Passport Atlas

Entering Kuwait

Kuwait does not yet have a full immigration playbook. Below is inbound openness from the passport matrix, plus a country profile.

Openness rank

#160

Entry openness

57

Visa free

5

Visa required

139

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Country profile

Capital

Kuwait City

Population

4.9 million

Area

17,820 km²

Currency

Kuwaiti dinar KWD

Languages

Arabic

Time zone

UTC+03:00

Foreign-born

3.3 million · 2024

Migrant share

67.3%

Ethnic groups · 2018

Asian40.3%
Kuwaiti30.4%
other Arab27.4%
African1%
other0.9%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type G

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 112 · Ambulance 112

Dialing code

+965

Airports

KWI · XIJ

Highlights

Kuwait Towers
Grand Mosque
Failaka

Kuwait Passport

Passports that enter without a prior visa

FVisa free5

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