Apply for Kuwait Civil ID
A Kuwait Civil ID proves identity in Kuwait, and a new resident needs it before most everyday services treat them as registered. A first card starts on the PACI e-services portal. Documents depend on the category, and the payment page shows the fee.
New resident Kuwait Civil ID starts on PACI
A Kuwait Civil ID proves who you are in Kuwait. A new resident needs it before most everyday services treat them as registered. A first card starts on the PACI portal. The portal asks for different documents in each category, and the payment page shows the fee for your own number. An old fee table or a single document list for every applicant is not a safe basis to work from.
Reported PACI route
The route guides describe is the PACI e-services portal at services.paci.gov.kw. The steps are reported as:
- New User Registration first.
- New Application under Civil ID.
Those menu labels are reported, not officially quoted. A label that reads slightly differently on the live portal should be followed as shown there: the live portal is the version that counts.
The order is:
- Register first.
- Open the new application.
- Only then deal with documents and payment, because the portal shapes both around the application actually opened.
Documents depend on your category
Guides do not agree on a single universal document list. A first-time resident, a Kuwaiti applicant, a domestic worker, and a newborn are not asked for the same set. No universal list is stated.
Open your category on the PACI portal and work from the list it shows for you. A list copied from another category is how applications stall. Treat a flat list for all applicants in a guide read elsewhere as unconfirmed for your case until the portal confirms it.
Fees on the payment page
Guides report the first-card figures as 5 KD for the smart card and 0.250 KD for the envelope, reported together as 5.250 KD. Those are reported figures, not firm official figures. The payment page for your own civil number is the final word, and it is what you should pay from.
For context only, guides also report different figures for other card types: a replacement card at 20 KD and a domestic card at 2 KD. Those context figures do not change the first-card figures. PACI’s homepage also lists a service to pay card fees and violations. No fee amount comes from the homepage text.
Card Status check after applying
Guides give conflicting day counts for when a card arrives once an application is in. No day count is promised.
Guides agree on the next step:
- Check Card Status on PACI.
- Let that status, not a remembered number of days, tell you where your card stands.
- A status that does not move, or a further request from the portal, is your next step. The PACI hotline is 1889988.
Official source: Public Authority for Civil Information (PACI) — services.paci.gov.kw; hotline 1889988. Checked on: 26 October 2026. We are not PACI and we do not collect Civil ID numbers.
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