1962 (State of Kuwait) 1998(Machine Readable ) 10 years (30 years and older) The Kuwaiti passport (Arabic: جواز السفر الكويتي) is a passport document issued to citizens of Kuwait for international travel.

The article 17 passport does not contain a biometric chip and is only valid for 6 months.

[2] The identity page of Kuwaiti passport  includes the following data: The following message is written on the front page of the passport in Arabic and English.

Arabic:«باسم حضرة صاحب السمو أمير دولة الكويت أطلب من موظفي دولة الكويت وممثليها في الخارج، وأرجو من كل سلطة أخرى تعمل باسمها ومن السلطات الأجنبية المختصة أن يسمحو لحامل هذا الجواز بحرية المرور وأن يقدموا كل ما يحتاج إليه من مساعدة ورعاية.»English:"In The Name Of H.H The Amir of The State Of Kuwait, I request from all officials of The State Of Kuwait and its representatives abroad and all authorities acting in his name and the competent foreign authorities to allow the bearer of this passport to pass freely and to afford every assistance and protection of which the bearer my stand in need.

"As of january 2025, Kuwaiti citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 101 countries and territories, ranking the Kuwaiti passport 50th in terms of travel freedom according to the Henley Passport Index.