Family Visit Visa (sponsored entry permit)：필리핀 → 쿠웨이트
Filipino citizens living in the United States are not on Kuwait's eVisa eligible-countries list, so a family visit runs on a sponsored entry permit — and this is identical wherever you live, including the US: a relative residing in Kuwait sponsors you and lodges the request with the General Department of Immigration, then sends you the issued entry permit. The permit is single entry, valid 30 days from issuance, with a stay of up to 30 days from entry; the fee is 10 KWD per month.
Kuwait's sponsored family visit entry permit — a relative residing in Kuwait sponsors your visit and lodges the request with the Ministry of Interior. Single entry, valid 30 days from issuance, stay up to 30 days from entry.
- 유효 기간
- Entry permit valid 30 days from the date of issuance
- 입국 횟수
- Single entry
- 1회 최대 체류 기간
- No more than 30 days from the date of entry
준비 시작 시기
출발일 14일–30일 전에 준비를 시작하십시오.
Philippines passport holders are not on Kuwait's official eligible-countries list for the tourist eVisa or visa on arrival, so a visit runs on a sponsored visit entry permit. For a family visit, a relative residing in Kuwait sponsors you and lodges the request — the Family Visit service issues an entry visa for relatives for visit purposes.
Your sponsor gathers the required documents and submits them to the General Department of Immigration in the relevant governorate, completing the designated service form. A recent salary certificate is required for a foreign sponsor employed in the government sector (or verification through the computerized system).
The prescribed fees are paid when the application is lodged. The family visit visa fee is 10 Kuwaiti Dinars per month of stay.
Once approved, your sponsor sends you the issued entry permit before you travel. The family visit entry permit is single entry, valid 30 days from issuance, and allows a stay of up to 30 days from the date of entry. If the entry permit details do not match your passport, it is invalid and you will not be allowed to enter.
필요 서류
- Valid passport — A copy of the visitor's passport, valid for no less than six months. ✓ 확인됨
- Proof of kinship — Proof of the family relationship with your sponsor. Oath certificates issued by embassies are not recognised. ✓ 확인됨
- Sponsor's salary certificate — A recent salary certificate for a foreign sponsor employed in the government sector, or verification through the computerized system, as applicable. ✓ 확인됨
- Sponsor's Civil ID — A copy of the sponsor's Kuwait Civil ID. ✓ 확인됨
- Visit application form — The designated visit application form (MOI Immigration form), completed as part of the application. ✓ 확인됨
신청 장소
미국에서의 신청 장소
관할 지역 센터에서 신청There is no consular application to book from the United States — the process is the same regardless of your US residence and there is no US visa-centre step: your sponsor lodges the family visit request in Kuwait at the General Department of Immigration in the relevant governorate, and sends you the issued entry permit before you travel.
예약 슬롯 확보 — 일찍 예약하십시오 · 커뮤니티 제보, 2026-06-13 확인
- 예약 슬롯은 정해진 공개 일정 없이 일괄 공개됩니다. 대부분 현지 이른 아침, 월요일 오전, 매월 1일 전후에 공개됩니다.
- 인기 영사관（대도시의 프랑스, 이탈리아, 스페인 등）은 새 슬롯이 몇 분 안에 마감될 수 있습니다. 사전에 등록하고 로그인한 상태로 확인하십시오.
- 취소로 인해 하루 종일 슬롯이 풀릴 수 있으므로 '예약 불가'로 표시되더라도 매일 확인하십시오.
- 따라서 허용되는 가장 이른 시기에 신청하십시오. 출발 최대 6개월 전부터 가능합니다. 1~2개월 전까지 기다리면 슬롯이 전혀 남아 있지 않은 경우가 많습니다.
알아두면 좋은 정보
- There is no tourist eVisa or visa on arrival for this nationality — a family visit needs a sponsor resident in Kuwait.
- Oath certificates issued by embassies are not accepted as proof of kinship.
- The entry permit is single entry, valid 30 days from issuance, with a stay of up to 30 days from entry.
- The visa holder is prohibited from working and must leave the country upon the expiration of the visit period.
- If the entry permit details do not match your passport, the permit is invalid and entry is refused.
- Overstaying the family visit visa costs 10 Kuwaiti Dinars per day.
