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

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.

  • The process when a British national dies in Oman, including registering the death, funerals and cremations, and bringing the person’s body to the UK.

Passports and emergency travel documents

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

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.

Tax, benefits, pensions and working abroad

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

Birth, death and marriage abroad

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

News and events

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

Trade and invest

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.

  • What you need to do to start a business: choose a legal structure, see if you need licences and insurance, learn about reliefs and benefits

British embassy or high commission

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.