Kuwait travel restrictions & quarantine rules

• 1. Flights from the United Kingdom are suspended.
     Passengers are not allowed to enter.
• This does not apply to:

- nationals of Kuwait;
- children, husbands and wives of nationals of Kuwait;
- domestic workers of nationals of Kuwait. They must register online before departure at https://belsalamah.com/home.html .

• 1. Passengers must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before departure. The test result must be issued by an approved laboratory listed on https://kuwaitmosafer.gov.kw/home.html . Passengers arriving from countries which are not listed on the website do not need to have a PCR test issued by an approved laboratory.
• This does not apply to:

- passengers younger than 6 years;
- passengers returning to Kuwait with a negative COVID-19 PCR test result issued before departure from Kuwait. They must have been a maximum of 4 days abroad.

• 1. Passengers are subject to medical screening.
     Passengers should install "Shlonik" and "Kuwait-Mosafer" applications on their personal device.
     Suspension of visa on arrival facilities.
     Passengers must register online before departure at https://kuwaitmosafer.gov.kw/home.html .
     Passengers are subject to 2 PCR tests at their own expense upon arrival. They must have a payment confirmation obtained at https://kuwaitmosafer.gov.kw/home.html before departure.
     Passengers are subject to quarantine at a hotel or home-quarantine for up to 14 days.
     Passengers must have a confirmed hotel reservation booked for 7 days at https://kuwaitmosafer.com/home.html before departure.
• This does not apply to:

- passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate if they received two vaccine doses at least 2 weeks before arrival;
- passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate if they received the first vaccine dose at least 5 weeks before arrival;
- passengers with a COVID-19 recovery certificate and a vaccination certificate if they received the first vaccine dose at least 2 weeks before arrival;
- students who are nationals of Kuwait studying abroad with a letter issued by the Kuwait Cultural Office and a letter issued by the University;
- unaccompanied minors younger than 18 years.

Effective May 1, normal pre-pandemic procedures apply and all COVID-19 health or travel restrictions will be lifted.
Commercial businesses are now open at full capacity operating at normal business hours.
Wearing masks is now optional in all indoor and outdoor places. Symptomatic individuals are encouraged to still wear a mask around others.