Bahrain entry requirements, by passport
Bahrain visa requirements at a glance: 71 of the 198 passports VisaRadar tracks can enter Bahrain without arranging a visa beforehand: visa-free, with a visa on arrival, or with an electronic travel authorisation. The other 127 must obtain a visa before they travel.
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We'll take you straight to the entry requirements for Bahrain for your nationality.
What we've verified for Bahrain
Beyond the yes/no matrix, we've checked these against an official primary source (last checked 23 September 2026). The specifics depend on your nationality: open your passport's row in the table for the detail that applies to you.
- Required documents (3)
- Required vaccinations
- Customs limits (cash, alcohol, tobacco)
- Overstay penalties
- Stay and transit rules
Sources: exteriores.gob.es (travel advice of Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, European Union and Cooperation for Bahrain, updated 10 June 2026: advice to postpone travel, passport validity, green booklet, two-week renewable visa at the border and online, currency, alcohol); evisa.gov.bh (official portal: visa on arrival country list, two non-refundable payments); gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bahrain (UK Government: renewal, exit bans, Ebola); who.int (WHO) and sanidad.gob.es (Spain's Ministry of Health, "Listado de países"): yellow fever; data.unesco.org (World Heritage List). All checked on 23 September 2026. Also: customs.gov.bh (Bahrain Customs Affairs, "Duty Free Allowances": tobacco allowances, 3 litres of alcohol, 12 cans of beer and 300 dinars; accessed 25 September 2026); gov.uk/foreign-travel-advice/bahrain (overstay penalties, re-read on 25 September 2026).
This table summarises the exact entry mechanism for every passport we track. The difference between entering visa-free, with an electronic authorisation, with an e-Visa, or with a traditional visa is explained in visa, e-Visa, and electronic authorisation: what's the difference. How we verify every row before publishing it is on methodology.
Base entry rules refreshed 12 October 2026. Published: 24 September 2026.
| Passport | Requirement | Max. stay |
|---|---|---|
| Visa-free | ||
| Andorra | Visa on arrival | — |
| Argentina | Visa on arrival | — |
| Australia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Austria | Visa on arrival | — |
| Belgium | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bolivia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Brazil | Visa on arrival | — |
| Brunei | Visa on arrival | — |
| Bulgaria | Visa on arrival | — |
| Canada | Visa on arrival | — |
| Chile | Visa on arrival | — |
| China | Visa on arrival | — |
| Colombia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Croatia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Cyprus | Visa on arrival | — |
| Czech Republic | Visa on arrival | — |
| Denmark | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ecuador | Visa on arrival | — |
| Estonia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Finland | Visa on arrival | — |
| France | Visa on arrival | — |
| Georgia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Germany | Visa on arrival | — |
| Greece | Visa on arrival | — |
| Guyana | Visa on arrival | — |
| Hong Kong | Visa on arrival | — |
| Hungary | Visa on arrival | — |
| Iceland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ireland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Italy | Visa on arrival | — |
| Japan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kazakhstan | Visa on arrival | — |
| Kuwait | Visa-free | — |
| Latvia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Liechtenstein | Visa on arrival | — |
| Lithuania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Luxembourg | Visa on arrival | — |
| Macao | Visa on arrival | — |
| Malaysia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Malta | Visa on arrival | — |
| Mexico | Visa on arrival | — |
| Monaco | Visa on arrival | — |
| Netherlands | Visa on arrival | — |
| New Zealand | Visa on arrival | — |
| Norway | Visa on arrival | — |
| Oman | Visa-free | — |
| Paraguay | Visa on arrival | — |
| Peru | Visa on arrival | — |
| Poland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Portugal | Visa on arrival | — |
| Qatar | Visa-free | — |
| Romania | Visa on arrival | — |
| Russia | Visa on arrival | — |
| San Marino | Visa on arrival | — |
| Saudi Arabia | Visa-free | — |
| Singapore | Visa on arrival | — |
| Slovakia | Visa on arrival | — |
| Slovenia | Visa on arrival | — |
| South Korea | Visa on arrival | — |
| Spain | Visa on arrival | — |
| Suriname | Visa on arrival | — |
| Sweden | Visa on arrival | — |
| Switzerland | Visa on arrival | — |
| Thailand | Visa on arrival | — |
| Ukraine | Visa on arrival | — |
| United Arab Emirates | Visa-free | — |
| United Kingdom | Visa on arrival | — |
| United States | Visa on arrival | — |
| Uruguay | Visa on arrival | — |
| Vatican | Visa on arrival | — |
| Venezuela | Visa on arrival | — |
| Visa required | ||
| Afghanistan | e-Visa | — |
| Albania | e-Visa | — |
| Algeria | e-Visa | — |
| Angola | e-Visa | — |
| Antigua and Barbuda | e-Visa | — |
| Armenia | e-Visa | — |
| Azerbaijan | e-Visa | — |
| Bahamas | e-Visa | — |
| Bangladesh | e-Visa | — |
| Barbados | e-Visa | — |
| Belarus | e-Visa | — |
| Belize | e-Visa | — |
| Benin | e-Visa | — |
| Bhutan | e-Visa | — |
| Bosnia and Herzegovina | e-Visa | — |
| Botswana | e-Visa | — |
| Burkina Faso | e-Visa | — |
| Burundi | e-Visa | — |
| Cambodia | e-Visa | — |
| Cameroon | e-Visa | — |
| Cape Verde | e-Visa | — |
| Central African Republic | e-Visa | — |
| Chad | e-Visa | — |
| Comoros | e-Visa | — |
| Costa Rica | e-Visa | — |
| Cuba | e-Visa | — |
| Djibouti | e-Visa | — |
| Dominica | e-Visa | — |
| Dominican Republic | e-Visa | — |
| DR Congo | e-Visa | — |
| Egypt | e-Visa | — |
| El Salvador | e-Visa | — |
| Equatorial Guinea | e-Visa | — |
| Eritrea | e-Visa | — |
| Eswatini | e-Visa | — |
| Ethiopia | e-Visa | — |
| Fiji | e-Visa | — |
| Gabon | e-Visa | — |
| Gambia | e-Visa | — |
| Ghana | e-Visa | — |
| Grenada | e-Visa | — |
| Guatemala | e-Visa | — |
| Guinea | e-Visa | — |
| Guinea-Bissau | e-Visa | — |
| Haiti | e-Visa | — |
| Honduras | e-Visa | — |
| India | e-Visa | — |
| Indonesia | e-Visa | — |
| Iran | e-Visa | — |
| Iraq | e-Visa | — |
| Israel | e-Visa | — |
| Ivory Coast | e-Visa | — |
| Jamaica | e-Visa | — |
| Jordan | e-Visa | — |
| Kenya | e-Visa | — |
| Kiribati | e-Visa | — |
| Kosovo | e-Visa | — |
| Kyrgyzstan | e-Visa | — |
| Laos | e-Visa | — |
| Lebanon | e-Visa | — |
| Lesotho | e-Visa | — |
| Liberia | e-Visa | — |
| Libya | e-Visa | — |
| Madagascar | e-Visa | — |
| Malawi | e-Visa | — |
| Maldives | e-Visa | — |
| Mali | e-Visa | — |
| Marshall Islands | e-Visa | — |
| Mauritania | e-Visa | — |
| Mauritius | e-Visa | — |
| Micronesia | e-Visa | — |
| Moldova | e-Visa | — |
| Mongolia | e-Visa | — |
| Montenegro | e-Visa | — |
| Morocco | e-Visa | — |
| Mozambique | e-Visa | — |
| Myanmar | e-Visa | — |
| Namibia | e-Visa | — |
| Nauru | e-Visa | — |
| Nepal | e-Visa | — |
| Nicaragua | e-Visa | — |
| Niger | e-Visa | — |
| Nigeria | e-Visa | — |
| North Korea | Visa required | — |
| North Macedonia | e-Visa | — |
| Pakistan | e-Visa | — |
| Palau | e-Visa | — |
| Palestine | e-Visa | — |
| Panama | e-Visa | — |
| Papua New Guinea | e-Visa | — |
| Philippines | e-Visa | — |
| Republic of the Congo | e-Visa | — |
| Rwanda | e-Visa | — |
| Saint Kitts and Nevis | e-Visa | — |
| Saint Lucia | e-Visa | — |
| Saint Vincent and the Grenadines | e-Visa | — |
| Samoa | e-Visa | — |
| Sao Tome and Principe | e-Visa | — |
| Senegal | e-Visa | — |
| Serbia | e-Visa | — |
| Seychelles | e-Visa | — |
| Sierra Leone | e-Visa | — |
| Solomon Islands | e-Visa | — |
| Somalia | e-Visa | — |
| South Africa | e-Visa | — |
| South Sudan | e-Visa | — |
| Sri Lanka | e-Visa | — |
| Sudan | e-Visa | — |
| Syria | e-Visa | — |
| Taiwan | e-Visa | — |
| Tajikistan | e-Visa | — |
| Tanzania | e-Visa | — |
| Timor-Leste | e-Visa | — |
| Togo | e-Visa | — |
| Tonga | e-Visa | — |
| Trinidad and Tobago | e-Visa | — |
| Tunisia | e-Visa | — |
| Turkey | e-Visa | — |
| Turkmenistan | e-Visa | — |
| Tuvalu | e-Visa | — |
| Uganda | e-Visa | — |
| Uzbekistan | e-Visa | — |
| Vanuatu | e-Visa | — |
| Vietnam | e-Visa | — |
| Yemen | e-Visa | — |
| Zambia | e-Visa | — |
| Zimbabwe | e-Visa | — |
Bahrain rules for every passport
Vaccinations, customs limits and penalties are the same for every traveller.
Vaccinations
- Yellow fever: a certificate is required from travellers over nine months of age arriving from a country with risk of transmission, or who have spent more than 12 hours in transit at an airport in one of them.
Customs limits
- Cash
- There are no restrictions on bringing in or taking out foreign currency, according to Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs.
- Alcohol
- The sale and consumption of alcohol and pork products are allowed.
- Tobacco
- Aged 18 and over: 400 regular or heated cigarettes, or 250 grams of tobacco, or 400 nicotine pouches; plus 50 cigars, a quarter of a kilo of pipe tobacco, 10 e-cigarettes, one electronic hookah device and one heating device. Personal effects and gifts are exempt up to 300 dinars.
Overstay penalties
Overstaying can lead to penalties and legal problems, and the UK Government warns that exceeding legal residency is fined, although it gives no figures. The amount could not be confirmed against Bahrain's immigration law.
Grounds for refusal
- A passport valid for less than six months.
- Having been in a country with an Ebola outbreak in the previous 30 days.
Do you need a different visa for Manama, Muharraq, or Riffa?
No. Bahrain sets the requirements, so entering through Manama asks for the same as entering through Muharraq or Riffa. If you're arriving overland or through a small border post, check that separately: some countries apply their own rules to specific crossings.
What does change is where you file the application when a visa is needed, and that depends on the country you live in rather than the city you're travelling to.
What draws travellers to Bahrain
Bahrain has three properties on the World Heritage List, all tied to its ancient and maritime history: Qal'at al-Bahrain, the ancient harbour and capital of Dilmun (2005), the pearling industry, testimony of an island economy (2012), and the Dilmun burial mounds (2019). Before planning a visit, bear in mind the advice of Spain's Ministry of Foreign Affairs, which recommends postponing travel because of the regional conflict and asks travellers to register with the Spanish Embassy in Kuwait, which covers Bahrain.
Sources for this section: data.unesco.org (World Heritage List: Qal'at al-Bahrain, 2005; Pearling, Testimony of an Island Economy, 2012; Dilmun Burial Mounds, 2019); Spanish Ministry of Foreign Affairs travel advice for Bahrain (advice to postpone travel, consular registration). Accessed 23 September 2026.
Where can Bahrain passport holders travel visa-free? →
Informational only. Always verify requirements with the official embassy or consulate before you travel.