| Document Name: | Kuwaiti passport |
| Date First Issued: | 1 March 2017[1] (current version) |
| Using Jurisdiction: |  Kuwait |
| Document Type: | Passport |
| Purpose: | Identification |
| Eligibility: | Kuwaiti citizenship |
| Expiration: | 5 / 10 years |
The Kuwaiti passport (Arabic: جواز السفر الكويتي) is a passport document issued to citizens of Kuwait for international travel.
There are four types of Kuwaiti passports:
The passport of a Kuwaiti citizen is distinguished by its blue colour and contains 64 pages. Each biometric passport contains an electronic chip that stores the passport holder's text and biometric personal data.[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."
See main article: Visa requirements for Kuwaiti citizens. In June 2019, Kuwaiti citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 98 countries and territories, ranking the Kuwaiti passport 44th in the world according to the Visa Restrictions Index.