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eVisa / Visa on Arrival — Eligible Travellers

BahrainShort stays and visits

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For the relevant traveller scope, is a visa, electronic authorisation, visa on arrival or no advance visa normally required?

eVisas are available for visitors from more than 200 countries, and visitors from more than 60 countries can receive visas on arrival at Bahrain International Airport. GCC citizens may enter using only their national ID cards. A traveller from a country not eligible for an on-arrival visa must obtain an entry visa in advance through a Bahrain embassy in the country of residence, a Bahraini sponsor or a travel agency.

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Limits of the record
  • Neither page lists the nationalities eligible for an eVisa or for on-arrival entry; the eligibility checker is linked out to a site outside the official domains researched here.
  • The captured pages do not state whether any nationality is visa-exempt beyond GCC citizens entering on a national ID card.
  • Visas - eVisas
    eVisas are available for visitors from more than 200 countries. If you are from a country that is not eligible for an on-arrival visa, an entry visa must be issued in advance via a Bahrain embassy in your country of residence, a Bahraini sponsor, or a travel agency.
  • Visas - On-arrival Visas
    Visitors from more than 60 countries can receive visas upon arrival at
  • National Identification and Visas - Visa Facilitation and the Golden Residency Program
    Citizens of GCC countries may enter Bahrain using only their national ID cards, further streamlining regional mobility, while other nationalities may obtain their entry visa upon arrival at the airport.

What short-visit purposes does this route cover?

The national portal describes visit visas as issued for individuals invited by companies in Bahrain and for visitors, and transit visas as issued at the request of licensed companies such as hotels or other authorised commercial entities. Work is not covered: a sponsor must apply for a work visa through LMRA. The NPRA electronic-visa application requires a stated reason of visit.

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Limits of the record
  • The NPRA electronic-visa service pages do not enumerate the permitted visit purposes; “Reasons of visit” is listed as a required term with no list of accepted reasons.
  • The captured pages do not state whether study, medical treatment or unpaid activity are permitted on this route.

What maximum stay, rolling-period rule, validity and entry rules apply?

The electronic visa is issued in several durations. The two-week single-entry electronic visa is issued or extended for a duration of two weeks; the three-month multiple-entry electronic visa is issued or extended to nationals of 212 countries for a duration of 3 months. A visa becomes invalid if it is not used within three months of issuance. The official source does not state a rolling-period rule or the stay granted on a visa on arrival.

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Limits of the record
  • No rolling-period rule (days permitted within a rolling window) is stated on the captured pages.
  • The stay granted to a traveller admitted on a visa on arrival is not stated.
  • Only two of NPRA's listed electronic-visa products were captured; the durations of the six-month, one-year, five-year, ten-year and GCC-resident products are not established here.

What important funds, accommodation, invitation, insurance, onward-travel or passport evidence may be required?

For the two-week single-entry electronic visa NPRA requires a passport copy valid for more than 6 months, a clear copy of the hotel reservation or proof of residential address in Bahrain, proof of a return air ticket, and a bank statement for the past 3 months showing a regular income of at least $1000. The three-month multiple-entry electronic visa lists the same documents. The official source does not state insurance or invitation requirements.

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Limits of the record
  • No travel or health insurance requirement is stated on the captured pages.
  • The captured pages do not state what evidence a traveller must present at the border when entering on a visa on arrival.
  • No invitation requirement is stated for the electronic-visa products captured.

Where/how is permission obtained when required, and under what important circumstances can a stay be extended or changed?

Electronic visas are applied for online through the official electronic-visa website and the applicant must be located outside Bahrain to submit the application; travellers from eligible countries may instead obtain the visa on arrival at Bahrain International Airport, where the fee covers a first-time visa or an extension if eligible. Extension of the two-week and three-month electronic visas costs BHD 25 for 14 days and is applied for on an application form at a service centre; NPRA's separate visa-extension service charges BHD 40 for less than 6 days and BHD 50 for 7 to 28 days.

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Limits of the record
  • The captured pages do not state the circumstances in which an extension is granted or refused.
  • The captured pages do not state whether the status can be changed to another visa or permit type from inside Bahrain.

These are the answers currently recorded in the catalogue. A missing or partial answer is not an eligibility decision.

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