Job sectors that grant GCC residents eligibility for visiting visas in Kuwait
New Tourist Visa Category Announced for GCC Residents
The Directorate General of Residency Affairs in Kuwait has announced a new tourist visa category for residents of Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries. This category is designed for individuals who hold specific jobs and possess the financial means to travel and tour.
According to Colonel Abdulaziz Al-Kandari, Assistant Director of the Electronic Services Department at the Directorate General of Residency Affairs, this second of the four tourist visa categories is targeted at GCC residents who hold medium to high professions. The list of approved professions for obtaining tourist visas under this category is extensive and includes a wide range of qualified, skilled professionals across various sectors.
The approved professions for this category are as follows:
- Presidents, their deputies and assistants
- Ministers and their deputies
- Council members
- Secretaries-general and undersecretaries
- Governors
- Members of the diplomatic corps
- General managers
- Judges and prosecutors
- Lawyers
- Muftis
- University faculty, professors, teachers, scholars, and their deputies and assistants
- Golden residency holders in the GCC
- Investors and business owners
- Company CEOs and directors
- Managers and administrators in various fields
- Financial intermediaries for bonds and securities
- Accountants, auditors, regulators, and economic and financial analysts
- Physicians, surgeons, their deputies and assistants
- Pharmacists, their deputies and assistants
- Nurses, their deputies and assistants
- Medical and paramedical technicians and assistants
- Engineers, their deputies and assistants
- Basic and technical functions of information systems, networks, computers, and websites
- Pilots, flight attendants, their deputies and assistants
- Referees, sports coaches, their deputies and assistants
- Journalists and media professionals
- Other professions including physicists, chemists, astronomers, geologists, statisticians, specialists, commercial agents and brokers, liaison officers, sales and marketing officers, consultants, ship captains, architectural draftsmen, and aircraft mechanics.
Applicants in this category do not need to submit a salary certificate or bank account proof. The profession requirement has recently been softened or removed in some decisions, though it is advised to have a recognized profession to avoid visa delays or rejection.
Individuals in this category can obtain single-entry visas valid for one to three months or multiple-entry visas for up to one year, with each stay not exceeding one month. This list reflects the latest news updates on tourist visa categories in GCC countries as of August 2025.
Al-Qabas, a reputable news source, has released the complete list of professions approved for obtaining tourist visas under the second category. It is important to note that this list does not include any advertisements.
This new tourist visa category opens up opportunities for GCC residents to travel and explore, further strengthening the ties between the GCC countries and the world.
