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       MOI updates application for Tourist visa and Online payment system

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       KUWAIT CITY, Nov 24: To keep up with the latest global system and to modernize and develop e-service to ease the service to the public, the Ministry of Interior has updated the e-visa system for issuing tourist visas and paying fees.

       The MOI stated in a press statement that the system has been updated to issue tourist visas through the MOI website for 53 countries whose nationals are allowed to obtain this type of visa.

       GCC residents (Expats) who has residency for more than 6 months in one of the GCC countries (Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, United Arab Emirates, Oman) and who hold professions as per the Ministerial Resolution no. 220 of 2008 such as

       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 as well as Saudi Premium residence holders can apply for e-visa through MOI website.

       (below is the list of nationals who are vaccinated and can apply for e-visa)

       List of 53 countries who can apply for tourist e-visa

       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

       SOUTH KOREA

       SPAIN

       SWEDEN

       SWITZERLAND

       The People’s Republic of China – HONG KONG

       TURKEY

       UKRAINE

       UNITED KINGDOM

       UNITED STATES

       VATICAN

       Guidelines/Rules

       Upon arrival, a visa fee of 3KD may apply after obtaining the visa at the border entry point The validity of the passport must exceed six months when applying for e-Visa A tourist visa is valid to enter Kuwait State within a month from its issuance for a single entry 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. 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. 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. Status of visa application will be informed via email once tourist e-Visa application has been approved or declined.

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