The new Indian Embassy outsourced center for Passport, Visa and Consular services by BLS International opened in Kuwait today.
The new centers in Kuwait city, Jleeb and Fahaheel was inaugurated by Indian Ambassador Shri Sibi George today, Monday January 10th. The center will be open to public from Tuesday, Jan 11th.
"Starting January 11, we will have attestation services from the new outsourcing centers. I reiterate all to adhere to and abide by the regulations and procedures announced by the Government of the State of Kuwait to combat and limit the spread of the virus," Ambassador Shri Sibi George said while briefing the community on the new outsourcing centers. He also urged all Indians who have not taken their vaccines to immediately take vaccines and also booster shots.
"Better services, better facilities is the motto that I have set for the new centers. We have also moved the attestation services to the outsourcing centers, as part of our efforts to bring services closer home," Ambassador said.
The centers at Kuwait City is at 3rd Floor, Al Jawhara Tower, Kuwait City. In Abbasiya, the center is located on Olive Supermarket Building, M Floor, Jleeb Al Shuwaikh and in Fahaheel, it is located at Al Anoud Shopping Complex, M floor, Mekka Street, Fahaheel.
All the three centers have enough parking spaces. The centers are working in two shifts as morning and evening. The timings for Submission and Collection of documents are from 08 am to 12 noon and 4 pm to 8 pm on Saturday to Thursday and from 4 pm to 8 pm on Fridays.
The service charge is reduced at BLS center from the existing charges. The service charge for passport services are reduced to 1 kd from existing 1.2 kd while that of Visa charges are reduced to 1 kd from existing 3.250 KD.
BLS International also offers additional services including Photocopier facility, print documents from WhatsApp, Online Registration, Photography service, Courier Delivery, form filling and English Arabic typing service at additional fees.
The center also offers SMS track facility for all applications. More details about the centers are available at www.blsindiakuwait.com
With the opening of this new centers, Embassy had also outsourced the consular and attestation services to these centers. Starting from Tuesday, Jan 11th, for all kind of attestation, the public must visit this new centers at Kuwait city, Jleeb and Fahaheel.