Guide on the Requirements in Applying for Visa to Kuwait based on Visit’s Intent
REQUIREMENTS IN APPLYING FOR VISA TO KUWAIT – These are the required documents in applying for a visa to Kuwait.
Among the many countries across the globe, one of the most popular when it comes to employment is Kuwait. In fact, there are a lot of Filipinos who are spending years and years in Kuwait, away from their families and loved ones, to work.
However, what is quite unknown to many people is that Kuwait is also a home to many tourist destinations and business opportunities. These are other things that make Kuwait a country worthy of a visit although it is not one of the visa free countries this 2023.
With regards to tourism, there are a lot of beautiful places that awaits you in Kuwait such as the Kuwait National Museum, the Marina Beach, the Al Shaheed Park, and the Topol Palace among others. It is also popular for the picture-perfect Kuwait Towers.
Kuwait requires a travel visa but there are countries that are allowed for the online application for a travel visa in visiting the country. Here are the nations whose residents are allowed to apply for a visa through online:
- Afghanistan
- Albania
- Algeria
- Andorra
- Angola
- Argentina
- Armenia
- Aruba
- Australia
- Austria
- Azerbaijan
- Bahamas
- Barbados
- Belarus
- Belgium
- Belize
- Benin
- Bermuda
- Bhutan
- Bolivia
- Bosnia and Herzegovina
- Botswana
- Brazil
- Brunei Darussalam
- Bulgaria
- Burkina Faso
- Burundi
- Cambodia
- Cameroon
- Canada
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- China
- Colombia
- Comoros
- Cook Islands
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Cuba
- Czech Republic
- Democratic Republic of the Congo
- Denmark
- Djibouti
- Dominica
- Ecuador
- Egypt
- El Salvador
- Equatorial Guinea
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Falkland Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- Gabon
- Georgia
- Germany
- Ghana
- Greece
- Grenada
- Guadeloupe
- Guatemala
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau
- Guyana
- Haiti
- Honduras
- Hong Kong
- Hungary
- Iceland
- India
- Indonesia
- Ireland
- Italy
- Ivory Coast
- Jamaica
- Japan
- Jordan
- Kazakhstan
- Kenya
- Kyrgyzstan
- Laos
- Latvia
- Lebanon
- Lesotho
- Liberia
- Libya
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Macau
- Macedonia
- Madagascar
- Malawi
- Malaysia
- Maldives
- Mali
- Malta
- Martinique
- Mauritania
- Mauritius
- Mexico
- Moldova
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Morocco
- Mozambique
- Myanmar
- Namibia
- Nepal
- Netherlands
- New Zealand
- Nicaragua
- Niger
- Nigeria
- North Korea
- Norway
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Philippines
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Republic of Cyprus
- Romania
- Russian Federation
- Rwanda
- Saint Helena
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
- Samoa
- San Marino
- Senegal
- Sierra Leone
- Singapore
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Somalia
- South Africa
- South Korea
- Spain
- Sudan
- Suriname
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan
- Tanzania
- Thailand
- Tonga
- Trinidad and Tobago
- Tunisia
- Turkey
- Turkmenistan
- Uganda
- Ukraine
- United Kingdom
- United States
- Uruguay
- Uzbekistan
- Vanuatu
- Vatican City
- Venezuela
- Vietnam
- Zambia
- Zimbabwe
There are specific documentary requirements in applying for a visa to Kuwait. The list of documents that you should prepare and submit depends on the purpose of your visit to the country.
Here are the requirements in applying for a visa to Kuwait:
Tourist Visa
- valid passport
- validity must be at least six (6) months prior to visit to Kuwait
- two (2) photographs
- two (2) completed Kuwait Visa Application Forms
- Birth Certificate
Family Visit Visa
- Birth Certificate
- valid passport
- validity must be at least six (6) months prior to visit to Kuwait
- two (2) completed Kuwait Visa Application Forms
- two (2) photographs
- proof of relationship or kinship
- Original and copy of the civil ID of the sponsor (or the family who resides in Kuwait)
- latest salary certificate for foreign sponsor
Business Visa
- valid passport
- validity must be at least six (6) months prior to visit to Kuwait
- Birth Certificate
- two (2) completed Kuwait Visa Application Forms
- two (2) photographs
- Kuwait sponsor or company
- copy of the sponsor’s signature as registered for business purposes
- Kuwait visit visa application and security form filled out by the sponsor
- copy of the sponsor’s letter of invitation to the business, stating the purpose of the visit.
Submit your documents at the Kuwaiti Embassy in Manila at the 8th Floor of the Total Corporate Center in Kalayaan and Triangle Avenue Global City, Fort Bonifacio in Taguig.