No visa needed

Do citizens of Kuwait need a visa for Malaysia?

Citizens of Kuwait don’t need a visa for Malaysia 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 — Kuala Lumpur: ≈ 6,360 km, about 8.5 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 Malaysia without a visa on a Kuwait passport?

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

Malaysia 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; Malaysia passport: 122.
Citizens of Kuwait and Malaysia can travel together visa-free to 42 countries, for example: Iran, United Arab Emirates, Palestine, Georgia, Turkey, Tajikistan, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Kosovo, Albania, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Kazakhstan, Belarus, Tunisia, and Seychelles.
Citizens of Malaysia, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Kuwait. Kuwait visa for citizens of Malaysia

Travelling to Malaysia: good to know

Kuwait City — Kuala Lumpur: about 6,360 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 8.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +5 hours.
Local time: Kuwait City 12:00 — Kuala Lumpur 17:00.
Local currency: Malaysian Ringgit.
Languages: English and Malay.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ MYR 4.08.
Malaysia is the 124th closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Kuwait.