My wife, who was on a dependant visa, is now coming to Kuwait on a new work visa from MoH. Her visa is being processed. She just found out that although her passport is still valid there is only one free page left in it. Will this be a problem? If she has to take a new passport will the change in the passport number affect her visa and travel?

Name withheld

Answer: If she changes her passport before she travels, she will not be allowed to board the plane as the new passport number will differ from the one on the visa.
So it is better for her to come here on the old passport and change it after the residence has been processed or she should get a new passport before the visa is processed, so that she doesn’t have any problems later.

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