Decree Amending the Visa Exemption Agreement for Diplomatic and Official Passport Holders Between Kuwait and Vietnam

A decree numbered 171 of the year 2026 was issued in the Official Gazette "Kuwait Today," approving the Protocol amending the Visa Exemption Agreement for holders of Diplomatic and Official Passports between the Government of the State of Kuwait and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam. The articles of the decree stipulate the following:

Article One: Approval of the Protocol amending the Visa Exemption Agreement for holders of Diplomatic and Official Passports between the Government of the State of Kuwait and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam, signed in Kuwait City on November 17, 2025, the text of which is attached to this decree.

Article Two: The ministers are responsible for implementing this decree, each within their respective jurisdiction. This decree shall take effect from the date of its publication in the Official Gazette.

Diplomatic and Official Passports, which were signed in Kuwait City on October 13, 2012, and considering that this Agreement requires the mutual amendment of Article 8, Paragraph 2, the parties have agreed as follows:

Article One: This Agreement shall apply to the following types of passports:

1. For the State of Kuwait: Valid Diplomatic and Special Passports.

2. For the Socialist Republic of Vietnam: Valid Diplomatic and Official Passports.

Article Two: The title of the Agreement and some of its articles are amended as follows:

Title of the Agreement: "Agreement between the Government of the State of Kuwait and the Government of the Socialist Republic of Vietnam on Visa Exemption for Holders of Diplomatic, Special, and Official Passports."

Article 1, Paragraph 1: "Citizens of either Contracting Party holding valid Diplomatic, Special, and Official Passports are exempt from visa requirements for entry, exit, and transit through the territory of the other Contracting Party for a maximum period of (90) ninety days within (06) six months from the date of first entry."

Article 2: "Citizens of either Contracting Party holding valid Diplomatic, Official, or Special Passports, who are members of the Diplomatic or Consular Mission or representatives of international organizations present in the territory of the other Contracting Party, as well as spouses and minor children holding valid Diplomatic, Special, or Official Passports, are exempt from visa requirements for entry, exit, and stay in the territory of the other Contracting Party during the period of their mission performance; provided that notice thereof is submitted at least (30) thirty days prior to their arrival."

Article 6:

1. The two Contracting Parties shall exchange samples of Diplomatic, Special, or Official Passports through diplomatic channels within (30) thirty days prior to the date of entry into force of this Agreement.

2. The two Contracting Parties shall inform each other, through diplomatic channels, of samples and information regarding new Diplomatic, Special, or Official Passports at least (30) thirty days prior to their commencement of use.

Article Three: This Protocol constitutes an integral part of the Agreement and shall enter into force sixty (60) days after the date of the last notification by which one of the Contracting Parties informs the other Contracting Party in writing and through diplomatic channels that all necessary legal procedures for its entry into force have been completed.