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Updated February 2025
Key takeaways
Kuwait travel bans restrict individuals from traveling due to legal or financial issues.
Check your travel ban status online through the Kuwait Government’s MOI website or by visiting the Ministry of Justice.
You can lift the travel ban by paying any accrued fines, with the ban revoked after payment.
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How to check the travel ban in Kuwait?
A travel ban is a government command sent to all state ports to prevent an individual from leaving or entering the nation under a court or police order to protect personal interests in situations such as child custody, financial default, or criminal inquiry.
Moreover, on 23 October 2024, Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior introduced three new services to the Sahel app, including the payment of travel ban orders. It was announced via their ‘X’ (formerly known as Twitter) account.
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Online
Follow the steps below to check the travel ban in Kuwait online:
- Visit the official website of the Kuwait Government’s personal inquiry about MOI services.
- Click on the ‘Start eService’ button.
- Choose the ‘Individuals’ category and click ‘Electronic Inquiries.’
- Click on the ‘Travel Ban Data’ service
- Input your Civil ID number
- Follow the instructions, then click the ‘Query’ button.
- The screen will show you the travel ban that you have once you click on it. If you don’t have any, you will get a message saying, ‘You don’t have a travel ban.’
- Once you are clear that you don’t have any travel ban, you can proceed with your trip to Kuwait.
- Choose the ‘Individuals’ category and click ‘Electronic Inquiries.’
Offline
If you cannot access the Kuwait Ministry of Interior website or prefer face-to-face interaction, follow the steps below to check whether you are to adhere to the Kuwait travel ban list–offline:
- Visit your local office of the Ministry of Justice.
- Request to speak to an agent and let them know you are there to inquire about the travel ban.
- Present the following document to the agent:
- Civil ID
- Receipt.
- By the end of the interaction, you will know whether or not you have a travel ban imposed on you.
If a travel ban is imposed against you, you can promptly resolve this by paying your accrued fine. The ban will be revoked shortly after your payment is received.
