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Burundi for Kuwaiti passport holders: eVisa

Your circumstances

Passport:
🇰🇼 Kuwaiti
Lives in:
Not specified (general rule)
Going to:
🇧🇮 Burundi
Purpose:
Holiday

Route summary

eVisa

Visa required (US$70 per month)

Kuwaiti passport holders need a visa for Burundi; apply through the Commissariat Général des Migrations (online form on migration.gov.bi).

Conditions

No conditions recorded for this route — check the official source.

About this route

Route type
eVisa: you apply online before you travel.
Documents
Document list not published by the official source.
Fee
US$70 (as published).
Processing
Processing time not published by the official source.

Next step

Steps not published by the official source — use the official link to start.

Official application pagemigration.gov.bi ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Last checked 2 Nov 2026 against tourisme.gov.bi · Read live on official Burundi Ministry of Tourism visa page and MFA exemption-agreements page 2026-10-10

Documents

Document list not published by the official source.

Fees

Official government fee
US$70
Visa-centre / service fee (not a government fee)
None stated by the official source
Notes from the source
Entry visa $70 per month; multiple entry visa $90 per month; transit visa $40 (72 hours).

Visa-centre, service or other third-party charges are never official government fees.

Processing and validity

Processing time, validity and maximum stay: not published by the official source.

How to apply: Visa required (US$70 per month)

Where to apply

Where: Commissariat Général des Migrations (online form at migration.gov.bi)

Official application page: migration.gov.bi ↗ (opens in a new tab)

Quick answers

Do Kuwaiti passport holders need a visa for Burundi?

Visa required (US$70 per month). Kuwaiti passport holders need a visa for Burundi; apply through the Commissariat Général des Migrations (online form on migration.gov.bi). Source: https://tourisme.gov.bi/en/visa_/

Business, work or just passing through?

The rules above are for a holiday: tourism and visiting family and friends. Business visits, paid work and transit are covered separately below.

Business visits to Burundi

Not verified yet (not yet covered). We haven't verified the business rules for Kuwaiti passport holders, and we don't publish rules we haven't checked against an official source. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet. Until then, see tourisme.gov.bi.

Working in Burundi

Not verified yet (not yet covered). We haven't verified the work rules for Kuwaiti passport holders, and we don't publish rules we haven't checked against an official source. A rule that is awaiting verification or not yet covered is not a negative visa decision: it only means we haven't confirmed it on an official source yet. Until then, see tourisme.gov.bi.

Your work travel report

We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.

Transit through Burundi

Option 1
Visa-freeTransit (changing flights)

Airside transit without a visa (not from an official source)

Unofficial source – not verified

This rule is not from an official Burundi government source. It is based on a secondary reference source (en.wikipedia.org). Confirm with the embassy or the official immigration authority before you travel.

Not from an official Burundi government source: based on Wikipedia's 'Visa policy of Burundi' article (revision 1371154110, 2026-08-24), which is not verified. Confirm with your airline and the embassy before travel. The article says: “Passengers with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country. They must stay in the international transit area of the airport and have documents required for the next destination.”

Government fee
Fee not officially published
Processing
Not verified yet
Validity
Not verified yet
Max stay
Not verified yet
Steps, documents & where to apply

How to apply

Steps not verified yet — follow the official source below.

Documents checklist

Document list not verified yet — check the official source.

✓ Secondary_research

Official wording

“Wikipedia, 'Visa policy of Burundi': “Passengers with a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country. They must stay in the international transit area of the airport and have documents required for the next destination.””

Your transit travel report

We only create the PDF report from rules checked against an official government source.

Alert me if this route changes

Get an email when we update the guidance for Kuwaiti passport holders going to Burundi, after we've checked the change against the official source. Nothing else.

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Before you go to Burundi

Customs cash limits and the scams official travel advice warns about in Burundi.

Common tourist traps

Official travel advice for Burundi doesn't name specific tourist scams. Normal precautions apply.

Emergency numbers in Burundi

Paraphrased from official travel advice: gov.uk · FCDO page updated 19 Oct 2026 · Last checked 24 Oct 2026.

Explore Burundi

Planning more than the paperwork? Our Burundi guide picks out places to visit, with a source for every tip.

Places to visit:
National Museum, Gitega · Gishora Drum Sanctuary
Read the full Burundi guide

Kuwaiti passport: of the 148 destinations with a rule verified from an official source, 46 visa-free, 15 visa on arrival, 27 eVisa or travel authorisation, 60 embassy visa.

Burundi: rules verified from an official source for 196 of 198 passports. Burundi guide and every passport →

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Plan your trip to Burundi

Verify with the embassy before you book. Visa rules change without notice. We link every rule to its official source and last checked it on 2 Nov 2026, but the embassy, official e-visa portal and your airline have the final say. MyVisaPort is not a visa agent and is not affiliated with any government.