Bahrain

Who needs a visa for Bahrain?

Of 198 nationalities, 5 enter Bahrain with no paperwork at all. The rest: 66 can get a visa at the border and 127 must be approved before they travel.

Apply on the official Bahrain government site

This is the government's own portal. We are not paid to send you there.

What do you need?

Who needs what

Visa free 5

Nothing to apply for and nothing to pay before you travel.

eVisa (electronic visa) 126

A real visa application, made online instead of at an embassy. It is assessed, it takes days rather than minutes, and it can be refused.

Visa on arrival 66

Issued at the border rather than beforehand. Bring the fee in cash in the currency the border post accepts. It is a permission, not a guarantee.

Visa required 1

You must apply and be approved before you travel. Airlines will refuse to board you without it.