IMPORTANT NOTICE
The General Consulate of the State of Kuwait in Geneva would like to inform passengers bound for Kuwait from the Swiss Confederation need to observe the following conditions regarding Covid-19 restrictions:
-
Travelers fully vaccinated:
No need for PCR test nor quarantine period.
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Travelers partially vaccinated: No need for PCR test, mandatory quarantine at home for 7 days, that may be stopped after a negative PCR test.
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Travelers not vaccinated:
Mandatory negative PCR test before departure and valid for 72 hours, mandatory quarantine at home for 7 days, and negative PCR test on the 7th day to terminate the quarantine.
Exempted from the above children under 16 years of age.
Please find below a list of some of the designated medical centers in several Swiss Cantons (Geneva, Vaud, Neuchatel, Jura, Fribourg, Valais and Tessin), fully equipped to perform the testing
for Covid-19 (PCR):
Visa information:
There are two types of visas to enter to Kuwait: business visa and tourist visa.
Tourist Visa :
If you want to get a Tourist Visa there are two ways to do it:
- If you intend to stay in a hotel, it is the hotel that arranges your visa. You will get a copy of your visa by fax and the original will be stamped into your passport upon your arrival to Kuwait.
- If you are invited by a Kuwaiti citizen there are two ways of procedure. Either the person inviting you arranges the visa and sends a copy of it by fax, which you take with you (the original will be stamped into your passport on your arrival) or he sends an invitation letter to the consulate by fax and it is the consulate that will issue the visa after receiving the approval of the Ministry of Interior of Kuwait (this process takes 7-10 days).
Business Visa :
If you want to get a Business Visa the company inviting you can arrange your visa and you can get it at the airport.
If the company doesn’t arrange the visa, you can get your business visa directly at the airport (don’t forget to take your invitation letter with you!) if you are citizen of the countries listed bellow:
Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bhutan, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, United Kingdom, United States of America, Vatican and Vietnam
If you are not a citizen of the above-mentioned countries and your inviting company does not arrange you your visa, you can obtain it from our consulate.
Documents necessary to obtain a visa:
- One visa application form filled in and signed (Click to Download).
- One photo.
- Passport valid for at least 3 more months.
- An envelope with stamp (registered) to resend the passport.
- A certificate of your company mentioning the activities of your society as well as a letter or fax of your Kuwaiti contact, signed by a Kuwaiti citizen and addressed directly to our consulate, confirming your arrival to Kuwait.
- For foreigners (not Swiss nationals) a copy of their residential permit.
- (The cost of the visa depending on nationality).
The visa is valid for one entry for a stay of a maximum of one month. The visit can be carried out within three months from the reception of the visa.
The visa fee:
| Nationality |
Single Entry (CHF) |
Multiple (CHF) |
Transit (CHF) |
|
Albania
|
150
|
-
|
75
|
|
Argentina
|
150
|
-
|
75
|
|
Australia
|
225
|
-
|
75
|
|
Austria
|
150
|
300
|
75
|
|
Azerbaijan
|
225
|
1,200
|
120
|
|
Bangladesh
|
150
|
225
|
75
|
|
Belgium
|
150
|
300
|
75
|
|
Bosnia and Herzegovina
|
225
|
450
|
75
|
|
Brazil
|
150
|
1,350
|
75
|
|
Brunai
|
75
|
-
|
75
|
|
Bulgaria
|
150
|
525
|
75
|
|
Burkina Faso
|
150
|
-
|
75
|
|
Canada
|
300
|
525
|
75
|
|
Cape Verde
|
225
|
450
|
-
|
|
Chad
|
150
|
-
|
75
|
|
China
|
75
|
300
|
75
|
|
Colombia
|
225
|
-
|
75
|
|
Cote d'Ivoire
|
150
|
-
|
75
|
|
Czech Republic
|
225
|
450
|
75
|
|
Denmark
|
150
|
-
|
75
|
|
Djibouti
|
150
|
375
|
75
|
|
Ecuador
|
300
|
-
|
75
|
|
Eritrea
|
150
|
-
|
75
|
|
Estonia
|
150
|
600
|
75
|
|
Ethiopia
|
225
|
-
|
75
|
|
Finland
|
150
|
300
|
75
|
|
France
|
150
|
225
|
75
|
|
Gabon
|
300
|
-
|
75
|
|
Gambia
|
150
|
-
|
75
|
|
Germany
|
150
|
300
|
75
|
|
Greece
|
150
|
300
|
75
|
|
Guinea
|
300
|
-
|
75
|
|
Honduras
|
150
|
-
|
75
|
|
Hungary
|
150
|
900
|
75
|
|
Italy
|
150
|
300
|
75
|
|
Jamaica
|
150
|
-
|
75
|
|
Japan
|
150
|
300
|
75
|
|
Kazakhstan
|
225
|
975
|
75
|
|
Korea Republic South
|
150
|
450
|
75
|
|
Latvia
|
225
|
600
|
75
|
|
Lithuania
|
150
|
300
|
75
|
|
Malta
|
225
|
-
|
75
|
|
Netherlands
|
150
|
600
|
75
|
|
Nicaragua
|
150
|
-
|
75
|
|
Niger
|
225
|
750
|
75
|
|
Nigeria
|
75
|
-
|
75
|
|
Norway
|
150
|
300
|
-
|
|
Panama
|
150
|
-
|
75
|
|
Peru
|
150
|
225
|
75
|
|
Philippines
|
150
|
450
|
75
|
|
Poland
|
375
|
750
|
75
|
|
Romania
|
225
|
450
|
75
|
|
Sierra Leone
|
300
|
-
|
75
|
|
Slovakia
|
225
|
600
|
75
|
|
Spain
|
150
|
300
|
75
|
|
Switzerland
|
150
|
150
|
75
|
|
Tajikistan
|
225
|
-
|
75
|
|
Tanzania
|
150
|
-
|
75
|
|
Thailand
|
150
|
-
|
75
|
|
Turkey
|
150
|
450
|
75
|
|
U.K
|
150
|
675
|
75
|
|
U.S.A.
|
150
|
525
|
75
|
|
Uganda
|
225
|
900
|
75
|
|
Uzbekistan
|
225
|
750
|
75
|
|
Venezuela
|
150
|
225
|
75
|
|
Yugoslavia
|
150
|
375
|
75
|
|
Zimbabwe
|
150
|
300
|
75
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Arab Countries
|
150
|
-
|
75
|
|
Other Countries
|
150
|
-
|
75
|
Opening hours and contact information of the Consulate:
The Consulate General of the State of Kuwait
Avenue de l’Ariana 2
1202 Genève
Tel.: +41 (22) 918.01.30
Fax: +41 (22) 740.21.55
e-mail
Opening hours
Monday to Friday 9:00
-12:30 (Visa, Passport & Documents Services 9:30 -12:00)
*
“MONTH OF RAMADAN” from 10:00 am to 12:30 pm.
(Visa, Passport &
Documents Services 10:30 -12:30)