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Kuwait visa for citizens of Ireland

Citizens of Ireland get a Kuwait visa on arrival at passport control. You don’t apply in advance, but border officers check your passport, return ticket and accommodation. Visago checks your documents before you travel. It costs $19.

For citizens of Ireland: the passport opens 118 countries visa-free; Dublin — Kuwait City: ≈ 5,090 km, about 7 hours of flying.

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

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Kuwait visa rules at a glance

With a Ireland passport you can visit 118 countries visa-free, 32 with a visa on arrival and 34 with an e-visa; 14 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Ireland passport ranks 27th of 199.
Ireland passport: visa-free access to 118 countries; Kuwait passport: 57.
Citizens of Ireland and Kuwait can travel together visa-free to 47 countries, for example: Bosnia and Herzegovina, Morocco, Belarus, Tunisia, Kosovo, Albania, Ukraine, Turkey, Georgia, Armenia, Palestine, Kazakhstan, Uzbekistan, Tajikistan, and Kyrgyzstan.
Citizens of Kuwait, in turn, need an embassy visa to travel to Ireland. Ireland visa for citizens of Kuwait

Travelling to Kuwait: good to know

Dublin — Kuwait City: about 5,090 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 7 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Dublin 12:00 — Kuwait City 14:00.
Local currency: Kuwaiti Dinar.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KWD 0.31.
Kuwait is the 76th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Ireland.