Where Bahrain passport holders can go visa-free
235 countries and territories: visa-free โ 49, electronic travel authorisation โ 7, visa on arrival โ 17, e-visa โ 50, visa required โ 112. Rules change โ check the destination's official website before you travel.
With a Bahrain passport you can enter 56 countries and territories visa-free or with an electronic travel authorisation. In 67 more countries, you get the visa online or at the border.
- Updated 19 October 2026
- 235 countries and territories
- references disagree: 27
By country
Filter by entry type or search by name. โReferences disagreeโ means different sources give different answers โ check the destination's official website.
Visa-free ยท 49
- Armenia120 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
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Visa exempt from 1 July 2025.
- Azerbaijan30 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa on arrival
- Bahamas90 days
- Barbados90 days
- Belarus30 days
Details
Must arrive and depart via Minsk International Airport.
- Botswana90 days
- China30 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
Details
Visa free From 9 June 2025 to 31 December 2026.
- Cook Islands31 days
- Dominica21 days
- Dominican Republic
- Ecuador90 days
- Egypt180 days
- El Salvador90 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 180 days
- Georgia365 days
- Guatemala90 days
- Haiti90 days
- Honduras90 days
- Hong Kong30 days
- Iran15 days
- Jordan90 days
- Kazakhstan30 days
- Kosovo15 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 90 days
- Kuwait
- Kyrgyzstan60 days
- Lebanon180 days
- Malaysia90 days
- Mauritius90 days
- Micronesia30 days
- Morocco90 days
- Nicaragua90 days
- Oman
- Pakistan90 days
Details
eVisa eligible.
- Palestine
- Philippines30 days
- Qatar
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines30 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 90 days
- Samoa60 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa on arrival
- Saudi Arabia
- Serbia90 days
Details
90 days within a 6-month period
- Singapore30 days
- Thailand60 days
- Tunisia90 days
- Tรผrkiye90 days
- Turks and Caicos Islands30 days
- Ukraine90 days
- United Arab Emirates
- Uzbekistan30 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 10 days
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5-day visa-free transit at the international airports if holding a confirmed onward ticket for a flight to a third country. Starting 1 June 2025. The new regulation allows nationals from Bahrain to stay in Uzbekistan for up to 30 days without a visa.
- Vanuatu30 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 120 days
- Zambia
Travel authorisation ยท 7
- Kenya90 days
Details
Electronic Travel Authorisation (eTA) Applications can be submitted up to 90 days prior to travel and must be submitted at least 3 days in advance. eTA fee is USD 32.50. eTA is good for single entry, but visitors who leave Kenya to other EAC countries may re-enter provided that their eTA is still valid Proof of reservation at the hotel where visitors plan to stay is required (if staying with friends, an invitation letter is also acceptable). Yellow fever vaccination certificate is required if coming from endemic countries. Can also be entered on an East Africa tourist visa issued by Rwanda or Uganda.
- New Zealand90 days
Details
International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy must be paid upon requesting an Electronic Travel Authority. Holders of an Australian Permanent Resident Visa or Resident Return Visa may be granted a New Zealand Resident Visa on arrival permitting indefinite stay (pursuant to the Trans-Tasman Travel Arrangement), subject to meeting character requirements and obtaining an Electronic Travel Authority prior to departure. Such travellers are not required to pay the International Visitor Conservation and Tourism Levy.
- Saint Kitts and Nevis90 days
- South Africa
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- South Korea30 days
Details
All visitors are fingerprinted. From September 2021, travelers require the Korean Electronic Travel Authorization (K-ETA). The validity period is 3 years from the date of approval. The government of the Republic of Korea announced that from 1 April 2023 to 31 December 2025, a K-ETA is not required for 27 countries citizens visiting Korea for 90 days or less for business or tourism.
- Sri Lanka30 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa on arrival
Details
Electronic Travel Authorization can also be obtained on arrival. 30 days extendable to 6 months. The standard visitor visa allows a stay of 60 days within any 6-month period. Visa fees (for Standard visitor visa): SAARC - USD 35 Non SAARC - USD 75 e-Visa categories will be charged an additional USD 18.50 service fee. If transiting from any of the Sri Lankan airports, An e-Visa is exempted (2 day transit period).
- United Kingdom180 days
Visa on arrival ยท 17
- Bangladesh30 days
- Bolivia90 days
- Brunei30 days
- Burundi30 days
- Cape Verde
Details
Visa on arrival at Sal, Boa Vista, Sรฃo Vicente or Santiago international airports. Requirement to register online 5 days before arrival Also pay the airport security fee of CVE 3400 either online or on arrival.
- Comoros45 days
- Indonesia
- Iraq
Details
When arriving at Basra International Airport or Al Najaf International Airport.
- Macau30 days
- Maldives30 days
- Niue30 days
- Palau30 days
- Senegal90 days
- Seychelles90 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 90 days
- Timor-Leste30 days
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At Presidente Nicolau Lobato International Airport or the Dili Sea Port only.
- Tuvalu30 days
- Yemen90 days
E-visa ยท 50
- Afghanistan
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
Details
Visa is not required in case born in Afghanistan or can proof that one of their parents is a national of Afghanistan or born in Afghanistan. e-Visa : Visitors must arrive at Kabul International (KBL).
- Albania
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 90 days
Details
Visa is not required for Holders of a valid multiple-entry Schengen, UK or US visa has been previously used once or residence permit of Ireland, Schengen, UK, US.
- Angola
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Antigua and Barbuda
- Benin30 days
Details
Must have an international vaccination certificate.
- Bhutan90 days
Details
Visa fee is USD 40 per person and visa application may be processed within 5 business days with duration of stay of 90 days. e-Visa applicant is also subject to pay Sustainable Development Fee
- Burkina Faso
- Cambodia30 days
- Cameroon
- Colombia90 days
- Cรดte dโIvoire
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Travel authorisation
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e-Visa holders must arrive via Port Bouet Airport.
- Cuba30 days
- Djibouti31 days
- DR Congo7 days
- Equatorial Guinea
- Ethiopia90 days
Details
eVisa holders must arrive via Addis Ababa Bole International Airport
- Gabon
Details
Electronic visa holders must arrive via Libreville International Airport.
- Guinea
- Guinea-Bissau90 days
- India30 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
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e-Visa holders must arrive via 32 designated airports or 5 designated seaports. An Indian e-Tourist Visa may only be obtained twice within 1 calendar year. Foreigners of Pakistani origin or who hold a Pakistani Passport are not eligible for an e-Visa. Foreigners who are not Pakistani nationals, but whose parents or grandparents (either paternal or maternal) were born in, or were permanent residents in Pakistan, are also not eligible for an e-Visa.
- Laos30 days
Details
18 of the 33 border crossings are only open to regular visa holders. e-Visa may be used to enter Laos through the Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 3 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges, in Boten (road and railroad), and in Vientiane (at Khamsavath railway station). Visa on arrival is available at the Luang Prabang, Pakse and Vientiane international airports, 4 Thai-Lao Friendship Bridges and 7 border crossings.
- Lesotho
Details
eVISA Applications System Suspended. Email for online applications.
- Libya
- Madagascar90 days
- Malawi
- Mauritania
Details
Available at NouakchottโOumtounsy International Airport.
- Mozambique30 days
- Namibia
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Nepal90 days
- Nigeria
- Papua New Guinea
Details
May apply for an e-visa under the type of "Tourist - Own Itinerary"
- Russia30 days
Details
e-Visa holders must arrive and departure via 29 checkpoints
- Rwanda30 days
- Saint Helena
- Sรฃo Tomรฉ and Prรญncipe
- Sierra Leone
- Somalia
Details
Available at Berbera, Borama, Burao, Erigavo and Hargeisa airports. 30 days, available at Bosaso Airport, Galcaio Airport and Mogadishu Airport.
- South Sudan
Details
Obtainable online Printed visa authorization must be presented at the time of travel
- Suriname
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Syria
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free
Details
According to the Law No. 2 of 2014 all visitors require visas prior to arrival.
- Taiwan
- Tajikistan45 days
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa-free, 30 days
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E-visa holders can enter through all border points.
- Tanzania90 days
- Togo15 days
- Trinidad and Tobago
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Turkmenistan
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
- Uganda
Details
May apply online.
- Venezuela
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa required
Details
Introduction of Electronic Visa System for Tourist and Business Travelers.
- Vietnam90 days
Details
30 day visa exemption at Phรบ Quแปc Island.
- Zimbabwe90 days
Details
30 days for visits on business, 3 months for tourists
Visa required ยท 112
- Algeria
Details
Bahraini Travelers with a boarding authorization traveling as tourists to cities in the south of Algeria (Timimoun, Ghardaia, Ilizi, Djanet or Tamanraset) can obtain a visa on arrival for a maximum of 30 days. They must have: a return/onward ticket, a hotel reservation confirmation.
- American Samoa
- Andorra
- Anguilla
- Argentina
Details
Electronic Travel Authorization must be approved before travel and is valid for tourism purposes.
- Aruba
- Australia
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
Details
may be online application (Online Visitor e600 visa).
- Austria
- Belgium
- Belize
- Bermuda
- Bosnia & Herzegovina
Details
Visa exemption from 1 June to 30 September.
- Brazil
- British Indian Ocean Territory
- British Virgin Islands
- Bulgaria
- Canada
- Caribbean Netherlands
- Cayman Islands
- Central African Republic
- Chad
- Chile
- Clipperton Island
- Congo
- Costa Rica
- Croatia
- Curaรงao
- Cyprus
- Czechia
- Denmark
- Eritrea
- Estonia
- Eswatini
- Falkland Islands
- Faroe Islands
- Fiji
- Finland
- France
- French Guiana
- French Polynesia
- Gambia
- Germany
- Ghana
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: Visa on arrival
- Gibraltar
- Greece
- Greenland
- Grenada
- Guam
- Guernsey
- Guyana
- Hungary
- Iceland
- Ireland
Details
Visa not required if passenger have first entered the United Kingdom with a printed Electronic Visa Waiver Document issued by the United Kingdom They are visa exempt for a maximum stay of 90 days in Ireland or until the end of the period of stay granted in the United Kingdom.
- Isle of Man
- Israel
Details
Confirmation from Israeli Foreign Ministry is required before a visa is issued. Bahrain has signed a visa exemption agreement with Israel for non-ordinary passports, but it is not yet in force.
- Italy
- Jamaica
- Japan
Details
Eligible for an e-Visa if residing in one these countries Australia, Brazil, Cambodia, Canada, India, Saudi Arabia, Singapore, South Africa, Taiwan, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States. May apply online
- Jersey
- Kiribati
- Latvia
- Liberia
- Liechtenstein
- Lithuania
- Luxembourg
- Mali
- Malta
- Marshall Islands
- Mayotte
- Mexico
Details
May enter without a visa if obtaining a valid visa or a permanent residency to Canada, Japan, the United Kingdom, the United States, or the Schengen area.
- Moldova
โ ๏ธ References disagree โ another reference (January 2025) says: E-visa
- Monaco
- Mongolia
- Montenegro
- Montserrat
- Myanmar
- Nauru
- Netherlands
- New Caledonia
- Niger
- North Korea
- North Macedonia
- Northern Mariana Islands
- Norway
- Panama
- Paraguay
- Peru
- Pitcairn Islands
- Poland
- Portugal
- Puerto Rico
- Rรฉunion
- Romania
- Saint Lucia
- Saint Pierre and Miquelon
- San Marino
- Sint Maarten
- Slovakia
- Slovenia
- Solomon Islands
- South Georgia & South Sandwich Islands
- Spain
- Sudan
- Sweden
- Switzerland
- Tonga
- United States
- United States Virgin Islands
- Uruguay
- US Outlying Islands
- Vatican City
- Wallis and Futuna
Visas for Bahrain citizens
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