Kuwait to resume family, tourism visas

Kuwait is studying the possible reopening of family and tourism trips to the country in March after a suspension of more than a year due to Covid restrictions.

The Interior Ministry is awaiting a report from the Health Ministry on the extent of the pandemic stabilisation situation in Kuwait to take a decision allowing reissuance of such visas, Al Qabas said, citing security sources.

This news comes after a recent decline in virus infections and numbers of ICU patients in the country as well as overcoming a wave of the Omicron variant of the disease.

“Despite the Council of Ministers’ decision to issue all types of visas to expatriates, visas of family and tourism visits are still on hold,” the sources added.

Reissuance of family and tourism visas for expatriates’ children and spouses will contribute to boosting economic activities and is based on humanitarian grounds because it will help in reunion of some families whose members are residing in the country as the Muslim holy month of Ramadan association with family gatherings approaches, they added.