Issuing Health Insurance Cards

This service is provided by Ministry Of Health
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Service Description

  • This service allows citizens who are about to obtain the stamp of residency in the State of Kuwait to issue health insurance cards and register in the health insurance automated system

Eligibility or Criteria

  • The applicant, sponsor, or official representative of the sponsor must attend in person
  • Data of the applicant residents working in the private sector, the applicants joining a provider, and some of the applicant servants must be registered in the health insurance automated system after cash payment
  • Data of the applicant employees in the governmental entities and the Zakat House must be registered in the health insurance automated system with an official letter from the entity concerned
  • Data of the applicant servants must be registered in the health insurance automated system after paying the fees in stamps​

Required Documents

  • Copy of the civil ID of the sponsor
  • One (1) personal photo (4 × 6 cm)
  • Copy of the work permit or the visa

Procedures

Visit one of the five Health Insurance Centers depending on your place of residence, and submit the required documents to register your data in the health insurance automated system. The applicant, sponsor, or official representative of the sponsor can attend in person
After registering the data in the health insurance automated system, the health insurance notification will be stamped and signed by the authorized employee in the Health Insurance Department. Then, you will receive the notification form to submit it to the Ministry of Interior in order to have the residency stamp printed
Pay the fees due

Fees

FeesAmount
Annual Health Insurance Premium for Holders of Commercial Residence Permits and Employees in the Government or Private Sector50 KD
Annual Health Insurance Premium for Dependents: Son or Daughter (Above 18 Years), Brother or Sister, Mother or Father50 KD
Annual Health Insurance Premium for Holders of Student Residence Permits50 KD
Annual Health Insurance Premium for Dependents: Wife40 KD
Annual Health Insurance Premium for Children (Under 18 Years)30 KD
Annual Health Insurance Premium for Domestic Workers5 KD
Annual Health Insurance Premium for the Following Categories: Wife of a Kuwaiti Citizen, Widow or Divorced Woman of a Kuwaiti Citizen Sponsored by One of Her Children, Children of Kuwaiti Women, Dependents Sponsored by a Kuwaiti or GCC Citizen, Children of GCC Women, Widows or Divorced Women Sponsoring Themselves, and Stateless Persons (Bedoon)5 KD
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