# United Arab Emirates passport to Kuwait: Visa-free

Current access classification: **Visa-free** — No visa required before travel.

Access data checked August 24, 2026. Evidence status: **official evidence collected**.

This page concerns ordinary short visits unless an official source states otherwise. Authorities apply the current rule, and individual circumstances can change the applicable treatment.

## Evidence timeline

- **Current official route — GCC citizens: visa-free entry using national identification** (Visa-free)
  Kuwait's 2024 residency-law report says GCC citizens may enter and leave Kuwait using their national identity cards under Ministry of Interior regulations and inter-state agreements; this is normalized as visa_free rather than a resident or sponsor visa.
  - This is a GCC-citizenship right for Bahraini, Omani, Qatari, Saudi and UAE nationals. It is not an eVisa or visa-on-arrival route and does not extend to a non-GCC passport holder merely resident in a GCC state.
  - The cited report makes the national-ID entry right subject to Ministry of Interior regulations and agreements with the relevant GCC states; identity, border, security and individual-admission requirements remain applicable.
  - This ordinary-passport classification does not establish work, study, residence, family, companion, transit, crew, diplomatic, official, emergency-document or other special-case treatment.
  Official source:
  - [Kuwait News Agency: KUNA: Amiri decree issued new law concerning foreigners' residency](https://www.kuna.net.kw/ArticleDetails.aspx?Language=en&id=3206555)

## Useful links

- [HTML evidence page](https://multipassrank.com/united-arab-emirates-kuwait-visa-free)
- [United Arab Emirates passport access](https://multipassrank.com/passport/united-arab-emirates)
- [All passport requirements for Kuwait](https://multipassrank.com/destination/kuwait)
- [Dataset license](https://multipassrank.com/data-license)