Kuwait has announced new travel regulations in light of the recent COVID 19 pandemic scenario all around the world. These are:
Fully vaccinated:
- No PCR prior to arrival.
- No PCR on arrival.
- No quarantine after arrival.
Partially vaccinated:
- No PCR prior to arrival.
- Must quarantine for seven days that can be ended with a negative PCR test done upon arrival.
Unvaccinated:
- Must carry out a PCR test not more than 72 hours prior to arrival.
- Must quarantine for seven days and carry out a PCR test on the seventh day, and can leave quarantine if the result comes back negative.
*Children under 16 are exempt from the procedures.
Note:
- Fully vaccinated people are those who have taken three doses of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Kuwaiti authorities, or two doses as long as nine months haven’t passed since the date of the second dose, or have recovered from COVID-19 for not more than three months.
- Partially vaccinated people are those who have not taken a booster shot nine months after taking their second dose of a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Kuwaiti authorities.
- Unvaccinated people are those who have not recieved a COVID-19 vaccine approved by Kuwaiti authorities, or have not completed their vaccination.
