Kuwait - Apply for Transferring Vehicle Ownership

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Procedure

1. Visit the section concerned at the General Traffic Department in the governorate the seller refers to and submit the required documents.
2. Fill the service application form.
3. Pay the fees due.

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Required Documents

• Civil ID and a copy for the seller and buyer
• General power of attorney, in case the seller did not attend in person
• Mandatory insurance document
• Determination of heirs, in case the owner is deceased
• Power of attorney from the heirs (or Letter from Public Authority for Minors Affairs on the guardianship of minor inheritors), in case the owner is deceased
• Signature authorization, if the seller is a company
• Vehicle original record

Office Locations & Contacts

Phone Numbers
From Kuwait: (+965) 1800164 - 164
Out Side Kuwait:(+965) 1800164
Fax:(+965) 22929789

Address:
The Central Agency for Information Technology
Audit Bureau Building - Next to Sharq Police Station
Ahmed Al Jabir Street
P.O Box 900 Safat - ZIPCODE 13009
State of Kuwait
Tel :(+965) 22426077 - 22423039
Fax :(+965) 22400222

Eligibility

• The vehicle insurance must be valid.
• Both the seller and the buyer must attend the procedures.
• In case of transferring the vehicle ownership, the owner must present a notification to the section concerned at the General Traffic Department with a copy of ownership transfer documents attached.
• The owner of the vehicle must attend in person or his/her representative with a power of attorney. If the owner is a juridical person (a company or an organization), the representative must have a signature authorization from the General Traffic Department and an implementation of judgment.

Fees

Variable fees - 0 KD
Fixed fees - 5 KD

Validity

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Instructions

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Required Information

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1. Date of Birth.
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Need for the Document

This service allows the transfer of vehicle ownership to another owner, pursuant to the Traffic Law Articles and Provisions, Executive Regulation No. (76/67), and Amendments thereof.

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External Links

Transferring Vehicle Ownership: http://www.e.gov.kw/MOI_en/Pages/ServiceContent/26229TransferofOwnership.aspx

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