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Facilitating Your Journey to Kuwait

Visa


Planning a visit to Kuwait? This is what you need to know how you can travel to Kuwait seamlessly.  

Following the efforts of KHOA to enable local hotels to issue entry visas to guests staying at their facilities, eligible visitors can easily book for their stay and request the hotel to issue their entry visa. 

Of course, there are many visitors that are entitles to visa on arrival or visa-free entry. GCC nationals have the right to enter Kuwait without visa. Citizens of several countries, including Canada, Australia, United States and the European Union are eligible to apply for a visa on arrival or an only visa (eVisa) valid for 90 days.  

Visitors with an Israeli stamp on their passport may be refused visa. Visitors entering with a business or tourist visas are not allowed to work.
To learn more and apply, visit https://evisa.moi.gov.kw/evisa/home_e.do

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    Kuwait Tourist Visa (eVisa)

    Nationals of more than 50 countries are eligible to apply for a e-Visa, in addition to a limited list of professionals residing in GCC. 

    Nationals eligible for an e-Visa inclue: Andorra, Australia, Austria, Belgium, Bhutan, Brunei, Bulgaria, Cambodia, Canada, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Laos, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malaysia, Malta, Monaco, Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, South Korea, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, The People's Republic of China, Hong Kong, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, United States, Vatican. 

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    Visit Visa for Business

    A business visit visa can be issued with a validity of 6 months. Eligible visitors may apply through the hotel in which they have booked.

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    Visit Visa for Tourism

    A tourist visa can be issued with a validity of up to 3 months. Eligible visitors may apply through the hotel in which they have booked.

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    Transit Visas

    It is only necessary to obtain a Kuwait transit visa if you are transiting through Kuwait and are spending more than 24 hours there, or if you are staying for under 24 hours and want to leave the airport.

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