Kuwait Civil Registration

Kuwait

Civil Registration

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How to Find the Records

Online Records

• British Armed Forces and Overseas Banns and Marriages at Findmypast; index & images ($)
• 1938-1961: registers of births, marriages, and deaths, Great Britain, British Political Agency in Kuwait, civil registration, FamilySearch, images (free)

Offices to Contact

Central Record for Birth and Death Department of the Ministry of Health or its centers

Historical Background

Kuwait was under the control of Portugal about 1521, 1899 became a British protectorate.

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