Kuwaiti passport
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| Kuwaiti passport |
The front cover of a contemporary Kuwaiti biometric passport.
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| Issued by |
 Kuwait |
| Type of document |
Passport |
| Purpose |
Identification |
| Eligibility requirements |
Kuwaiti citizenship |
The Kuwaiti passport is issued to citizens of Kuwait for international travel.
There are three types of Kuwaiti passports. The Blue (Ordinary) Passport issued to citizens of Kuwait, the Green Passport issued to the Kuwaiti Al Sabah ruling family and members of parliament (Special Passport), and the Red Passport is issued to diplomats serving in the Kuwaiti embassies abroad and to the high-ranking officials from the executive branch. (diplomatic passport). A Kuwaiti carrying the passport enjoys a number of social welfare benefits that include:free health care free education up to the university level, a guarantee that the government will provide the citizen a job, and much more. Kuwait is a tax-free country, as the government gets most of its revenue from the oil industry which is controlled by the government.
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Kuwait
