.moi.gov.kw/evisa/home_e.do