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Kuwait visa requirements

Capital: Kuwait CityArabic, EnglishUpdated October 2026
5of 198 passports visa-free

Do you need a visa for Kuwait?

Holders of 5 passports can visit Kuwait without a visa; others need a visa on arrival, an e-visa or an embassy visa. Rules change, so confirm on the official site before you fly. Official portal

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Visa on arrival for United States passport holders.

Entry requirements

Visa rules for common passports

PassportEntry
United StatesVisa on arrival
United KingdomVisa on arrival
GermanyVisa on arrival
FranceVisa on arrival
CanadaVisa on arrival
AustraliaVisa on arrival
IndiaVisa required
ChinaVisa required
JapanVisa on arrival
South KoreaVisa on arrival
BrazilVisa required
PhilippinesNo admission
NigeriaVisa required
South AfricaVisa required
MexicoVisa required
RussiaVisa required

Every passport

From the open passport-index dataset (February 2026). Always confirm with the embassy or official portal.

PassportEntry
AfghanistanVisa required
AlbaniaVisa required
AlgeriaVisa required
AndorraVisa on arrival
AngolaVisa required
Antigua and BarbudaVisa required
ArgentinaVisa required
ArmeniaVisa required
AustraliaVisa on arrival
AustriaVisa on arrival
AzerbaijanVisa required
BahamasVisa required
BahrainVisa-free
BangladeshVisa required
BarbadosVisa required
BelarusVisa required
BelgiumVisa on arrival
BelizeVisa required
BeninVisa required
BhutanVisa on arrival
BoliviaVisa required
Bosnia and HerzegovinaVisa required
BotswanaVisa required
BrazilVisa required
BruneiVisa on arrival
BulgariaVisa on arrival
Burkina FasoVisa required
BurundiVisa required
Cabo VerdeVisa required
CambodiaVisa on arrival
CameroonVisa required
CanadaVisa on arrival
Central African RepublicVisa required
ChadVisa required
ChileVisa required
ChinaVisa required
ColombiaVisa required
ComorosVisa required
Costa RicaVisa required
CroatiaVisa on arrival
CubaVisa required
CyprusVisa on arrival
Czech RepublicVisa on arrival
DR CongoVisa required
DenmarkVisa on arrival
DjiboutiVisa required
DominicaVisa required
Dominican RepublicVisa required
EcuadorVisa required
EgyptVisa required
El SalvadorVisa required
Equatorial GuineaVisa required
EritreaVisa required
EstoniaVisa on arrival
EswatiniVisa required
EthiopiaVisa required
FijiVisa required
FinlandVisa on arrival
FranceVisa on arrival
GabonVisa required
GambiaVisa required
GeorgiaVisa on arrival
GermanyVisa on arrival
GhanaVisa required
GreeceVisa on arrival
GrenadaVisa required
GuatemalaVisa required
GuineaVisa required
Guinea-BissauVisa required
GuyanaVisa required
HaitiVisa required
HondurasVisa required
Hong KongVisa on arrival
HungaryVisa on arrival
IcelandVisa on arrival
IndiaVisa required
IndonesiaVisa required
IranVisa required
IraqVisa required
IrelandVisa on arrival
IsraelVisa required
ItalyVisa on arrival
Ivory CoastVisa required
JamaicaVisa required
JapanVisa on arrival
JordanVisa required
KazakhstanVisa required
KenyaVisa required
KiribatiVisa required
KosovoVisa required
KyrgyzstanVisa required
LaosVisa on arrival
LatviaVisa on arrival
LebanonVisa required
LesothoVisa required
LiberiaVisa required
LibyaVisa required
LiechtensteinVisa on arrival
LithuaniaVisa on arrival
LuxembourgVisa on arrival
MacauVisa required
MadagascarVisa required
MalawiVisa required
MalaysiaVisa on arrival
MaldivesVisa required
MaliVisa required
MaltaVisa on arrival
Marshall IslandsVisa required
MauritaniaVisa required
MauritiusVisa required
MexicoVisa required
MicronesiaVisa required
MoldovaVisa required
MonacoVisa on arrival
MongoliaVisa required
MontenegroVisa required
MoroccoVisa required
MozambiqueVisa required
MyanmarVisa required
NamibiaVisa required
NauruVisa required
NepalVisa required
NetherlandsVisa on arrival
New ZealandVisa on arrival
NicaraguaVisa required
NigerVisa required
NigeriaVisa required
North KoreaVisa required
North MacedoniaVisa required
NorwayVisa on arrival
OmanVisa-free
PakistanVisa required
PalauVisa required
PalestineVisa required
PanamaVisa required
Papua New GuineaVisa required
ParaguayVisa required
PeruVisa required
PhilippinesNo admission
PolandVisa on arrival
PortugalVisa on arrival
QatarVisa-free
Republic of the CongoVisa required
RomaniaVisa on arrival
RussiaVisa required
RwandaVisa required
Saint Kitts and NevisVisa required
Saint LuciaVisa required
Saint Vincent and the GrenadinesVisa required
SamoaVisa required
San MarinoVisa on arrival
Sao Tome and PrincipeVisa required
Saudi ArabiaVisa-free
SenegalVisa required
SerbiaVisa on arrival
SeychellesVisa required
Sierra LeoneVisa required
SingaporeVisa on arrival
SlovakiaVisa on arrival
SloveniaVisa on arrival
Solomon IslandsVisa required
SomaliaVisa required
South AfricaVisa required
South KoreaVisa on arrival
South SudanVisa required
SpainVisa on arrival
Sri LankaVisa required
SudanVisa required
SurinameVisa required
SwedenVisa on arrival
SwitzerlandVisa on arrival
SyriaVisa required
TaiwanVisa required
TajikistanVisa required
TanzaniaVisa required
ThailandVisa required
Timor-LesteVisa required
TogoVisa required
TongaVisa required
Trinidad and TobagoVisa required
TunisiaVisa required
TurkeyVisa on arrival
TurkmenistanVisa required
TuvaluVisa required
UgandaVisa required
UkraineVisa on arrival
United Arab EmiratesVisa-free
United KingdomVisa on arrival
United StatesVisa on arrival
UruguayVisa required
UzbekistanVisa required
VanuatuVisa required
Vatican CityVisa on arrival
VenezuelaVisa required
VietnamVisa required
YemenVisa required
ZambiaVisa required
ZimbabweVisa required

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