Kuwait expands family visa validity, scraps salary requirement

Kuwait has introduced major changes to its visa regulations, allowing expatriates to bring extended family members on visit visas valid for up to one year and removing the long-standing minimum salary requirement for sponsors.

Colonel Abdulaziz Al-Kandari, Deputy Director of Electronic Services at the Residency Affairs Department, said permits may be issued for single visits of one, two or three months, or as multiple-entry



visas for three, six or twelve months, with each stay limited to one month, according to Kuwait Times.

The Interior Ministry confirmed that any resident with a valid permit can now apply for family visit visas, regardless of income. The eligibility list has been expanded to include fourth-degree blood relatives and third-degree in-laws, covering grandparents, siblings, aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews and other extended family members.