Visit Visas fees is still KD 3

Being a US citizen my wife gets a visit visa on arrival at Kuwait Airport for three months after paying KD 3. Please let me know two things: firstly will this KD 3 fees will be revised to KD 100 as we read in the newspaper? The other question is while in Kuwait on such a visa, can her status be changed to dependent visa on my sponsorship. If yes, what is the fees and the procedure?

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Answer: First of all, the report on the KD 100 fees was only about a proposal which has not been approved so far which means the fees is still KD 3.

Secondly, visit visas can’t be changed to dependent visas except for infants.

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rumourSrivi | 7/20/2011 9:27:00 AM 100 kd Visa fees is a rumour and a proposal, thats all. It is not yet implemented in govt, it is not suitable to Kuwait Economy and Business expatriates. Visa on arrival is a previleged visa being US Citizen. you cannot transfer to dependant. once sponsor changed from previleged visitor visa to your sponsorship, automatically, she has to exit and come in new visa, after finishing kuwait embassy stamping and medical in home country. sponsor changed means, no local transfer.
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