Know Latest Fees For Kuwait Visas and Renewals

23/11/2025

Know Latest Fees For Kuwait Visas and Renewals

KUWAIT CITY, Nov 23: The First Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Interior, Sheikh Fahd Al-Yousef, recently enacted the executive regulations for the updated decree governing the residency of foreign nationals in Kuwait. These regulations specify the conditions, application procedures, and fee structures for all categories of entry visas, visit visas, and residence permits.

Visit Visa Fees

Article 39 details the fees for entry visas and related services offered by the General Directorate of Residency Affairs. For residency purposes, a fee of 10 Kuwaiti dinars (KD) is imposed on the following nine types of entry visas:

Employment in the government sector
Employment in the private sector
Entry for domestic workers and similar categories
Engagement in commercial or industrial activities
Family reunion (joining a family member)
Enrollment for study
Entry as a foreign investor
Temporary government contract work
Temporary employment in the oil sector

For Visit visas issued for visits, a monthly fee of 10 KD applies to each of the following nine categories:

Government visits
Business visits
Family visits
Private visits
Medical treatment visits
Multiple-entry visits
Tourism visits
Visits for commercial activities
Visits for cultural or social events

Additionally, 10 KD fees are set for three specific visa categories: transit (passage) visas, entry for drivers of transport vehicles (including trucks and buses), and emergency entry visas.

Residence Permit Fees

Depending on the applicant's status and purpose of stay, residence permit fees are prescribed as follows:

20 KD for:
10 KD for:
50 KD for:
500 KD for a residence permit where the foreign national sponsors themselves (Article 24)

Fees for Family/ Dependent Visa

Article 39, paragraph three, also lays out the fees for family/dependent visa —if the application involves a spouse or child, the fees for joining the resident in Kuwait are:

20 KD for government employees (Article 17), private sector employees (Article 18), or students (Article 23)
40 KD for foreign partners (Article 19), investors (Article 21), property owners (Article 25), or religious figures, imams, and preachers of Husseiniyas (Article 31)
100 KD if the resident is self-sponsored (Article 24)

For a Visa with relatives other than spouse or children, Article 39, paragraph four, stipulates:

300 KD for ten categories, including foreigners who are children of Kuwaiti women who obtained citizenship through marriage to a Kuwaiti (in this specific case, a fee of 20 KD applies)