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Travel Document Type

eVisa

Government Fee

USD 79.00

Byevisa Processing Fee

USD 35.00

Processing Time

3 business days

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All About Bahrain Visas

Do you intend to travel to Bahrain in the foreseeable future? If so, you’ll be pleased to hear that the citizens of over 100 countries can now obtain their visas online, without the need to visit the embassy or wait in long queues, with Bahrain’s Electronic Visa (eVisa) system.

The Middle Eastern kingdom introduced its eVisa system in October 2014, to simplify the process of obtaining travel authorisation to visit the country and to encourage visitors. You just fill in a simple form online by entering some personal and passport details, and receive your valid travel pass by email.

The Bahrain eVisa is valid for 30 days after the date of issue, and it’s a Multiple-Entry visa. This means that you can enter and exit the Kingdom several times during your travel authorisation’s validity period, for example if you’re touring many Middle Eastern countries.

You must be outside the country when you apply for your eVisa, and you’ll need both (1) confirmation of an onward travel ticket to exit Bahrain and (2) proof that you can financially support yourself, and if appropriate, your children, during the length of your visit.

Here we explain the simple steps to obtain your travel authorisation with Byevisa.

What Is the Difference Between a Bahrain e-Visa Vs a Visa On Arrival (VoA)?

The eVisa has an online application form to obtain your travel authorisation by email. You can apply wherever you are, from the comfort of your living room, the office, or while you’re out and about.

Also, you can apply from any electronic device, whether that’s your computer, tablet or mobile. You simply enter a few details, like your full name, date of birth, and passport number, and that’s it! Your visa will be one less thing to worry about ahead of your trip.

By comparison, you obtain the Bahrain Visa on Arrival (VoA) when you arrive there. So you’ll likely have to wait in a long queue at the border control, fill in complex forms by hand, and wait for your authorisation to be approved.

Bahrain introduced its eVisa system to save you the time and stress of all that; the Electronic Visa is faster and easier.

Bahrain Visit Visa Requirements and Eligibility

Fortunately, the citizens of over 100 countries are eligible for this travel pass. This includes citizens of most developed parts of the world, like the USA, UK, EU, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, plus India.

You can check if this applies to you using our handy eligibility tool.

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Alternatively, please find below the full list of nationalities that can apply for this eVisa:

Andorra
Anguilla
Antigua and Barbuda
Argentina
Aruba
Australia
Austria
Bahamas
Barbados
Belgium
Bolivia
Brazil
British Virgin Islands
Brunei
Bulgaria
Cameroon
Canada
Caribbean Netherlands
Cayman Islands
Chile
China
Columbia
Cote d’Ivoire
Croatia
Cuba
Curacao
Cyprus
Czech Republic
Denmark
Dominica
Dominican Republic
Ecuador
Egypt
Estonia
Falkland Islands
Finland
France
French Guyana

Gabon
Germany
Ghana
Greece
Grenada
Guadeloupe
Guyana
Haiti
Hong Kong
Hungary
Iceland
India
Indonesia
Ireland
Isle of Man
Isle of Wight
Italy
Jamaica
Japan
Jordan
Kazakhstan
Kenya
Latvia
Liechtenstein
Lithuania
Luxembourg
Malaysia
Malta
Martinique
Mauritius
Mexico
Monaco
Montserrat
Morocco
Mozambique
New Zealand
Norway
Pakistan

Paraguay
Peru
Poland
Portugal
Puerto Rico
Romania
Russia
Saint Barthelemy
Saint Kitts and Nevis
Saint Lucia
Saint Martin
Saint Vincent and the Grenadines
San Marino
Senegal
Seychelles
Singapore
Sint Maarten
Slovakia
Slovenia
South Africa
South Korea
Spain
Suriname
Sweden
Switzerland
Taiwan
Thailand
The Netherlands
Trinidad and Tobago
Turkey
Turks and Caicos Islands
United Kingdom (UK)
United States (US)
United States Virgin Islands
Uruguay
Vatican City
Venezuela

Also, please note that if you’re visiting Bahrain from a country at risk of yellow fever, you’ll need to be vaccinated first. You can see if this applies to you on the World Health Organisation’s website.

Lastly, if you hold one of the following nationalities, you don’t need a Bahrain tourist visa. So you can enter and exit this country as you please. Lucky you!

Kuwait
Oman
Saudi Arabia
United Arab Emirates

Bahrain e-Visa Form and Documents

To apply for this travel document, you’ll need to comply with the following conditions:

  • You must be outside Bahrain when you apply, not inside the kingdom.
  • Your entry must not violate the security and welfare of Bahraini citizens.
  • You must prove that you can financially support yourself and, if appropriate, your children. To do this, you’ll need a stamped bank statement from the last 3 months with a balance of at least 800 USD (300 dinar bareiní).

You’ll also need the following documents:

  • A passport with at least 6 months’ validity remaining from your arrival.
  • A confirmed onward travel ticket for when you exit the country.
  • Depending on your nationality, a copy of your hotel reservation, or if you’re staying with a friend, a copy of their CPR Reader’s (Bahraini ID card’s) printout. To see if this applies to you, consult our visa eligibility checker.

Please note that, to use the eVisa, you must enter at Bahrain International Airport. You cannot enter at the King Fahad Causeway, which connects Saudi Arabia and Bahrain.

Also, you cannot use the Electronic Visa to take up paid employment in this country. The purpose of your visit must be either tourism, business or investment. If you intend to visit the country to find work, you’ll need an alternative visa. Please consult your nearest embassy or consulate for more information.

You’re only allowed one Bahrain eVisa at a time with your passport. To obtain another travel pass, the one you’ve already got must expire first.

You’ll also need the following personal and passport details:

  • An email address, so we can send you your approved visa.
  • Your intended arrival and exit dates from the country.
  • Your phone number.
  • Your full name.
  • Your gender.
  • Your nationality, as it is on your passport.
  • Your birthday.
  • The country where you were born.
  • The country where you reside.
  • The number of your passport.
  • Your passport’s issue and expiry dates.
  • The visa you’re applying for (for Bahrain, there’s only the 30-day Single-Entry pass).
  • Whether you hold a residence permit from a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) nation, and which one (Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, or United Arab Emirates).
  • Whether you’ve visited Iran, Malaysia, Singapore, South Korea, or Thailand within the 14 days before your visit. This is for security reasons.

Bahrain Online Visa Application Process

To apply for your electronic travel authorisation with Byevisa is easy as pie. You just:

1. Enter where you’re from and where you’re intending to visit into the eligibility checker. You’ll see (1) if you’re eligible, (2) the government’s charge of 79 USD, (3) Byevisa’s lowest processing cost of 35 USD, (4) our fastest processing time of 3 business days.

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2. Click ‘Apply for Visa Now’ from this page or from the eligibility checker to be taken to the form where you’ll enter your personal and passport details. Here, you enter all the information listed in our ‘Bahrain e-Visa Forms and Documents’ section above. You need to enter these details for everyone who’s applying for an eVisa. There is an option that will allow you to add other people you are travelling with.

Next, you select how fast you want to obtain your travel pass. Byevisa offers 3 convenient processing speeds, for you to get your visa right when you need it:

  • Standard service: get your visa in 7 business days for 35 USD.
  • Rapid service: get your travel pass in 5 business days for 65 USD.
  • Highly Rapid service: get your authorisation in 3 business days for 100 USD.

So in total, you pay the government’s visa fee of 79 USD plus Byevisa’s processing fee. We charge this price to process your paperwork on your behalf, saving you the stress of doing so!

4. Lastly, you pay for your application. We ask for the following debit/credit card details.

  • Your name, as it is on your debit/credit card.
  • Your debit/credit card’s number.
  • Your debit/credit card’s expiry month and year.
  • The 3-digit CVC security code on the back of your card.

If you prefer, you can also pay by PayPal.

And that’s it! You can sit back, relax, and know that you’ll receive your validated travel pass in your email inbox. So that’s one less thing to worry about ahead of your journey.

Bahrain Visa Status Check

To do a Bahrain visa check online with Byevisa is a cinch. Just go to the ‘Log in’ section of our website. You can find out

  • If your application has been accepted, rejected, or is pending.
  • How long your visa remains valid for, and its issue and expiry date.

So you can see at all times the status of your application. Please note that, depending on which Byevisa service you select, it’s normal for a few days to pass between when you apply for your visa and receiving it. For example, let’s say that you’ve chosen our Standard service, then you will receive your travel authorisation in your email inbox in 7 business days.

If the timeframe to receive your eVisa has passed and you still haven’t received it, please feel free to contact us. One of our customer support agents will get back to you in a jiffy to tell you if your application has been accepted, rejected or remains pending. Fortunately though, in most cases it won’t be necessary for you to contact our customer support team. This is because you’ll receive your travel authorisation in a timely, professional manner.

What Is the Bahrain Visa Cost?

The government of this Middle Eastern kingdom charges 79 USD for the travel pass. Moreover, depending on which Byevisa service you select, you also pay our processing fee. These are:

  • Obtain your visa in 7 business days for 35 USD, with our Standard service.
  • Get it in 5 business days for 65 USD, with our Rapid Service.
  • Get it in 3 business days for 100 USD, with our Highly Rapid service.

So for example, if you want to receive your Electronic Visa as soon as possible and you select our Highly Rapid service, you’ll pay a total of 179 USD (the government’s fee of 79 USD plus Byevisa’s processing charge of 100 USD).

More Bahrain Online Visa Questions and Information

Do you have more questions about the travel pass for this Middle Eastern kingdom? If so, please find below a handy FAQ. If you have any queries we’ve not answered here, feel free to contact us!

It’s an electronic travel authorisation. You apply online and receive it in your email inbox. So it saves you the trouble of having to visit the embassy, wait in long queues or fill in complex forms by hand. The kingdom introduced this system in October 2014.
Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months from when you exit the country. Please note that you must apply for this travel authorisation with a passport, not any other type of document, whether that’s a national ID card or a driver’s license.
It’s valid for 30 days from the date of issue. So let’s say that you get your travel pass on March 1st, it’s valid until March 31st. Make sure that your travel dates coincide with your visa’s validity period.
You can visit for up to 30 days. If you’d like to stay longer once you arrive, visit the NPRA (the General Directorate of Nationality, Passports & Residence). They can extend your authorisation for 2 weeks or more, depending on your nationality.
Yes, you can. Visit the NPRA (the General Directorate of Nationality, Passports & Residence) once you’re in the country to do so. Your authorisation can be extended by 2 weeks or more, depending on where you’re from.
If you’re travelling from a country at risk of yellow fever, you’ll need to be vaccinated for yellow fever before you arrive. To see if this applies to you, visit the World Health Organisation’s website.
Over 100 nationalities are eligible for this travel pass including most developed parts of the world, like the USA, UK, EU, Australia, New Zealand and Canada, plus India too. You can consult if you’re eligible with our convenient checker tool.
It takes from as little as 3 business days, with Byevisa’s Highly Rapid service. This is perfect if you’ve planned a trip to this country and you’ve left applying for your travel authorisation to the last minute!
It’s Multiple Entry. This means that you can enter and exit the country several times during its validity period. This is perfect if you’re touring the region, and plan to go to Bahrain more than once!
No, you can enter on any date during your travel pass’s validity period. Please note that if your e-Visa expires before you enter the country, you’ll have to apply for another one before you’re allowed entry.
Here’s a sample of what this travel document looks like for you: Bahrain visa example
To find out more information about this Middle Eastern kingdom ahead of your trip, please find below a list of useful links:
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