Visa Requirements for Kuwaiti Citizens

Visa Information for Passport Holders of Kuwait

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Freedom of Travel

Kuwaiti passport holders can travel to 5 destinations without a visa. Identify cards or passports may be required.

Visa Not Required

45 destinations allow visa-free entry to Kuwaiti citizens.

Visa On Arrival

A visa can be obtained upon arrival at 23 destinations for passport holders of Kuwait.

eVisa

Kuwaiti passport allows entry to 19 destinations with an eVisa obtained prior to arrival.

  • Antigua and Barbuda PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa
  • Bhutan PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa
  • Cameroon PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa
  • Colombia PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa90 days
  • Côte d'Ivoire (Ivory Coast) PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa3 monthseVisa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
  • Djibouti PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa31 days
  • Guinea PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa
  • Kenya PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa3 monthsRequirement updated .
  • Lesotho PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa
  • Montserrat PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa1 yeareVisa is available for tourism only.
  • Myanmar PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa28 dayseVisa holders must arrive via Yangon, Nay Pyi Taw or Mandalay airports or via land border crossings with Thailand — Tachileik, Myawaddy and Kawthaung or India — Rih Khaw Dar and Tamu.
    eVisa is available for tourism only.
  • New Zealand PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa3 monthsKuwait article 17 passports are unacceptable, and visas will not be endorsed in them.
    International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority.
    Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure.
  • Pakistan PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisaElectronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for tourism purposes.
    Electronic Travel Authorization to obtain a visa on arrival for business purposes.
    Online Visa eligible.
  • Russia PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa16 dayse-Visa holders must arrive and departure via 29 checkpoints
  • South Sudan PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisaObtainable online
    Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
  • Suriname PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa
  • Ukraine PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa30 days
  • United Kingdom PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa6 months
  • Vietnam PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa

eVisa / On Arrival

For 14 destinations, On-Arrival visa or an electronic visa / auhtorization is available to passport holders of Kuwait.

  • Azerbaijan PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival30 dayseVisa also available.
  • Benin PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days / 8 daysMust have an international vaccination certificate.
  • Cambodia PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
  • Ethiopia PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrivalup to 90 daysVisa on arrival is obtainable only at Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
    e-Visa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport.
    e-Visa is available for 30 or 90 days.
  • Gabon PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On ArrivalElectronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
  • Guinea-Bissau PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
  • Laos PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival30 daysRemarks updated .17
    e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges
    Visa on arrival is available at Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, the 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges
    Visa on arrival is extendable for an additional 60 days at the Department of Immigration in Vientiane.
  • Madagascar PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
  • Malawi PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival
  • Rwanda PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
  • Sri Lanka PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival30 days
  • Tanzania PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival90 days
  • Uganda PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On ArrivalMay apply online.
  • Zimbabwe PermalinkShow on Map
    eVisa or Visa On Arrival3 months

Pre-arranged Visa Required

88 destinations require a visa obtained at an embassy or consulate prior to arrival from passport holders of Kuwait. This requirement may be waived off if Kuwaiti citizens meet certain alternate requirements such as holding other visas or resident permits.

Information last checked . Requirements last changed on .