Kuwait visa exemption. Visa requirement to travel to Kuwait

Visa requirement to travel to Kuwait

Border of Kuwait summary

Border of Kuwait is ranked 185 worlwide according to our open border index. Nationals of 5 countries can travel to Kuwait without visa, 71 countries with visa on arrival and 1 countries with e-visa. Borders of Kuwait are restrictive with a Border Openess Index of 25. Currency used in Kuwait is Kuwaiti Dinar ( 1 KWD = 3.28 USD ).

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Statistics for border of Kuwait

  • 5

    Visa free

  • 71

    On arrival

  • 1

    Online visa

  • 141

    Required

  • 4

    Refused

Visa Free Countries


Oman

Oman Visa Free

β„Ή Additional info : Freedom of movement:


Qatar

Qatar Visa Free


Bahrain

Bahrain Visa Free

β„Ή Additional info : Freedom of movement:ID card valid:


Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia Visa Free

β„Ή Additional info : Freedom of Movement:


UAE

UAE Visa Free

β„Ή Additional info : Freedom of movement:ID card valid:

Visa On Arrival Countries


Ireland

Ireland Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Italy

Italy Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Japan

Japan Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


South Korea

South Korea Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Laos

Laos Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Latvia

Latvia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Liechtenstein

Liechtenstein Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Lithuania

Lithuania Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Luxembourg

Luxembourg Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Malaysia

Malaysia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months

β„Ή Additional info : Fee KWD3.:E-Visa may be obtained online prior to departure:


Malta

Malta Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Monaco

Monaco Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Australia

Australia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Netherlands

Netherlands Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Austria

Austria Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


New Zealand

New Zealand Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Norway

Norway Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Poland

Poland Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Portugal

Portugal Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Romania

Romania Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months

β„Ή Additional info : Online visa available (eVisa).:


San Marino

San Marino Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Serbia

Serbia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Singapore

Singapore Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months

β„Ή Additional info : E-Visa is also available online.:


Slovakia

Slovakia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Slovenia

Slovenia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Spain

Spain Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Eswatini

Eswatini Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Sweden

Sweden Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Switzerland

Switzerland Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Turkey

Turkey Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Belgium

Belgium Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Ukraine

Ukraine Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


UK

UK Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


USA

USA Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Vietnam

Vietnam Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Bhutan

Bhutan Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Brunei

Brunei Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Bulgaria

Bulgaria Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months

β„Ή Additional info : Available at Kuwait International Airport.:


Canada

Canada Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Croatia

Croatia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months

β„Ή Additional info : Available at Kuwait International Airport.:


Cyprus

Cyprus Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Czechia

Czechia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Denmark

Denmark Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Andorra

Andorra Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Estonia

Estonia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Finland

Finland Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


France

France Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Georgia

Georgia Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Germany

Germany Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Greece

Greece Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Vatican City

Vatican City Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Hungary

Hungary Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


Iceland

Iceland Visa On Arrival

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months


American Samoa

American Samoa Visa On Arrival


Aruba

Aruba Visa On Arrival


Cook Islands

Cook Islands Visa On Arrival


Curacao

Curacao Visa On Arrival


Falkland Islands

Falkland Islands Visa On Arrival


Faroe Islands

Faroe Islands Visa On Arrival


French Polynesia

French Polynesia Visa On Arrival


Gibraltar

Gibraltar Visa On Arrival


Greenland

Greenland Visa On Arrival


Guam

Guam Visa On Arrival


New Caledonia

New Caledonia Visa On Arrival


Niue

Niue Visa On Arrival


Northern Mariana Islands

Northern Mariana Islands Visa On Arrival


Puerto Rico

Puerto Rico Visa On Arrival


Saint Barthelemy

Saint Barthelemy Visa On Arrival


Saint Pierre and Miquelon

Saint Pierre and Miquelon Visa On Arrival


US Virgin Islands

US Virgin Islands Visa On Arrival


Wallis and Futuna

Wallis and Futuna Visa On Arrival

Visa Online Countries


Cambodia

Cambodia Visa Online

🏨 Maximum stay : 3 months

Visa Required Countries


Afghanistan

Afghanistan Visa Required


Antigua and Barbuda

Antigua and Barbuda Visa Required


Jamaica

Jamaica Visa Required


Jordan

Jordan Visa Required


Kazakhstan

Kazakhstan Visa Required


Kenya

Kenya Visa Required


Argentina

Argentina Visa Required


Kiribati

Kiribati Visa Required


North Korea

North Korea Visa Required


Kyrgyzstan

Kyrgyzstan Visa Required


Lebanon

Lebanon Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Visa not required for a maximum stay of 1 month for holders of a confirmation that a visa has been approved before departure provided they are traveling for tourism purposes and having a sponsor in Kuwait who must hold the original visa:Visa on arrival for a maximum stay of 3 months within 6 months for residents of the GCC member states:Visa on arrival for holders of confirmation from the transporting carrier and are traveling for tourism purposes for a maximum stay of 1 month:Holders of a resident visa or a work permit traveling to Kuwait for the first time are required to hold an original Criminal Clearance Certificate authenticated by a Kuwait diplomatic mission in their country of residence:


Lesotho

Lesotho Visa Required


Liberia

Liberia Visa Required


Armenia

Armenia Visa Required


Libya

Libya Visa Required


Macau

Macau Visa Required


North Macedonia

North Macedonia Visa Required


Madagascar

Madagascar Visa Required


Malawi

Malawi Visa Required


Maldives

Maldives Visa Required


Mali

Mali Visa Required


Marshall Islands

Marshall Islands Visa Required


Mauritania

Mauritania Visa Required


Mauritius

Mauritius Visa Required


Mexico

Mexico Visa Required


Micronesia

Micronesia Visa Required


Moldova

Moldova Visa Required


Mongolia

Mongolia Visa Required


Montenegro

Montenegro Visa Required


Morocco

Morocco Visa Required


Mozambique

Mozambique Visa Required


Myanmar

Myanmar Visa Required


Namibia

Namibia Visa Required


Nauru

Nauru Visa Required


Nepal

Nepal Visa Required


Nicaragua

Nicaragua Visa Required


Niger

Niger Visa Required


Nigeria

Nigeria Visa Required


Pakistan

Pakistan Visa Required


Azerbaijan

Azerbaijan Visa Required


Palau

Palau Visa Required


Palestine

Palestine Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : To be 18 years old and over.:The residence permit for a GCC state must be valid for at least another 3 months.:To be accompanied by the sponsor of the residence permit if the sponsor is an individual.:Does not apply to holders of a GCC Student Visa and Non-Skilled Worker Visa.:


Panama

Panama Visa Required


Papua New Guinea

Papua New Guinea Visa Required


Paraguay

Paraguay Visa Required


Peru

Peru Visa Required


Philippines

Philippines Visa Required


Bahamas

Bahamas Visa Required


Russia

Russia Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Rwanda

Rwanda Visa Required


Saint Kitts and Nevis

Saint Kitts and Nevis Visa Required


Saint Lucia

Saint Lucia Visa Required


Saint Vincent and the Grenadines

Saint Vincent and the Grenadines Visa Required


Samoa

Samoa Visa Required


Sao Tome and Principe

Sao Tome and Principe Visa Required


Senegal

Senegal Visa Required


Seychelles

Seychelles Visa Required


Bangladesh

Bangladesh Visa Required


Sierra Leone

Sierra Leone Visa Required


Solomon Islands

Solomon Islands Visa Required


Somalia

Somalia Visa Required


South Africa

South Africa Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Holders of residence permit's issued by Saudi Arabia, Bahrain, Qatar, Oman and the United Arab Emirates may apply for an eVisa if the main applicant works in a specific profession. Dependents holding residence permits may also obtain an eVisa, on the conditional they will enter Kuwait with the main applicant.:


Barbados

Barbados Visa Required


Sri Lanka

Sri Lanka Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : GCC residents can apply for e-Visa if they have residency in one of the GCC countries (Saudi Arabia-Bahrain-Qatar-United Arab Emirates-Oman).:


Sudan

Sudan Visa Required


Suriname

Suriname Visa Required


Syria

Syria Visa Required


Taiwan

Taiwan Visa Required


Tajikistan

Tajikistan Visa Required


Belarus

Belarus Visa Required


Tanzania

Tanzania Visa Required


Thailand

Thailand Visa Required


East Timor

East Timor Visa Required


Togo

Togo Visa Required


Tonga

Tonga Visa Required


Trinidad and Tobago

Trinidad and Tobago Visa Required


Tunisia

Tunisia Visa Required


Turkmenistan

Turkmenistan Visa Required


Uganda

Uganda Visa Required


Uruguay

Uruguay Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Pre-arranged visa can be picked up on arrival.:


Uzbekistan

Uzbekistan Visa Required


Vanuatu

Vanuatu Visa Required


Venezuela

Venezuela Visa Required


Belize

Belize Visa Required


Yemen

Yemen Visa Required


Zambia

Zambia Visa Required


Zimbabwe

Zimbabwe Visa Required


Tuvalu

Tuvalu Visa Required


Benin

Benin Visa Required


Bolivia

Bolivia Visa Required


Bosnia and Herzegovina

Bosnia and Herzegovina Visa Required


Botswana

Botswana Visa Required


Albania

Albania Visa Required


Brazil

Brazil Visa Required


Burkina Faso

Burkina Faso Visa Required


Burundi

Burundi Visa Required


Cape Verde

Cape Verde Visa Required


Cameroon

Cameroon Visa Required


Algeria

Algeria Visa Required


Central African Republic

Central African Republic Visa Required


Chad

Chad Visa Required


Chile

Chile Visa Required


Colombia

Colombia Visa Required


Comoros

Comoros Visa Required


Congo

Congo Visa Required


Democratic Republic of Congo

Democratic Republic of Congo Visa Required


Costa Rica

Costa Rica Visa Required


Ivory Coast

Ivory Coast Visa Required


Cuba

Cuba Visa Required


Djibouti

Djibouti Visa Required


Dominica

Dominica Visa Required


Dominican Republic

Dominican Republic Visa Required


Ecuador

Ecuador Visa Required


Egypt

Egypt Visa Required


El Salvador

El Salvador Visa Required


Equatorial Guinea

Equatorial Guinea Visa Required


Eritrea

Eritrea Visa Required


Angola

Angola Visa Required


Fiji

Fiji Visa Required


Gabon

Gabon Visa Required


Gambia

Gambia Visa Required


Ghana

Ghana Visa Required


Grenada

Grenada Visa Required


Guatemala

Guatemala Visa Required


Guinea

Guinea Visa Required


Guinea-Bissau

Guinea-Bissau Visa Required


Guyana

Guyana Visa Required


Haiti

Haiti Visa Required


Honduras

Honduras Visa Required


India

India Visa Required


Indonesia

Indonesia Visa Required


Iran

Iran Visa Required


Iraq

Iraq Visa Required

β„Ή Additional info : Passengers with a confirmation that a visa has been approved before departure can collect their original visa at immigration counter.:


Anguilla

Anguilla Visa Required


Bermuda

Bermuda Visa Required


Cayman Islands

Cayman Islands Visa Required


Montserrat

Montserrat Visa Required


Saint Martin

Saint Martin Visa Required


Turks and Caicos Islands

Turks and Caicos Islands Visa Required


British Virgin Islands

British Virgin Islands Visa Required

Entry Refused Countries


Israel

Israel Entry refused

β„Ή Additional info : Part of the Arab League boycott of Israel.:


China

China Entry refused

β„Ή Additional info : Due to COVID-19, Kuwait government stops issuing the travel visas to the ordinary passport holders of Chinese citizens.:


Ethiopia

Ethiopia Entry refused


Hong Kong

Hong Kong Entry refused

β„Ή Additional info : Due to SARS-CoV-2, Kuwait government stops issuing the travel visas to the ordinary passport holders of Chinese citizens, including Hong Kong SAR passport holders.:

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