Under normal circumstances, visitors to Kuwait must obtain a visa unless they come from one of the visa exempt countries or countries eligible for visa on arrival/eVisa.[1] All visitors (except Gulf Cooperation Council citizens) must hold a passport valid for 6 months.
Citizens of the following GCC countries do not require a visa to visit Kuwait and may use national ID Cards to enter the country for an Indefinite Period Of Stay:
Citizens of the following 53 countries and territories may obtain a visa valid for 3 months on arrival to Kuwait if arriving by air or they may obtain an eVisa before arrival:
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A visa can also be obtained on arrival valid for one month for those holding a confirmation from a transporting carrier and are travelling for tourism purposes.
Passengers arriving by sea or land must obtain a visa in advance.[5]
Residents of GCC countries belonging to designated professions may also obtain a visa online.
In recent decades, Kuwait has enacted certain measures to regulate the issuance of new visas for foreign labor. For instance, workers from Georgia and Morocco are subject to heightened security when applying for entry visas, and an outright ban was imposed on the entry of domestic workers from Guinea-Bissau and Vietnam.[7] Workers from Bangladesh and Pakistan are also scrutinized when applying for new visas.[8] In April 2019, Kuwait added Ethiopia, Burkina Faso, Bhutan, Guinea and Guinea-Bissau to the list of restricted countries. According to Migrant Rights, the visa restrictions are put in place mainly due to the fact that these countries lack embassies and labour corporations in Kuwait.[9] A visa restriction on nationals of Ethiopia was lifted in 2018.[10][11]
1British Overseas Territories.
2 These countries span the conventional boundary between Europe and Asia.
3 Partially recognized.
4Unincorporated territory of the United States.
5 Part of the Kingdom of Denmark.
6Egypt spans the boundary between Africa and Asia.
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Israel Israeli nationals are banned from entering and transiting in Kuwait.[6]
