Experience Certificate Attestation for Kuwait: Route, Checks and Fees
Kuwaiti employers often want proof of the years you have already worked, not just your degree. An experience letter from an Indian company becomes usable in Kuwait only after it carries Indian and Kuwaiti stamps. This guide explains the route, what the letter must show before it starts, and how to keep it consistent with the job you are going to.
Experience certificate attestation for Kuwait: quick answer
Experience certificate attestation for Kuwait is the legalisation of an experience or relieving letter issued by an Indian employer so that a Kuwaiti employer or authority accepts it. As the letter is a private document, a notary and the SDM in Delhi authenticate it first. The MEA then attests it and the Embassy of Kuwait in New Delhi legalises it.
Kuwait does not accept the apostille, so this route is the only one. INFINITYGRO charges Rs 1,000–1,500 per letter for the MEA stage, all-inclusive; the Kuwait Embassy fee is extra and shown in your written quote. If your employer in Kuwait needs a MOFA stamp too, its PRO adds that in Kuwait.
Why a Kuwaiti employer asks for it
Experience letters back up the job title and seniority in an offer. Some roles in Kuwait, particularly technical and professional ones, are approved only with proof of prior experience. Others ask for it to place you on the right grade.
Job title support
The letter shows you have done the work the Kuwaiti post describes.
Professional approval
If your job needs a licence or a professional body’s approval in Kuwait, ask your employer whether experience letters are part of it.
Salary and grade
Some employers set the grade by years of experience and ask for attested proof.
What the experience letter must show
Must have
- Company letterhead with full address
- Signature, name and designation of HR or a director
- Company seal beside the signature
- Your name as in your passport
- Joining date, leaving date and job title
Watch for
- Job title that differs from the Kuwaiti offer
- Letter printed from an HR portal without signature
- Closed company that cannot confirm the letter
- Only an email or PDF copy
- Lamination or handwritten corrections
Experience certificate attestation for Kuwait, step by step
- 1WhatsApp a photoSend the letter, your passport front page and the Kuwaiti checklist. We confirm the route and quote.
- 2Send the originalCourier it to New Ashok Nagar, Delhi, or drop it off. No home pickup.
- 3Notary and SDMA notary attests it and the SDM authenticates the notary.
- 4MEA attestationWe file it at the MEA’s outsourced collection centre.
- 5Kuwait EmbassyThe embassy legalises the MEA stamp in New Delhi.
- 6ReturnBlue Dart or another secure courier, or collection from our office.
Keep the letter consistent with the rest of your file
Kuwaiti employers read the degree, the experience letter and the offer together. A letter that says “Site Supervisor” while the offer says “Engineer” may raise questions there, even though the embassy stamp itself has nothing to do with job titles.
- Compare the letter’s title with the visa job title before attestation
- Attest your degree in the same batch if the employer wants both
- If you have letters from several employers, send only those the checklist names
Experience certificate attestation for Kuwait: fees and time
| MEA attestation stage, personal or educational document | Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,500 per document, all-inclusive: notary, SDM attestation, the MEA fee and our service |
|---|---|
| Embassy legalisation fee | Extra; set by the embassy and confirmed in your written quote |
| Courier | Extra, both ways |
| Translation | Quoted by language and page |
The Indian stages usually take a few working days in Delhi. The Kuwait Embassy sets its own fee and time; both are stated in your written quote.
All charges for this country, including any embassy fee, are on its own fee page.
Kuwait embassy attestation feesFAQs: Experience Certificate Attestation for Kuwait: Route, Checks and Fees
Can a private company’s experience letter be attested for Kuwait?
Yes. Private documents go through a notary and the SDM first, and the MEA then attests the SDM’s signature. After that, the Embassy of Kuwait in New Delhi legalises the MEA stamp. We handle all four stages.
Can I use an apostille for Kuwait?
No. Kuwait is not a party to the Hague Apostille Convention, so an apostilled letter is not accepted there. An experience letter for Kuwait needs MEA attestation and then Kuwait Embassy legalisation in New Delhi, after the notary and SDM stages.
What does experience certificate attestation for Kuwait cost?
Our MEA stage is Rs 1,000 to Rs 1,500 per letter, covering notary, SDM, MEA and our service. The Kuwait Embassy fee is extra and appears in your written quote. Courier both ways is extra.
My old company has closed. Can I still attest the letter?
Possibly, if you hold a signed and sealed original on letterhead. The notary may hesitate over a letter from a company that no longer exists. Send a photo first and we will tell you whether it is likely to go through.
Can you attest an experience letter I received as a PDF?
Not as a PDF. The attestation chain works only on a signed paper letter. Ask your employer for a printed letter on letterhead with a wet signature and seal, then send us that original by courier.
Does the letter need an Arabic translation?
Only if the receiving office in Kuwait asks for one. Ask whether a translation made in India is acceptable or whether it must be made there. If an Indian one is fine, INFINITYGRO can translate the letter into Arabic after attestation.
Is a MOFA stamp in Kuwait needed?
Many Kuwaiti offices expect documents to be ratified by Kuwait’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs after the embassy stage. That is done in Kuwait by your employer or its PRO, not from India. Ask your employer whether they need it.
Can my degree and experience letter go in the same batch?
Yes. Both follow the same route for Kuwait, and sending them together means one courier, one quote and one return parcel. Each document is charged separately for the MEA stage and for the Kuwait Embassy fee.
Official sources
Attest your experience letter for Kuwait
WhatsApp a photo of your document and the country it is for. We confirm the route, time and total in writing before you send anything.
Office: C – 5 A/2 New Ashok Nagar, Delhi – 110096 · Monday to Saturday, 10:00 AM to 7:00 PM · office drop-off or courier, no home pickup
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Disclaimer: INFINITYGRO is a private document facilitation service, not a government office or embassy. Apostilles and attestations are issued only by the Ministry of External Affairs and the embassies concerned; we do not issue, correct or verify certificates. Rules and fees can change, so check the requirements of the authority that will receive your document.
Last reviewed: October 2026