Kuwait Family Residence Fees Calculator
Choose your sponsor category, family members and residence term to see the fees at issue and the yearly cost after that.
Work out your family residence cost
Kuwait family residence fees since 23 December 2025
| Item | Amount (KWD) | For |
|---|---|---|
| Family joining entry visa + its health fee | 10 + 5 | Wife, children and parents, once |
| Residence (government or private employee, or student) | 20 a year | Wife and children |
| Residence (partner, investor or property owner) | 40 a year | Wife and children |
| Residence (self-sponsored) | 100 a year | Wife and children |
| Parents' residence | 300 a year | Each parent |
| Health insurance | 100 a year | Each dependent |
| Civil ID | 5 | Each person |
Example: a private-sector sponsor, wife and two children, one-year residence: visas 30 plus their health fee 15, residence 60, health insurance 300 and civil IDs 15 = KWD 420, then 375 a year. With a two-year residence the renewal is 735, or 367.5 a year. Parents add KWD 810 a year.
A salary of at least KWD 800 is required, with 9 professions exempt. The civil ID fee may reach KWD 7 with the smart card fee. We found no change announced for 2027. If a residence lapses, work out the fine with the Kuwait overstay fine calculator.
Frequently asked questions
How much is a wife's residence fee in Kuwait in 2026?
Since 23 December 2025: KWD 20 for each year of residence for a wife and children when the sponsor is a government or private-sector employee or a student, 40 for a partner, investor or property owner, and 100 for the self-sponsored, plus KWD 100 a year of health insurance per dependent.
How much is the residence fee for parents in Kuwait?
KWD 300 for each year per parent, plus KWD 100 a year of health insurance, under the residence law's executive regulations in force since 23 December 2025.
What salary do you need to sponsor your family in Kuwait?
KWD 800 a month since Ministerial Decision 56/2024 and then Article 22 of the regulations, with 9 professions exempt; exceptions may be made for those born in Kuwait.
What were the fees before December 2025?
For a wife and two children about KWD 145 in the first year; now about KWD 420, then 375 a year, mainly because health insurance rose to KWD 100 per dependent.
Sources
- Al Rai — the new residence law: full restructuring of fees and conditions (23 Nov 2025, Arabic)
- Kuwait Times — higher insurance, iqama and visa fees become effective (22 Dec 2025)
- Kuwait Times — health insurance hiked to KD 100 (21 Dec 2025)
- Gulf News — new residency fees and conditions for expat families in Kuwait (8 Feb 2026)
- Kuwait Government Online — renew civil ID for non-Kuwaitis (2026)
Figures and formulas on this page were last reviewed on 2026-11-03.