{"question":{"passport":"PSE","destination":"KWT","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Visa, 90 days","requirement":{"kind":"visa_consular","message":"Before you travel: you need a visa from an embassy or consulate. The authorisation itself is valid 30 days, that is not how long you may stay.","authorisationValidityDays":30},"stay":{"kind":"DAYS","maxDays":90,"ruleType":"RESETS_ON_EXIT","phrasing":"You may stay up to 90 days."},"conditions":[{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"passport must be valid for no less than 6 months"}],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"exec-reg-alaan","url":"https://www.alaan.cc/article/397748/","passage":"مادة (3)يشترط لدخول الأجنبي لدولة الكويت أن تكون لديه سمة دخول صادرة من الإدارة العامة لشئون الإقامة، أو من أي منفذ من منافذ الكويت أو من إحدى السلطات الكويتية المختصة بذلك في الخارج، أو أن تكون لديه إقامة عادية سارية المفعول.ويعفى من الحصول على سمة الدخول رعايا الدول التي يصدر بها مرسوم بناء على عرض وزير الداخلية وبشرط المعاملة بالمثل.","explanation":"Article 3 of the executive regulation (Ministerial Decision 2249/2025) requires every foreigner entering Kuwait to hold an entry visa issued by the Residency Affairs department, a Kuwaiti port, or a competent Kuwaiti authority abroad, unless exempted by decree; none of these issuers appears on the visa-on-arrival list or in the GCC exemption, so the general entry-visa requirement applies and must be arranged before travel.","publisher":"أصدر النائب الأول القرار الوزاري رقم (2249) لسنة 2025 بشأن اللائحة التنفيذية لمرسوم قانون إقامة الأجانب، والتي نصت على الاتي:"},"checkedAt":"2026-09-06","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[{"headline":"Visa on arrival, 90 days","conditions":[{"kind":"ENTRY_REQUIREMENT","text":"passport must be valid for no less than 6 months"},{"kind":"HOLDS_RESIDENCE_PERMIT","text":"holds a valid residence permit of no less than six months issued by one of the GCC States"}],"source":{"documentId":"res-1386-2025","url":"https://www.lexismiddleeast.com/law/Kuwait/MinisterialDecision_1386_2025/en","passage":"Article 1\nWithout prejudice to the provisions of the aforesaid Decree-Law No. 114/2024, a foreigner residing in one of the GCC States … may enter the country on the basis of a tourist entry visa on arrival.","explanation":"Article 1 of Ministerial Decision 1386/2025 grants a tourist entry visa on arrival at a Kuwaiti port to any foreigner residing in one of the GCC States holding a valid residence permit of at least six months; the residence-permit condition is recorded as the row's PER_TRAVELLER condition.","publisher":"Kuwait Ministerial Decision No. 1386/2025 - On Authorising Foreigners Residing in Any of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) Countries to Enter the Country with a Tourist Visa Granted Directly at the Port of Entry"}}],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}