Kuwait will allow foreign passengers from countries it has designated as “high risk” access due to the spread of coronavirus, either on direct or transit flights, unless they have been in the destination country for at least 14 days. General Civil Aviation Organization (DGCA).
After the 14-day era in the destination country (which is not on the list of “high risk” countries), passengers must also pass a coronavirus check by PCR and provide a qualified negative control result in order to enter Kuwait. The date of the COVID-19 negative certificate must not exceed 72 hours before the date of arrival in Kuwait.
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Kuwait lifted on Saturday the ban on international travel and allowed its citizens and residents to travel to and from the country, excluding a few countries.
The DGCA said Thursday that non-Kuwaitis from Bangladesh, the Philippines, India, Sri Lanka, Pakistan, Iran and Nepal could enter Kuwait.
But on Saturday, the aviation authority expanded it to include: Egypt, Iran, Lebanon, Syria, Iraq, India, Bangladesh, Philippines, China, Brazil, Colombia, Armenia, Spain, Singapore, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Mexico, Indonesia, Chile, Pakistan, Hong Kong, Italy, Northern Macedonia, Moldova, Panama, Peru, Serbia, Montenegro, Dominican Republic and Kosovo.
He also added that the access ban includes passengers arriving in Kuwait from countries but provided in one of the “high risk” countries 14 days before the scheduled flight date to Kuwait.
Kuwait suspended all advertising flights to and from Kuwait International Airport in mid-March as part of the government’s efforts to involve the coronavirus.