UK help and services in Kuwait

Services if you're visiting, studying, working or living in Kuwait. Includes information about trading with and doing business in the UK and Kuwait.

Emergency help for British nationals in Kuwait

Get help if you're the victim of crime, you've been arrested, or are affected by a crisis abroad.
  • The British Embassy in Kuwait maintains and develops relations between the UK and Kuwait.

  • Contact the nearest British embassy, high commission, consulate or the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office in London to get help if you're the victim of crime abroad

  • Advice to British people affected by crises abroad such as large-scale terrorist attacks, natural disasters and political unrest, and how the FCDO can help.

  • Information for parents whose British child has been abducted in Kuwait by the other parent or a relative.

  • Information on the legal and prison systems for British nationals in prison in Kuwait, their family and friends.

  • This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.

Passports and emergency travel documents in Kuwait

Includes how to cancel a lost passport, renew a passport and apply for an emergency travel document.

Travelling to Kuwait

Includes travel advice and how to get married abroad.

Coming to the UK from Kuwait

Get a visa to study, work or visit the UK.

Living in Kuwait

Includes how to access healthcare, get a document legalised, lists of lawyers and how to vote abroad.
  • Use the online service to get a UK document legalised.

  • FCDO travel advice for Kuwait. Includes safety and security, insurance, entry requirements and legal differences.

  • List of English speaking medical facilities for British nationals in Kuwait.

  • List of translators and interpreters for British nationals in Kuwait.

  • Official information British people moving to and living in Kuwait need to know, including residency, healthcare and driving.

  • Information for British citizens moving to or living in Mali, including guidance on residency, healthcare and driving.

  • Find English-speaking lawyers, doctors and medical facilities, interpreters and translators, and funeral directors overseas.

  • Find out what benefits you might be able to receive while you’re abroad and how to export them from the UK or claim them while abroad

  • Find out how to vote in UK elections if you move or live abroad, including eligibility, registering to vote and renewing your registration.

Tax, benefits, pensions and working abroad in Kuwait

Includes how to pay tax, claim State Pension and get tax credits abroad.

Birth, death and marriage abroad in Kuwait

Includes how to get married, list of funeral directors and how to register a birth abroad.

News and events in Kuwait

Find out about the UK government's diplomatic, security and development work in Kuwait.

Trade and invest: Kuwait

Includes investing and setting up a business in the UK and doing business in Kuwait.
  • DBT provides trade and investment services and practical support. We help UK companies succeed in Kuwait, and Kuwaiti companies set up and invest in the UK.

  • See below for information on key security and political risks which UK businesses may face when operating in Kuwait.

  • Choosing a legal structure when you're starting a business: the differences between being a sole trader and a limited company, including legal risk, registration and taxes.

British embassy or high commission in Kuwait

Includes contact details, opening hours and consular fees and local services.
  • The British Embassy in Kuwait maintains and develops relations between the UK and Kuwait.

  • This page lists guidance on how you can help yourself stay safe abroad, and the help the Foreign Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) can provide.