VISA TRANSIT KUWAIT /KW/

NORMAL PASSPORTS ONLY ......

ADMISSION AND TRANSIT RESTRICTIONS:

- PASSENGERS MUST HAVE A PASSPORT WITH GENDER F OR M TO ENTER.

TWOV /TRANSIT WITHOUT VISA/:

VISA REQUIRED, EXCEPT FOR PASSENGERS WITH A CONFIRMED ONWARD TICKET FOR A FLIGHT TO A THIRD COUNTRY WITHIN 24 HOURS. THEY MUST STAY IN THE INTERNATIONAL TRANSIT AREA OF THE AIRPORT AND HAVE DOCUMENTS REQUIRED FOR THE NEXT DESTINATION.

WARNING:

- PASSENGERS IN TRANSIT FOR MORE THAN 8 HOURS MUST BE ACCOMMODATED IN THE AIRPORT TRANSIT HOTEL.

VISA DESTINATION KUWAIT /KW/

NORMAL PASSPORTS ONLY ......

PASSPORT REQUIRED.

- PASSPORTS AND OTHER DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED FOR ENTRY MUST BE VALID FOR A MINIMUM OF 6 MONTHS FROM THE ARRIVAL DATE.

ADMISSION AND TRANSIT RESTRICTIONS:

- PASSENGERS MUST HAVE A PASSPORT WITH GENDER F OR M TO ENTER.

VISA REQUIRED.

ADDITIONAL INFORMATION:

- PASSENGERS WITH A RESIDENCE PERMIT TRAVELING TO KUWAIT FOR THE FIRST TIME MUST HAVE:

- THE RESIDENT PERMIT AUTHENTICATED BY KUWAIT EMBASSY IN THE COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, AND

- AN ORIGINAL CRIMINAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE AUTHENTICATED BY KUWAIT EMBASSY IN THE COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE. IN CASE OF NO KUWAIT EMBASSY IN THE COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, AUTHENTICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

- PASSENGERS WITH A WORK PERMIT TRAVELING TO KUWAIT FOR THE FIRST TIME ARE REQUIRED TO HOLD AN ORIGINAL CRIMINAL CLEARANCE CERTIFICATE AUTHENTICATED BY KUWAIT EMBASSY IN THE COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE. IN CASE OF NO KUWAIT EMBASSY IN THE COUNTRY OF RESIDENCE, AUTHENTICATION IS NOT REQUIRED.

- LABORERS NEED, IN ADDITION TO THEIR VISA, AN ENDORSEMENT ISSUED BY THE MINISTRY OF SOCIAL AFFAIRS LABOUR WHICH SHOULD BE STAMPED BY A CONSULATE OR EMBASSY OF KUWAIT. LABORERS COMING FROM COUNTRIES WHERE NO DIPLOMATIC REPRESENTATION OF KUWAIT IS ESTABLISHED, MUST HOLD THE 2ND ORIGINAL COPY OF THE VISA ISSUED BY THE IMMIGRATION DEPARTMENT OF THE MINISTRY OF INTERIOR IN KUWAIT.

WARNING:

- PASSPORTS AND OTHER TRAVEL DOCUMENTS ACCEPTED FOR ENTRY ARE CONSIDERED VALID UNTIL THE DAY BEFORE THE EXPIRATION DATE.

- PASSENGERS WITH A FAMILY VISIT VISA ISSUED BY KUWAIT ARE ONLY ALLOWED TO ARRIVE ON FLIGHTS OPERATED BY KUWAIT AIRWAYS /KU/ OR JAZEERA AIRWAYS /J9/.

- THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO FAMILY MEMBERS OF DIPLOMATS.

- THIS DOES NOT APPLY TO PASSENGERS TRAVELING FROM COUNTRIES THAT KUWAIT AIRWAYS /KU/ OR JAZEERA AIRWAYS /J9/ DOES NOT OPERATE DIRECT FLIGHTS TO. IN THIS CASE, THOSE PASSENGERS CAN TRAVEL TO KUWAIT ON ANY DIRECT FLIGHT TO KUWAIT.

- VISITORS NOT HOLDING RETURN/ONWARD TICKETS COULD BE REFUSED ENTRY.

- PASSENGERS WITH AN ARTICLE-14 VISA IN THEIR PASSPORT ARE NOT ALLOWED TO RE-ENTER KUWAIT WITH THIS VISA EVEN IF IT IS STILL VALID. THE ARTICLE-14 VISA IS AN EXIT PERMIT.

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