Welcome to the German Embassy in Kuwait
This website offers you all kinds of information about Germany and the services provided by the German Embassy Kuwait.
The Embassy of the Federal Republic of Germany will remain closed on the following dates:
Sunday, 12 September 2010
Monday, 13 September 2010
The next regular working day will be Tuesday, 14 September 2010.
For cases of consular emergencies you can reach the duty officer at 990 48 660.
Message of Greeting from Federal Minister Westerwelle on the occasion of Eid ul-Fitr
Christian Wulff was elected as the new President of the Federal Republic of Germany on 30 June 2010. The President of the Federal Republic of Germany holds office for a term of five years and may be re-elected once.
The German presidential elections
New Appointment System for Visa applications
Since January 1st2010 the Embassy has a new appointment system
An appointment is necessary for all visa applications.Please book an appointment for each visa application. Please make your appointment online using the following link:
English/ arabic:
https://service.diplo.de/appointment/extern/choose_realmList.do?request_locale=en&locationCode=kuwa
German/ arabic:
https://service.diplo.de/appointment/extern/choose_realmList.do?request_locale=de&locationCode=kuwa
After scheduling your appointment you will receive a confirmation of your appointment via email. Please print this email and bring it together with your visa application and all necessary documents to the scheduled appointment at the Embassy.
Please note that during the summer season there are many applicants asking for an appointment. We therefore ask to schedule an appointment as early as possible.
In order to provide the same service to all our customers, we have to point out that we can only accept complete applications handed in at the scheduled appointment by the applicant himself. Information about the required documents can be found below. Please make sure that your visa application is complete.
Appointments cannot be scheduled via telephone. Please do not contact Embassy staff in order to make an appointment.
Please be punctual. If you are more than 20 minutes late your appointment will be cancelled automatically.
In order to avoid time-consuming security checks, we would like to ask our visa applicants, to refrain from bringing handbags and bigger bags to the Embassy.
Germany’s candidature for a non-permanent seat on the Security Council for the period 2011/2012
The Technical Dictionary
Specialised dictionary in Arabic – German – English – French. A Federal Ministry for Economic Cooperation and Development (BMZ) project in partnership with ALECSO.
Visa requirements
We want to make your trip to Germany as easy as possible. Here you can find all the information you need on applying for a visa, along with an application form as a pdf file to download.
Brochure
Dialogue among Civilizations
Federal Foreign Office - Dialogue with the Islamic World
The aim of the dialogue is to promote understanding between the West and the Islamic World. Germany was the first Western country to make dialogue with the Islamic world a political focus with an own commissioner and task force within the Foreign Ministry
Press releases of the Federal Foreign Office
German Information Center Cairo
(Nur auf Arabisch / Only in Arabic)
Germany - Land of Ideas
The automobile, the printing process, and the purity requirements for beer are inventions made in Germany. However, did you also know that Aspirin, the personal computer, and even MP3 have been developed here?
Find out more on the following website:
Economy and Innovation
It’s among the top five in the world economy, strong in exports, attractive for investors and highly competitive: Germany is one of the leading industrial nations. The current edition of “.de – Magazin Deutschland” provides an overview of what makes Germany a strong location in the global market. The focus on “Economy and Innovation” introduces Germany’s new founder generation, describes the success story of the chocolate producer Ritter Sport and shows how feminine the German economy is with an ever increasing number of women in top leadership positions. This edition also includes interviews with German and international experts on the topic of “innovation” and the question “Made in Germany: What’s so special about products from Germany?”
Important Internet addresses
Latest news from Germany
Information about German foreign and European policy and major domestic issues.
German Bundesliga
All the top news from the German Bundesliga at a glance: fixtures, results, clubs, players and much more.