Visa rules · Tourist entry

Mayotte visa rules for Kuwait passport holders

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The answer

No. Kuwait passport holders need a visa to visit Mayotte.

Entry: Visa needed
Covers: Tourist entry

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

Official source

legifrance.gouv.frLégifrance (Government of France): Arrêté du 4 février 2015 relatif aux documents et visas exigés pour l'entrée des étrangers sur le territoire de Mayotte, version en vigueur (Annexe II en vigueur depuis le 19 juin 2025, article 1 depuis le 9 octobre 2026), from the DILA LEGI open-data baseChecked 3 Nov 2026

Afrique du Sud Dispense s'appliquant seulement : -aux titulaires d'un passeport diplomatique ou de service ;-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

Mayotte 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 with a French multiple-entry visa valid for 6 months to 5 years in the passport.
Not needed with a valid residence permit or long-stay visa issued by France or another Schengen state.

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 si son séjour n'excède pas 90 jours sur une période de 180 jours

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 Mamoudzou, nearest first.

MauritiusPort Louis, about 1,540 km from MamoudzouVisa-free
ZambiaLusaka, about 1,850 km from MamoudzouVisa-free · 90 days
EswatiniMbabane, about 2,110 km from MamoudzouVisa-free · 30 days
BotswanaGaborone, about 2,420 km from MamoudzouVisa-free · 90 days

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

Weather in Mamoudzou

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

JanHigh 30.8°CLow 25.3°CRain 282 mm
FebHigh 30.9°CLow 25.3°CRain 221 mm
MarHigh 31.1°CLow 25.3°CRain 214 mm
AprHigh 31.1°CLow 25.4°CRain 96 mm
MayHigh 30.1°CLow 24.9°CRain 32 mm
JunHigh 28.8°CLow 23.6°CRain 19 mm
JulHigh 27.9°CLow 22.4°CRain 10 mm
AugHigh 28.0°CLow 21.4°CRain 11 mm
SepHigh 28.7°CLow 21.9°CRain 21 mm
OctHigh 29.8°CLow 23.4°CRain 41 mm
NovHigh 30.6°CLow 24.7°CRain 84 mm
DecHigh 31.0°CLow 25.2°CRain 167 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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