Countries needing a visa in advance
98 countries require holders of a Kuwaiti ordinary passport to obtain a visa before travelling, either from the embassy or an authorised application centre. Apply early: appointment availability and processing times vary by season.
EmbassyAfghanistan
EmbassyAlgeria
EmbassyAmerican Samoa
EmbassyAngola
EmbassyArgentina
EmbassyAustralia
EmbassyAustria
90 days in any 180
EmbassyBelgium
90 days in any 180
EmbassyBelize
EmbassyBenin
EmbassyBhutan
EmbassyBrazil
EmbassyBulgaria
90 days in any 180
EmbassyBurkina Faso
EmbassyBurundi
EmbassyCameroon
EmbassyCanada
Up to 6 months per entry
EmbassyCentral African Republic
EmbassyChad
EmbassyChile
EmbassyColombia
EmbassyComoros
EmbassyCongo
EmbassyCosta Rica
EmbassyCroatia
90 days in any 180
EmbassyCuba
EmbassyCyprus
EmbassyCzech Republic
90 days in any 180
EmbassyDemocratic Republic of the Congo
EmbassyDenmark
90 days in any 180
EmbassyEquatorial Guinea
EmbassyEritrea
EmbassyEstonia
90 days in any 180
EmbassyEswatini (Swaziland)
EmbassyFiji
EmbassyFinland
90 days in any 180
EmbassyFrance
90 days in any 180
EmbassyGabon
EmbassyGambia
EmbassyGermany
90 days in any 180
EmbassyGreece
90 days in any 180
EmbassyGrenada
EmbassyGuinea
EmbassyGuyana
EmbassyHungary
90 days in any 180
EmbassyIceland
90 days in any 180
EmbassyIreland
EmbassyItaly
90 days in any 180
EmbassyIvory Coast
EmbassyJamaica
EmbassyJapan
Up to 90 days
EmbassyKiribati
EmbassyLatvia
90 days in any 180
EmbassyLesotho
EmbassyLiberia
EmbassyLibya
EmbassyLiechtenstein
90 days in any 180
EmbassyLithuania
90 days in any 180
EmbassyLuxembourg
90 days in any 180
EmbassyMali
EmbassyMalta
90 days in any 180
EmbassyMexico
EmbassyMoldova
EmbassyMonaco
90 days in any 180
EmbassyMyanmar
EmbassyNamibia
EmbassyNauru
EmbassyNetherlands
90 days in any 180
EmbassyNiger
EmbassyNigeria
EmbassyNorth Korea
EmbassyNorth Macedonia
EmbassyNorway
90 days in any 180
EmbassyPapua New Guinea
EmbassyParaguay
EmbassyPeru
EmbassyPoland
90 days in any 180
EmbassyPortugal
90 days in any 180
EmbassyRomania
90 days in any 180
EmbassySan Marino
90 days in any 180
EmbassySerbia
EmbassySeychelles
EmbassySierra Leone
EmbassySlovakia
90 days in any 180
EmbassySlovenia
90 days in any 180
EmbassySouth Africa
EmbassySouth Sudan
EmbassySpain
90 days in any 180
EmbassySuriname
EmbassySweden
90 days in any 180
EmbassySwitzerland
90 days in any 180
EmbassyTonga
EmbassyTrinidad and Tobago
EmbassyTurkmenistan
EmbassyUnited States
Up to 6 months per entry
EmbassyUruguay
EmbassyVatican City
90 days in any 180
EmbassyZambia
Common questions
Which countries require Kuwaitis to get a visa in advance?
98 countries require holders of a Kuwaiti ordinary passport to obtain a visa before travelling, either from the embassy or an authorised application centre. Apply early: appointment availability and processing times vary by season.
Does this list apply to residents of Kuwait?
No. This list applies only to holders of a Kuwaiti passport. A resident of Kuwait holding another nationality is subject to the rules of their own nationality, not the Kuwaiti passport.
Does the list differ by Kuwaiti passport type?
Yes. Special and diplomatic passports receive broader exemptions in several countries under bilateral agreements. Each country page shows the rule for all three types: ordinary, special and diplomatic.
For Kuwaiti passport holders only · Not legal advice · Verify before you fly
Source: Kuwait MFA · Version 15 · July 2026