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Kuwait → Netherlands

Migration corridor · visas, permits and flows

From
Kuwait
To
Netherlands
Inflow, 2023 (OECD)
14
Change since 2018
+27.3%
Share of all arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023
0.00%
Inflow 202314OECD
Year by year
Data as at 2025
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Migration from Kuwait to the Netherlands

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

Inflows by year

2447200020032006200920122015201820212023
24472000200420082012201620202023
Data table
20004
20016
20023
20035
20042
20055
20068
20073
20080
20095
20104
201113
201214
201340
201447
201522
201610
201723
201811
201918
20206
202114
202220
202314
YearInflowStockAcquired nationality
2024—61—
202314544
202220666
2021146410
20206765
201918701
20181174—
20172368—
20161088—
20152288—
20144764—
20134033—
20121425—
20111318—
2010417—
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

The Netherlands' consulates in Kuwait

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

YearApplicationsIssuedNot issuedRefusal rate
202413,13611,8879056.9%
202314,55913,2009106.3%
202210,4659,4147226.9%
20213,2502,9431905.8%
20202,7982,40532511.6%
201917,64316,5768144.6%
201814,35113,6055033.5%
201710,0209,3285445.4%
20167,1046,7322042.9%
20157,2526,8203564.9%
20144,8704,6561583.2%
20135,0024,856881.8%
20124,8324,752531.1%
20113,7993,729230.6%
20102,8662,804301.0%
20092,2842,197733.2%

Applications by year

8,82218k2009201020112012201320142015201620172018201920202021202220232024
8,82218k200920122015201820212024
Data table
20092,284
20102,866
20113,799
20124,832
20135,002
20144,870
20157,252
20167,104
201710,020
201814,351
201917,643
20202,798
20213,250
202210,465
202314,559
202413,136
Source: European Commission, DG Migration and Home Affairs, visa statistics for consulates (CC BY 4.0)Data as at 2024

Residence permits in the Netherlands

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

First permits by reason, 2025
  1. Family8
  2. Education7
  3. Other reasons2
  4. Work1
YearFirst permitsEU Blue CardsCitizenships acquiredStudents
202518000
202421040
202313040
202224060
2021180100
202015050
2019210611
201813025
201719060
2016200143
201529071
2014340161
201376040
201214090
201116000
20106000
Work permits by type, 2025
  1. Highly skilled workers (national schemes)1
Valid residence permits, 31 Dec 2025
81
Long-term residence permits issued, 2025
3
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 the Netherlands in Kuwait, as recorded in Wikidata. Details change; the mission's official website is authoritative.

MissionCityOfficial website
EmbassyJabriya—
Source: Wikidata (CC0)Data as at Oct 2026

Compared with other corridors

Nationalities with the most arrivals in the Netherlands, 2023; Kuwait ranks 145.

Inflows to the Netherlands, 2023
  1. Ukraine38,497
  2. Poland25,298
  3. Syria19,551
  4. Romania13,914
  5. Bulgaria12,328
  6. India12,073
  7. Türkiye11,250
  8. Italy10,603
  9. Spain10,447
  10. Germany10,429
  11. China7,991
  12. Portugal6,084
Other destinations for people from Kuwait, 2023
  1. Türkiye1,277
  2. Germany424
  3. Australia317
  4. United States110
  5. France64
  6. Japan52
  7. Canada40
  8. New Zealand39
  9. South Korea23
  10. Hungary15
Source: OECD, International Migration Database (OECD.ELS.IMD), accessed 24 Oct 2026Data as at 2023

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