Visa Requirements
Do Malawian citizens need a visa for Kuwait?
Official Requirement
Visa required
for Malawi citizens travelling to Kuwait
Nationals not covered by visa-on-arrival or eVisa arrangements must apply for a visa through a Kuwaiti embassy or consulate in their country of residence before travelling to Kuwait.
Last checked 5 months ago (19 April 2026)
We are not a government authority. Requirements change without notice. Always verify with the official consulate link before travel.
Kuwait City
At a glance
Key facts for Malawian citizens visiting Kuwait
- Requirement
- Visa required
- Official source
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Step by step
How Malawian citizens enter Kuwait
Check your passport is valid for the whole trip. Many countries also want it valid for a period beyond your departure date, so confirm the exact rule on the official page below.
Apply online before you travel and wait for approval. Book nothing that you cannot change until the approval arrives.
Carry proof of onward or return travel and of where you are staying. Border officers ask for both, and an airline can refuse boarding without them.
Check the requirement again close to your departure date. This route was last checked on 19 April 2026, and rules change without notice.
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Questions
What Malawian citizens ask about entering Kuwait
Yes. Malawian citizens need a visa arranged before travelling to Kuwait. This was last checked on 19 April 2026.
Through the official application page linked on this page. Yoogo does not process applications and takes no fee for them.
A passport valid for the trip, proof of onward or return travel, and proof of where you are staying. Officers can ask for evidence that you can support yourself for the visit. Entry is always the officer's decision, whatever the paperwork says.
Kuwait uses KWD. Check the rate before you exchange anything at the airport, where the spread is usually widest.
Changes to this route
No changes recorded since the first check on 19 April 2026.
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