Kuwait

Kuwait

Regulations on the Items Taken into and out of Kuwait

Kuwait's tariffs are the lowest in Gulf countries, which range from 1% to 5% depending on the types of goods. Some goods like food and products not manufactured locally qualify for duty-free treatment. The tariff on cigarettes and other tobacco products is 100%.

Note:

1. Alcoholic drinks, pork, any weapons, dangerous devices as well as audio/video/publications with pornographic content are prohibited.

2. Medicines for personal use are preferably accompanied by a doctor's prescription.

3. Kuwait allows visitors to, upon entry, carry the currencies of any country as well as an appropriate amount of high-value goods like precious stone, precious metal and jewelry.

Visa

Entry visa

The applicant's sponsor in Kuwait applies to Kuwait immigration authorities for the visa and then sends the visa to the applicant.

Landing visa

Holders of the long-term residence visa (valid for six months or more ) in Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries can apply for a landing visa with passport and return ticket.

Customs

Alcohol and pork are prohibited. Don't wear halter top or miniskirt or clothes of similar nature. During Ramadan, smoking, drinking and eating are banned in public places. Offenders are detained until the end of the month.

Festivals

Kuwait is a traditional Muslim country. Islam is the state religion. Many followers belong to Sunni Islam.

Statutory festivals include January 1 (New Year's Day ), February 25 (National Day), and February 26 (Liberation Day). Religious festivals are based on the Islamic calendar (also known as the Hijri calendar), including Mawlid, Isra Al Mi'Raj, Islamic New Year, Eid al-Fitr and Eid al-Adha.

Ramadan is the 9th month of the Islamic calendar. Ramadan is the holiest month in Islam. Amadan is a time of spiritual reflection, improvement and increased devotion and worship. The predominant practice in Ramadan is fasting from sunrise to sunset.

Dress

The traditional attire for men is the dishdasha, an ankle-length garment woven from wool or cotton. This attire is particularly well-suited for Kuwait's hot and dry climate. The traditional male headdress involves the ghutrah headscarf and the agal circlet, often with a gahfiah skullcap underneath to help keep the headscarf in place. The ghutrah is a square scarf made from cotton; it may be worn differently according to the situation, but most commonly it is folded into a triangle and placed centrally on the head so that the ends hang down equally over the shoulders. The agal is a double circlet of black cord, worn on the ghutrah to hold it in place.

Women sometimes wear the aba, a black cloak covering most parts of the body, over a dress; the traditional floor-length daraa' or the more festive thobe. A hejab headscarf is worn with this, with some adding a bushiya face veil or instead wearing the face-veil portion of the burqa.

Embassy and Consulates of Kuwait in China

Embassy of Kuwait in China

Add: 23 Guanghua Road, Chaoyang District, Beijing

Tel: +86-10-65322216, +86-10-65322374

Consulate General of Kuwait in Guangzhou

Add: 368 Huanshi East Road, Guangzhou

Tel:+86-20-83879031

Fax:+86-20-83879016

Consular regions: Guangdong, Fujian, Hainan, Guangxi

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* The above information is for reference only. For more, contact the embassy.

* For more information on visa, head to the Star Alliance website.