Family Visit Visa (sponsored entry permit)：斯里兰卡 → 科威特
Sri Lankan 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.
- 有效期
- Entry permit valid 30 days from the date of issuance
- 入境次数
- Single entry
- 单次最长停留
- No more than 30 days from the date of entry
何时开始办理
建议在出行前 14 天 至 30 天 开始办理。
Sri Lanka 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.
需要准备的材料
- Valid passport — A copy of the visitor's passport, valid for no less than six months. ✓ 已核实
- Proof of kinship — Proof of the family relationship with your sponsor. Oath certificates issued by embassies are not recognised. ✓ 已核实
- 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. ✓ 已核实
- Sponsor's Civil ID — A copy of the sponsor's Kuwait Civil ID. ✓ 已核实
- Visit application form — The designated visit application form (MOI Immigration form), completed as part of the application. ✓ 已核实
在哪里申请
在美国的申请方式
按辖区申请There 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.
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- 名额分批放出，没有固定的公开时间——通常在当地清晨、周一上午以及每月 1 号前后。
- 热门领事馆（如法国、意大利、西班牙的大城市）一批名额可能在几分钟内被抢光——请提前注册并登录后再查看。
- 全天都可能因取消而释放名额，因此即使显示“无可预约”也请每天查看。
- 因此请尽早申请——最早可在出行前六个月。拖到出行前 1–2 个月往往已无名额。
温馨提示
- 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.
