Entry restricted

Entry to Kuwait for citizens of the Philippines

Entry to Kuwait is currently restricted for citizens of the Philippines. Rules can change, so check with the destination’s embassy before you travel.

For citizens of the Philippines: the passport opens 34 countries visa-free; Manila — Kuwait City: ≈ 7,590 km, about 10 hours of flying.

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

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Entry restricted

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

Entry to Kuwait is currently restricted for citizens of the Philippines. Check the rules with the embassy before you travel.

With a Philippines passport you can visit 34 countries visa-free, 25 with a visa on arrival and 50 with an e-visa; 88 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Philippines passport ranks 134th of 199.
Philippines passport: visa-free access to 34 countries; Kuwait passport: 57.
Citizens of the Philippines and Kuwait can travel together visa-free to 16 countries, for example: Macau, Thailand, Singapore, Malaysia, Micronesia, Tajikistan, Kazakhstan, Vanuatu, Seychelles, Palestine, Morocco, Haiti, Dominica, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, and Barbados.
Citizens of Kuwait, in turn, don’t need a visa for the Philippines. Philippines visa for citizens of Kuwait

Manila — Kuwait City: about 7,590 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 10 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: −5 hours.
Local time: Manila 12:00 — Kuwait City 07:00.
Local currency: Kuwaiti Dinar.
Languages: Arabic.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KWD 0.31.