The Indian Embassy informed all Indian nationals through a press release that COVISHIELD vaccine is the same as Oxford/AstraZeneca and COVISHIELD (Oxford/AstraZeneca) is an approved vaccine in the State of Kuwait.
No Indian nationals with COVISHIELD (Oxford/AstraZeneca) vaccination certificates will face any difficulties in traveling to the State of Kuwait if they meet other requirements such as valid residency permit and job contract once Kuwait opens entry for Indian nationals. The modalities for the entry of foreign nationals to Kuwait have not been announced by the concerned authorities.
The Indian embassy advised all Indian nationals who wish to travel to Kuwait to register
on the official platform of the Government of State of Kuwait ( https://vaxcert.moh.gov.kw/SPCMS/PH/CVD_19_Vaccine_External_RegistrationModify.aspx ) .
It is recommended that air tickets for travel from India to Kuwait may only be booked once necessary clearances are obtained from the concerned authorities of the State of Kuwait.
The Indian Embassy responded to all those Indian nationals writing to the embassy with the request to modify the COVID-19 vaccination certificate to include their respective passport numbers. It was once again clarified that this feature has been
enabled by the Government of India.
A step-by-step procedure is provided below for ready reference. Please kindly note that modifications can only be carried out once-
- Login to http://cowin.gov.in.
- Select Raise a Issue
- Select the passport option
- Select the person from the drop-down menu
- Enter passport number
- Submit
You will receive the new certificate.
The Embassy has been receiving a number of queries from Indian nationals who are registering on the official platform of the Government of State of Kuwait (https://vaxcert.moh.gov.kw/SPCMS/PH/CVD_19_Vaccine_External_RegistrationModify.aspx) enquiring about the vaccine certificate that needs to be uploaded.
In this regard, it is advised that registration should be done by those who are fully
vaccinated and by uploading the final vaccination certificate, issued by the concerned authorities of the respective State Government or Government of India.
For those who have already submitted the first dose certificate, make necessary modifications using the same official link and upload the final vaccination certificate.
A scanned copy of both the certificates as part of a single pdf file of so long as it is within the set file size of 500 KB.
The Embassy urged that for more details join Indian Nationals can join the Open House on July 28 at 3.30 PM Kuwaiti Time.
Details of the virtual meeting are as follows:
• Meeting link https://zoom.us/j/99978993243…
• Meeting ID: 999 7899 3243;
• Passcode: 512609.
