Do I need a visa for Bahrain?
Whether you need a visa for Bahrain depends on the passport you hold. Find your passport in the table below for the exact rule, the stay length, the passport validity required, and any arrival registration you have to complete separately.
Now pick the passport you travel on.
Entry rules by passport
Select your nationality for the full answer: stay length, passport validity, pre-registration and how to apply.
| Passport | What you need | Max stay |
|---|---|---|
| Lithuania | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Germany | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| United Kingdom | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| United States | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| France | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Poland | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Netherlands | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Spain | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Italy | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Brazil | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| India | 30 days | |
| China | Visa on arrival | 30 days |
| Türkiye | 30 days | |
| Nigeria | 30 days | |
| South Africa | 30 days | |
| Philippines | 30 days | |
| Pakistan | Unconfirmed | No stated limit |
| Bangladesh | 30 days | |
| Indonesia | 30 days | |
| Egypt | 30 days | |
| Vietnam | 30 days |
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What to do next
The part most visa checkers leave out: what actually needs doing before you fly.
Confirm with the official source
Rules change without notice, and only the immigration authority of Bahrain can tell you where you stand. Search for its official site before you travel.
Check your passport
Passport validity required: valid for period of stay. Renew first if you are close, because this is the most common reason travellers are turned away.
Check the rule for your own passport
What Bahrain asks for depends on the passport you travel on, and the table above differs from row to row. Open your nationality for the stay length, the validity required and whether anything has to be applied for.
Common questions
Entry to Bahrain, answered from the same rules the table shows.
Yes, on every one of the 21 most-checked passports listed above — though 11 are issued a visa at the border rather than in advance. The table gives the exact document each nationality needs and when it has to be obtained.
Valid for period of stay. Renew before you travel if you are close to that, because it is one of the most common reasons travellers are refused boarding — by the airline, before they ever reach the border.
Yes, for Lithuania, Germany, United Kingdom, United States, France, Poland, Netherlands and Spain among others. It is issued at the border, and the fee and documents it requires are checked at the counter rather than corrected there.
Yes, for India, Turkey, Nigeria, South Africa, Philippines, Bangladesh, Indonesia and Egypt among others. The application is completed online with no embassy appointment.
No separate arrival registration is listed for Bahrain. Your airline may still ask for advance passenger information, which is not the same thing and is handled at check-in.
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