An official memorandum showed that the Kuwaiti citizen, holder of a regular passport, can enter without a prior visa to 50 countries, while he can obtain an electronic visa to enter 11 countries, and from the airport upon arrival to 32 countries around the world.
In response to a query by MP Osama Al-Zaid, the Foreign Minister Sheikh Salem Al-Sabah, said there are 104 countries on various continents for which the Kuwaiti citizen needs to apply for a visa from the embassies of these respective countries or through the offices approved by them, reports Al-Rai daily.
The memorandum indicated that the 50 countries that a citizen can enter without a visa are as follows — 10 countries in Europe, 3 in the Australasia region and its neighboring countries, 7 in Asia, 4 in Africa, 13 in the Americas, and 13 Arab countries.
As for the countries for which the Kuwaiti obtains a visa from the embassy are 36 in Europe, 7 in the Australasia region and its neighboring countries, 10 in Asia, 28 in Africa, 20 in the Americas, and 3 Arab countries.
The 11 countries in which a citizen obtains an electronic entry visa are 4 in Europe, 3 in Asia, 2 in Africa, and 2 in the Americas.
As for the countries where the citizen obtains a visa from the airport are 5 in Australasia and its neighboring countries, 12 in Asia, 13 in Africa, 1 in the Americas, and one Arab country.