The Directorate-General of Civil Aviation (DGCA) has issued a circular to all airlines operating at the Kuwait International Airport which says based on the decision of the Council of Ministers and after evaluating the global coronavirus status the airlines are requested to adhere to the following conditions.

It is not permitted to travel outside the State of Kuwait for citizens who have taken the second dose of anti-Corona vaccine 9 months ago of any doses approved by the State of Kuwait but not taken the booster dose of the approved vaccine effective Sunday 02/01/2022 at 00:01 state of Kuwait local time.

Those arriving at the airport must produce a negative PCR test certificate proving free from coronavirus, provided the test was done no earlier than 48 hours from the time of boarding the flight.

For arriving passengers home quarantine is mandatory for 10 days from the date of arrival in Kuwait with possibility ending the quarantine before that time in the event a PCR test is performed at least 72 hours after the arrival time proving free from coronavirus.

They must also produce proof of immunization with the vaccines approved in Kuwait on the Immune system of Mobile ID. The Immunization has to be proven by presenting vaccination certificate and must contain the following details — Name matching with travel document, type of vaccination received, date of doses taken, name of vaccine agency, Electronic Readable QR code.

If no QR code is available, then vaccination certificate most be uploaded on the Ministry of Health website for authentication. In the case of domestic workers, non-immunized domestic workers can be recruited as listed in the above Item by registration in (Bal salamah) platform. These instructions apply to those coming to the state of Kuwait starting from Sunday (26/12/2021) at (00:01) Kuwait local time and until further notice./Agencies