Kuwait’s Ministry of Interior has begun implementing Ministerial Decision No. 2646 of 2024, prohibiting citizens from using civil ID cards as travel documents between Kuwait and Gulf Arab countries in certain cases.
A post on the ministry’s Facebook page stated that the restriction applies when:
The citizen does not hold a valid passport.
The passport has been lost and a replacement has not yet been issued.
A decision has been issued to withdraw or cancel the passport.
The passport is being renewed, during the period required to issue the replacement.
The ministry said issuance of a new passport in withdrawal or renewal cases is expected to take no more than two weeks. It urged citizens to comply to avoid travel difficulties.
Read the announcement on the Kuwaiti Ministry of Interior’s Facebook page.
