Who needs a visa for Kuwait?
Of 198 passports, 5 enter Kuwait without a visa, 52 get a visa on arrival, 1 apply online and 139 need a visa in advance.
5
Visa-free
52
Visa on arrival
1
e-Visa / eTA
139
Visa required
Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel. Source: Passport Index dataset (MIT), refreshed Nov 9, 2026.
Visa-free5
Visa on arrival52
Andorra90 daysAustralia90 daysAustria90 daysBelgium90 daysBhutan90 daysBrunei90 daysBulgaria90 daysCambodia90 daysCanada90 daysCroatia90 daysCyprus90 daysCzechia90 daysDenmark90 daysEstonia90 daysFinland90 daysFrance90 daysGeorgia90 daysGermany90 daysGreece90 daysHong Kong90 daysHungary90 daysIceland90 daysIreland90 daysItaly90 daysJapan90 daysLaos90 daysLatvia90 daysLiechtenstein90 daysLithuania90 daysLuxembourg90 daysMalaysia90 daysMalta90 daysMonaco90 daysNetherlands90 daysNew Zealand90 daysNorway90 daysPoland90 daysPortugal90 daysRomania90 daysSan Marino90 daysSingapore90 daysSlovakia90 daysSlovenia90 daysSouth Korea90 daysSpain90 daysSweden90 daysSwitzerland90 daysTürkiye90 daysUkraine90 daysUnited Kingdom90 daysUnited States90 daysVatican City90 days
e-Visa1
Visa required139
AfghanistanAlbaniaAlgeriaAngolaAntigua & BarbudaArgentinaArmeniaAzerbaijanBahamasBangladeshBarbadosBelarusBelizeBeninBoliviaBosnia and HerzegovinaBotswanaBrazilBurkina FasoBurundiCameroonCape VerdeCentral African RepublicChadChileChinaColombiaComorosCosta RicaCôte d’IvoireCubaDjiboutiDominicaDominican RepublicDR CongoEcuadorEgyptEl SalvadorEquatorial GuineaEritreaEswatiniEthiopiaFijiGabonGambiaGhanaGrenadaGuatemalaGuineaGuinea-BissauGuyanaHaitiHondurasIndiaIndonesiaIranIraqIsraelJamaicaJordanKazakhstanKenyaKiribatiKosovoKyrgyzstanLebanonLesothoLiberiaLibyaMacaoMadagascarMalawiMaldivesMaliMarshall IslandsMauritaniaMauritiusMexicoMicronesiaMoldovaMongoliaMontenegroMoroccoMozambiqueMyanmarNamibiaNauruNepalNicaraguaNigerNigeriaNorth KoreaNorth MacedoniaPakistanPalauPalestinePanamaPapua New GuineaParaguayPeruRepublic of the CongoRussiaRwandaSamoaSão Tomé & PríncipeSenegalSeychellesSierra LeoneSolomon IslandsSomaliaSouth AfricaSouth SudanSri LankaSt. Kitts & NevisSt. LuciaSt. Vincent & GrenadinesSudanSurinameSyriaTaiwanTajikistanTanzaniaThailandTimor-LesteTogoTongaTrinidad & TobagoTunisiaTurkmenistanTuvaluUgandaUruguayUzbekistanVanuatuVenezuelaVietnamYemenZambiaZimbabwe
No admission1
Frequently asked questions
Who needs a visa for Kuwait?
Of 198 passports, 5 enter Kuwait without a visa, 52 get a visa on arrival, 1 apply online and 139 need a visa in advance. Visa rules change often. Always confirm with the official embassy or government site before you travel.
Who can enter Kuwait without a visa?
Bahrain, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, and United Arab Emirates.