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Visa requirements for Bahraini citizens

Administrative entry restrictions

Visa requirements for Bahraini citizens
Summary

Administrative entry restrictions

A [[Bahraini passport

Visa requirements for Bahraini citizens are administrative entry restrictions by the authorities of other states placed on citizens of Bahrain. As of 2025, Bahraini citizens had visa-free or visa on arrival access to 89 countries and territories, ranking the Bahraini passport 56th in the world according to the Henley Passport Index.

Visa requirements map

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Visa requirements

CountryVisa requirementAllowed stayNotes (excluding departure fees)
Afghanistan
Albania
Algeria
Andorra
Angola
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina90 days
Armenia120 days
Australia
Austria
Azerbaijan30 days
Bahamas3 months
Bangladesh30 days
Barbados90 days
Belarus30 days
Belgium
Belize
Benin30 days
Bhutan90 days
Bolivia90 days
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Botswana90 days
Brazil
Brunei30 days
Bulgaria
Burkina Faso
Burundi30 days
Cambodia30 days
Cameroon
Canada
Cape Verde
Central African Republic
Chad
Chile
People's Republic of China30 days
Colombia90 days
Comoros45 days
Republic of the Congo
Democratic Republic of the Congo7 days
Costa Rica
Côte d'Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba30 days
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Djibouti31 days
Dominica21 days
Dominican Republic
Ecuador90 days
Egypt6 months
El Salvador90 days
Equatorial Guinea
Eritrea
Estonia
Eswatini
Ethiopiaup to 90 days
Fiji
Finland
France
Gabon
Gambia
Georgia1 year
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guatemala90 days
Guinea
Guinea-Bissau90 days
Guyana
Haiti3 months
Honduras90 days
Hungary
Iceland
India30 days
Indonesia30 days
Iran15 days
Iraq
Ireland
Israel
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan3 months
Kazakhstan30 days
Kenya3 months
Kiribati
North Korea
South Korea30 days
Kuwait
Kyrgyzstan60 days
Laos30 days
Latvia
Lebanon6 months
Lesotho
Liberia
Libya
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Madagascar90 days
Malawi
Malaysia90 days
Maldives30 days
Mali
Malta
Marshall Islands
Mauritania
Mauritius90 days
Mexico
Federated States of Micronesia30 days
Moldova
Monaco
Mongolia
Montenegro
Morocco90 days
Mozambique30 days
Myanmar28 days
Namibia
Nauru
Nepal90 days
Netherlands
New Zealand3 months
Nicaragua90 days
Niger
Nigeria
North Macedonia
Norway
Oman
Pakistan90 days
Palau30 days
Panama
Papua New Guinea
Paraguay
Peru
Philippines30 days
Poland
Portugal
Qatar
Romania
Russia30 days
Rwanda30 days
Saint Kitts and Nevis3 months
Saint Lucia
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines1 month
Samoa60 days
San Marino
São Tomé and Príncipe
Saudi Arabia
Senegal90 days
Serbia90 days
Seychelles3 months
Sierra Leone
Singapore30 days
Slovakia
Slovenia
Solomon Islands
Somalia
South Africa
South Sudan
Spain
Sri Lanka30 days
Sudan
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Syria
Tajikistan45 days
Tanzania3 months
Thailand60 days
Timor-Leste30 days
Togo15 days
Tonga
Trinidad and Tobago
Tunisia3 months
Turkey3 months
Turkmenistan
Tuvalu1 month
Uganda
Ukraine90 days
United Arab Emirates
United Kingdom6 months
United States
Uruguay
Uzbekistan30 days
Vanuatu30 days
Vatican City
Venezuela
Vietnam90 days
Yemen3 months
Zambia
Zimbabwe3 months

Dependent, disputed, or restricted territories

Visa requirements for Bahraini citizens for visits to various territories, disputed areas, partially recognized countries and restricted zones:

Visitor toVisa requirementNotes (excluding departure fees)AfricaAsiaCaribbean and North AtlanticEuropeOceaniaSouth AmericaSouth Atlantic and Antarctica
British Indian Ocean TerritorySpecial permit required.
Eritrea outside AsmaraTo travel in the rest of the country, a Travel Permit for Foreigners is required (20 Eritrean nakfa).
Mayotte
Réunion
Ascension Island
Saint Helena
Sahrawi Arab Democratic RepublicUndefined visa regime in the Western Sahara controlled territory.
Somaliland30 days for 30 US dollars, payable on arrival.
Sudan outside KhartoumAll foreigners traveling more than 25 kilometers outside of Khartoum must obtain a travel permit.
Sudan DarfurSeparate travel permit is required.
China Hainan14 days
Hong Kong30 days
India PAP/RAPProtected Area Permit (PAP) required for whole states of Nagaland and Sikkim and parts of states Manipur, Arunachal Pradesh, Uttaranchal, Jammu and Kashmir, Rajasthan, Himachal Pradesh. Restricted Area Permit (RAP) required for all of Andaman and Nicobar Islands and parts of Sikkim. Some of these requirements are occasionally lifted for a year.
Kazakhstan closed citiesSpecial permission required for the town of Baikonur and surrounding areas in Kyzylorda Oblast, and the town of Gvardeyskiy near Almaty.
Iran Kish IslandVisitors to Kish Island do not require a visa.
Macau30 days
Malaysia Sabah and SarawakThese states have their own immigration authorities and passport is required to travel to them, however the same visa applies.
North Korea outside PyongyangPeople are not allowed to leave the capital city, tourists can only leave the capital with a governmental tourist guide (no independent moving)
PalestineArrival by sea to Gaza Strip not allowed.
Taiwan
Tajikistan Gorno-Badakhshan Autonomous ProvinceOIVR permit required (15+5 Tajikistani Somoni) and another special permit (free of charge) is required for Lake Sarez.
People's Republic of China Tibet Autonomous RegionTibet Travel Permit required (10 US Dollars).
Turkmenistan closed citiesA special permit, issued prior to arrival by Ministry of Foreign Affairs, is required if visiting the following places: Atamurat, Cheleken, Dashoguz, Serakhs and Serhetabat.
UN Korean Demilitarized ZoneRestricted zone.
United Nations UNDOF Zone and GhajarRestricted zone.
Anguilla
Aruba
BermudaVisa free for a maximum stay of 3 months if transiting through the United Kingdom.
Netherlands Bonaire, St. Eustatius and Saba
British Virgin Islands
Colombia San Andrés and LeticiaVisitors arriving at Gustavo Rojas Pinilla International Airport and Alfredo Vásquez Cobo International Airport must buy tourist cards on arrival.
Cayman Islands
Curacao
France French Guiana
France French West IndiesFrench West Indies refers to Martinique, Guadeloupe, Saint Martin and Saint Barthélemy.
Greenland
Venezuela Margarita IslandAll visitors are fingerprinted.
Montserrat
Puerto Rico
Saint Pierre and Miquelon
Sint Maarten
Turks and Caicos Islands30 days
U.S. Virgin Islands
Kosovo
[[File:Flag of the Greek Orthodox Church.svg21px]] Mount AthosSpecial permit required (4 days: 25 euro for Orthodox visitors, 35 euro for non-Orthodox visitors, 18 euro for students). There is a visitors' quota: maximum 100 Orthodox and 10 non-Orthodox per day and women are not allowed.
Belarus Brest and GrodnoVisa-free for 10 days
Turkish Republic of Northern Cyprus90 days
United Nations UN Buffer Zone in CyprusAccess Permit is required for travelling inside the zone, except Civil Use Areas.
Faroe Islands
GibraltarVisa not required if holding a Schengen multiple entry visa with a minimum remaining validity of 7 days or visiting on a day trip as part of an organised tour arranged through a Gibraltar-based tour operator.
Guernsey
Isle of Man
Jersey
American Samoa
Australia Ashmore and Cartier IslandsSpecial authorisation required.
France Clipperton IslandSpecial permit required.
Cook Islands31 days
Fiji Lau ProvinceSpecial permission required.
French Polynesia
Guam45 days
New Caledonia
Niue30 days
Northern Mariana Islands
Pitcairn Islands
US United States Minor Outlying IslandsSpecial permits required for Baker Island, Howland Island, Jarvis Island, Johnston Atoll, Kingman Reef, Midway Atoll, Palmyra Atoll and Wake Island.
Wallis and Futuna
[[File:Bandera Província Galápagos.svgborder22x20px]] GalápagosOnline pre-registration is required. Transit Control Card must also be obtained at the airport prior to departure.
Falkland Islands
South Georgia and the South Sandwich IslandsPre-arrival permit from the Commissioner required (72 hours/1 month for 110/160 pounds sterling).
AntarcticaSpecial permits required for British Antarctic Territory, French Southern and Antarctic Lands, Argentine Antarctica, Australia Australian Antarctic Territory, Antártica Chilena Province Chilean Antarctic Territory, Australia Heard Island and McDonald Islands, Norway Peter I Island, Norway Queen Maud Land, New Zealand Ross Dependency.

Non-visa restrictions

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