Kuwait prepares to receive fully vaccinated residents

Kuwait prepares to receive fully vaccinated residents

KUWAIT: Kuwait is preparing to receive vaccinated residents from today, the health ministry announced on Friday. Abdullah Al-Sanad, spokesman of the ministry, said in a press statement that Kuwait airport will allow the return of fully vaccinated expats starting today according to the decision of the government. The ministry’s team will check the vaccination certificates of travelers vaccinated outside the country, he added.

The spokesman asked vaccinated residents who will return to Kuwait to upload their vaccination certificates on the ministry’s website for confirmation. According to the decision of the Kuwaiti government, arrivals must present the result of a negative PCR test taken within 72 hours before departure. When they land in Kuwait, they must be quarantined at home for seven days. If they want to end the quarantine early, they must have a negative PCR test result on the third day.

Visit visas remain suspended and there is no visa on arrival facility at Kuwait airport. The Directorate General of Civil Aviation last week issued new regulations for travelers from Aug 1. The regulations state that residents with valid iqamas can return to the country provided they have been vaccinated fully with one of four vaccines recognized by Kuwait. Other vaccines