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Updated August 2023
Kuwait has a reputation for enforcing stringent rules regarding fine payments. As a resident or visitor, it’s crucial to understand your fine responsibilities. This ensures a clean record and helps you avoid severe legal consequences.
Read on as Wego provides a comprehensive guide on how to check your fines in Kuwait easily.
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How to check fines in Kuwait?
The Ministry of Interior of Kuwait has decided that expatriate workers in Kuwait must settle their registered traffic fines before they can leave the country. To streamline this process, the government has set up a convenient system for issuing fines.
Expatriates have the option to make these payments through online channels or by visiting traffic departments throughout the country. Additionally, payment facilities are available at offices situated at various border checkpoints, including those on land, sea, and air routes, such as Kuwait Airport.

Kuwait fine check online
You can easily check for any unpaid fines online by using Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior website.
You can then pay any outstanding fines online or at the police station for your convenience. If you decide to pay the fine online, you’ll receive an email confirmation along with the traffic fine details. Please make sure that you have been registered on the Ministry of Interior website to pay for the fees online.
Kuwait visa fine check
If Kuwait expatriate overstays their tourist visa, they will have to pay fines. The Kuwait Ministry of Interior offers an electronic service allowing individuals to check their travel fines. This process can be completed quickly by adhering to the subsequent steps:
- access the Kuwait Ministry of Information website.
- select the “E-Services option” and then click the “General Department of Residency” option.
- click on the ‘Pay Fees” section.
- choose ‘Immigration Fines’ and choose the ‘Visa’ option
- fill in your Civil ID number
- initiate the service by clicking “Enquire”
Kuwait residency fine check
The Kuwait Ministry of Interior offers an electronic service allowing individuals to check their residency fines. This process can be completed quickly by adhering to the subsequent steps:
- access the Kuwait Ministry of Information website.
- select the “E-Services option” and then click the “General Department of Residency” option.
- click on the ‘Pay Fees” section.
- choose “Immigration Fines” choose the ‘Residency’ option
- fill in your Civil ID number
- initiate the service by clicking “Enquire”
Kuwait traffic fine check
The Kuwait Ministry of Interior offers an electronic service allowing individuals to check their traffic violations such as speed camera fine using their Civil ID. This process can be completed quickly by adhering to the subsequent steps:
- access the Kuwait Ministry of Interior website
- select the “Individuals” category from the provided options
- input the Civil ID number in the designated field
- initiate the inquiry by clicking “Enquire”
- you will be redirected to a page containing comprehensive details of the committed violations.
Kuwait Civil ID fine check
Civil ID holders must check for fines associated with their Civil ID in Kuwait. Here’s how to perform a Civil ID fine check:
- go to Kuwait’s Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) website
- select the Card & Payment section
- fill in your Civil ID number on the box provided
- review the displayed results for any fines linked to your Civil ID.
To know more about how to pay fines associated with your Civil ID, please visit our dedicated article: