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French Guiana visa rules for Kuwait passport holders

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The answer

No. Kuwait passport holders need a visa to visit French Guiana.

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Visa needed
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ONE TIME LIVIN’VISA NEEDED

Our summary of the official rule. Not an official stamp.

Official source

legifrance.gouv.frLégifrance (Government of France): Arrêté du 26 juillet 2011 relatif aux documents et visas exigés pour l'entrée des étrangers sur le territoire de la Guadeloupe, la Guyane, la Martinique, La Réunion et de la collectivité de Saint-Pierre-et-Miquelon, consolidated versionChecked 3 Nov 2026

aux titulaires d'un passeport ordinaire sur lequel est apposé un visa à entrées multiples dont la durée de validité est comprise entre six mois et cinq ans, délivré par une autorité consulaire française

Quoted from the source.

Who sets the entry rules

French Guiana is part of France but outside the Schengen area, so it has its own visa rules.

Source: service-public.gouv.fr

Before you go

The conditions that come with this rule, from its official sources.

Conditions from official sources

  • Not needed if the passport already holds a multiple-entry visa valid for 6 months to 5 years issued by a French consulate.

Passport validity

Your passport must be valid for at least 3 months.

sa durée de validité est supérieure d'au moins trois mois à la date à laquelle le demandeur a prévu de quitter le territoire visé ci-dessus.

Tourist entry only

These rules cover tourist visits. Work, study and transit follow other rules.

Visa-free nearby

Other places Kuwait passport holders can visit without a visa, within 2,500 km of Cayenne, nearest first.

  1. SurinameParamaribo, about 330 km from CayenneVisa-free · 90 days
  2. BarbadosBridgetown, about 1,210 km from CayenneVisa-free
  3. St. Vincent & GrenadinesKingstown, about 1,340 km from CayenneVisa-free · 3 months
  4. St. LuciaCastries, about 1,380 km from CayenneVisa-free · 42 days
  5. DominicaRoseau, about 1,520 km from CayenneVisa-free · 21 days

We list only countries whose rules we have reviewed. More appear as we review them.

Weather in Cayenne

Average high and low temperature and rainfall in Cayenne, month by month.

  1. JanHigh 29.4°CLow 23.4°CRain 400 mm
  2. FebHigh 29.3°CLow 23.5°CRain 335 mm
  3. MarHigh 29.8°CLow 23.6°CRain 305 mm
  4. AprHigh 30.1°CLow 23.8°CRain 445 mm
  5. MayHigh 30.1°CLow 23.6°CRain 599 mm
  6. JunHigh 30.5°CLow 23.0°CRain 392 mm
  7. JulHigh 31.1°CLow 22.5°CRain 262 mm
  8. AugHigh 31.8°CLow 22.5°CRain 135 mm
  9. SepHigh 32.4°CLow 22.5°CRain 63 mm
  10. OctHigh 32.5°CLow 22.4°CRain 55 mm
  11. NovHigh 31.7°CLow 22.7°CRain 136 mm
  12. DecHigh 30.3°CLow 23.2°CRain 351 mm

Bar and large number: average high, °CSmaller number: average low, °Cmm: average rainfall

Averages of 30 years between 1991 and 2020, computed by One Time Livin’.

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