Open Deck Bus

Airport Duty Free

Golden Sunset

All visitors to Kuwait, except other Gulf Cooperation Council nationals, need a visa or entry permit. A visitor can procure a one-month visa by submitting his passport and a letter from his sponsor to a Kuwaiti embassy or consulate, or by having his sponsor arrange one through the Ministry of Foreign Affairs in Kuwait. Hotels can often procure visas for their guests. All visitors should carry a supply of passport-sized photos, required when securing official documents and arranging certain services.

All pork and alcohol products are forbidden in Kuwait, as are narcotics and firearms. If you have any prescription drugs you must bring in, make sure that they are in the original properly-labeled container and accompanied by a legible doctor's prescription. Prurient or subversive printed or recorded material is not allowed. There is no restriction on currency or valuable metals, either entering or leaving, but be familiar with the regulations of your destination when you depart.

There are currently no health concerns for travelers within Kuwait. Visitors traveling from areas infected with cholera or yellow fever should have the appropriate vaccination certificates. Should one fall ill while visiting Kuwait, the country boasts advanced health-care facilities and personnel, and provides services free or at a minimal charge.

Expatriates coming to take up employment in Kuwait may have to submit to medical examinations to verify that they are free of certain illnesses, notably AIDS and tuberculosis.

Kuwait is three hours ahead of Greenwich Mean Time.