Kuwait - Required Documents for account activation

Modified on Sat, 14 Dec at 12:53 PM

Account activation in Kuwait requires documents that vary depending on the type of business you have (Corporate - Individual)



A.1) Businesses with "corporate bank accounts," for which you need to provide the following:


1) Copy of civil ID/Passport of authorized signatory (Front & back)

Note: Passport is accepted for only "Kuwaitis"


  * Required for all shareholders with 25% shares or more, plus all authorized signatories as well

  * Owner's Address is needed

2) Copy of Commercial License

  * Company address is needed

3) Copy of authorized signature

4) Memorandum of association or articles of association.


Specially for businesses, which include other licensed business entities

  * Copy of the Memorandum of Association or articles of association of shareholding entities with 25% shares or more is required.

5) Website/ social media account URL such as Instagram or Facebook (depending on where you sell)

Note: The website or social media account MUST be active including some items.

6) Business Bank Account Details,  (Cannot be a personal bank account) such as:

  • Bank Account Name 
  • Bank Account Number 
  • Bank Address 
  • IBAN Number 
  • Bank Statement or original IBAN letter from the bank


A.2) Businesses with "personal bank accounts," for which you need to provide the following:


1) Copy of civil ID/Passport of authorized signatory (Front & back)

Note: Passport is accepted for only "Kuwaitis"


  * Required for all shareholders with 25% shares or more, plus all authorized signatories as well

  * Owner's Address is needed

2) Copy of the business license indicating that the business type pertains to either "ذات الطبيعة الخاصة" or "الاعمال الحرة"

  * For more info press here

3) Website/ social media account URL such as Instagram or Facebook (depending on where you sell)

Note: The website or social media account MUST be active including some items.

4) Personal  Bank Account Details (of the same person whose Civil ID copy is provided), such as:

  • IBAN Number

  • Bank Account Name: Should match the business owner's name as it is spelled in the banking records in English

Note: The above information must be provided with a stamped official bank certificate.


B) Individual Business is a business without a commercial license.


** Unfortunately, right now we are not accepting any businesses without a license in Kuwait. So if you’re an individual business based in these countriesplease check back later to see if we have restarted accepting these businesses, and you can contact our support team via live chat.


Click on the below countries depending on where your business is based to see the required KYC documents:


Oman

Bahrain

Saudi Arabia

Qatar

UAE

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