No visa needed

Do citizens of Kuwait need a visa for Guatemala?

Citizens of Kuwait don’t need a visa for Guatemala and can stay up to 90 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Kuwait: the passport opens 57 countries visa-free; Kuwait City — Guatemala City: ≈ 13,400 km, about 17.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 90 days

Can I travel to Guatemala without a visa on a Kuwait passport?

Yes, citizens of Kuwait don’t need a visa for Guatemala for up to 90 days. A valid passport is enough.

Guatemala visa rules at a glance

With a Kuwait passport you can visit 57 countries visa-free, 33 with a visa on arrival and 35 with an e-visa; 73 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Kuwait passport ranks 98th of 199.
Kuwait passport: visa-free access to 57 countries; Guatemala passport: 78.
Citizens of Kuwait and Guatemala can travel together visa-free to 25 countries, for example: Palestine, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Kosovo, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Seychelles, Zambia, Thailand, Malaysia, Singapore, Philippines, Barbados, Dominica, and Saint Vincent and the Grenadines.
Citizens of Guatemala, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Kuwait. Kuwait visa for citizens of Guatemala

Travelling to Guatemala: good to know

Kuwait City — Guatemala City: about 13,400 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 17.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −9 hours.
Local time: Kuwait City 12:00 — Guatemala City 03:00.
Local currency: Guatemalan Quetzal.
Languages: Spanish.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ GTQ 7.64.
Guatemala is the 187th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Kuwait.