Important for expats. Kuwait announces new travel procedures (details)

Kuwait Interior Minister Sheikh Thamer Al-Ali stated that travel will not be allowed to arrivals and departures except after registering on the “Kuwait Traveler” application and completing hotel reservation procedures.

The minister highlighted, according to a local newspaper, that all arrivals and departures that wish to return to the country must be booked in a hotel, provided that the quarantine is for a period of 7 days on their own and that another 7 days are completed in quarantine In addition to assuming the costs of the PCR examination, these procedures include travel by air, land and sea.

He highlighted the need to register in the Kuwait mosafer application to know all the instructions and instructions related to travel procedures to and from Kuwait, in order to protect the health of travelers by raising awareness and applying the new procedures of travel.

He stressed that the Ministry of the Interior seeks to facilitate all procedures for departures and arrivals from abroad, whether by air, land or sea, calling on citizens and residents to adhere to the directives of the responsible authorities to limit the spread of the virus. .

He pointed out the importance of travelers adhering to all instructions and instructions issued by the General Administration of Civil Aviation, the Ministry of Health and the Ministry of the Interior, in addition to the security procedures that they must follow, and the Ministry requests that they not travel unless necessary.