🇧🇭 Bahrain
Before you travel
- Travel documents must be valid for the duration of stay.
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Rules and exceptions
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Applies to you3
Passengers must have a valid visa issued by Bahrain.
Passengers can obtain an e-visa before departure at https://www.evisa.gov.bh/ . Passengers must have an electronic or a printed e-visa confirmation which must be verified by scanning its QR code.
E-visas issued by Bahrain must have a QR code that must be scanned to validate if the e-visa is valid.
Every other rule for this destination5
Passengers with a residence permit or national ID card issued by Bahrain do not need a visa.
Passengers with a residence permit issued by Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates can obtain a visa upon arrival for a maximum of 1 month if: - their residence permit was issued at least 3 months before arrival and valid for at least another 3 months upon arrival; and - they have a hotel reservation confirmation; and - a return/onward ticket for next destination; and - sufficient funds to cover their stay. This does not apply to passengers whose profession is Labourer. House Drivers, Housemaids or Domestic Helpers must also have a re-entry visa issued by the country of residence and must be accompanied by their sponsor, who must be a national of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, or the United Arab Emirates.
Passengers with a Permanent Resident or Resident Alien Card (Form I-551) issued by the USA can obtain a visa upon arrival for a maximum of 2 weeks. They can apply to extend their stay upon arrival for an additional 2 weeks.
Passengers with a visa issued by Saudi Arabia, USA, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom or a Schengen Member State can obtain a visa upon arrival for a maximum of 1 month. They can apply to extend their stay for an additional 2 weeks.
The validity of new work permits issued by Bahrain to foreign workers can be verified at https://www.lmra.gov.bh/EMS_Web/airlinesExpress.action?methodName=landing . Old work permits can be verified by checking the QR code.