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Kuwait → France

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Kuwait
To
France
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
64
Change since 2018
+48.8%
Share of all arrivals in France, 2023
0.02%
Inflow 202364OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Kuwait to France

Inflows of nationals of Kuwait recorded by France; stock of nationals of Kuwait living there; and acquisitions of France's nationality (OECD).

Inflows by year

3264200020032006200920122015201820212023
32642000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20009
20011
20023
20037
20046
20051
200621
200724
200825
200910
201012
201111
201217
201316
201419
201520
201626
201740
201843
201941
202032
202157
202256
202364
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
202364—10
202256—2
202157—6
202032—11
201941—2
201843—6
201740—4
201626—11
201520—3
201419—9
201316——
201217—5
201111—6
2010121574
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

France's consulates in Kuwait

Short-stay Schengen (C) visa applications at France's consulates located in Kuwait.

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
202435,02333,6741,0252.9%
202340,17238,1272,2895.7%
202239,16536,1741,7294.4%
202114,91714,1723142.1%
20204,9124,8064649.4%
201941,08938,4062,3185.6%
201852,72450,4051,6523.1%
201752,52851,1499331.8%
201646,11644,2751,0382.3%
201556,51753,9951,6592.9%
201449,13248,0061,1162.3%
201341,94339,8902,0524.9%
201235,88835,5393491.0%
201131,71531,5271880.6%
201020,21019,9762341.2%
200918,47618,2362421.3%

Applications by year

28k57k2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
28k57k200920122015201820212024
Data table
200918,476
201020,210
201131,715
201235,888
201341,943
201449,132
201556,517
201646,116
201752,528
201852,724
201941,089
20204,912
202114,917
202239,165
202340,172
202435,023
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in France

First residence permits issued by France to citizens of Kuwait (Eurostat).

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Education101
  2. Other reasons48
  3. Family4
  4. Work2
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
2025155000
20248501495
202311901090
20228802111
20219706133
202069011125
20197202133
20187006134
20177804179
201612501153
201516903106
20141150998
2013980094
201298050
201183060
201066040
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Other paid activities2
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
696
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
24
Changed status into work, 2025
1
Intra-corporate transferee permits, 2025
1
Source: Eurostat (migr_resfirst, migr_resbc11, migr_acq, educ_uoe_mobs02, migr_eirfs, migr_pop1ctz), CC BY 4.0Data as at 2025

Embassy and consulates

Missions of France in Kuwait, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyKuwait Citykw.ambafrance.org
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in France, 2023; Kuwait ranks 129.

Inflows to France, 2023
  1. Algeria20,762
  2. Morocco17,703
  3. Tunisia14,656
  4. Afghanistan10,974
  5. Italy10,113
  6. Spain9,628
  7. Côte d’Ivoire7,945
  8. Belgium7,813
  9. Portugal7,426
  10. Germany7,105
  11. Türkiye6,780
  12. Romania6,667
Other destinations for people from Kuwait, 2023
  1. Türkiye1,277
  2. Germany424
  3. Australia317
  4. United States110
  5. Japan52
  6. Canada40
  7. New Zealand39
  8. South Korea23
  9. Hungary15
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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