All visitors to Kuwait, with the exception of nationals from other Gulf States, must have a visa as well as a full national passport which is valid for at least six months.

Guests may apply for a Business Visa via Holiday Inn Kuwait, Salmiyah, this service costs KD 8.000 per visa and is generally valid for one month. A clear passport copy is required and a minimum of four working days (not Friday and Saturday) is needed for the issue of a Business Visa. Families might like to note that wives can travel using their husband's passport. Likewise, children can travel under their father's passport. Visitors to Kuwait can bring the following duty-free items into the country, providing such items are for personal use only:

• 500 cigarettes or 907 grams of tobacco

The following items cannot be imported under Kuwaiti law : Alcohol; certain animal products such as pork, bacon and pig skin; unsealed milk products; narcotics; fresh vegetables; food prepared abroad; unsealed olives and pickles; shellfish and related products; mineral water; fresh figs.

Videos and books are subject to censorship depending on their content. More detailed information on importing personal goods can be obtained from the Ministry of Commerce. Visitors can import or export any amount of currency with the exception of gold bullion which must be declared by law. Visitors should have private medical insurance which includes cover for repatriation costs should the need arise.