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Every Bahrain visa route, explained

Bahrain has a route for every purpose — short visits (GCC citizens enter visa-free; most other nationalities apply online for a visit eVisa, and 69 nationalities can get a visa on arrival), plus family-visit, GCC-resident, transit and LMRA work routes. Routes with verified guides link straight to them; the rest link to the official bahrain.bh / evisa.gov.bh pages.

The routes

Visit & tourism

Visit eVisa / visa on arrival / GCC exemption

Short visits for tourism, business or family — GCC citizens enter visa-free; nationals of 200+ countries apply online for a visit eVisa (two weeks single-entry, or 3 months / 1 year multiple-entry), and 69 nationalities can get a visa on arrival at Bahrain International Airport.

  • Tourists, short-term business visitors and family visitors
Two weeks (single entry) up to 1 year (multiple entry), per the eVisa option chosen

19 verified step-by-step guides →

Transit

Transit visa

Transit visas are issued at the request of licensed companies such as hotels or other authorised commercial entities — see the official eVisa platform for details.

  • Passengers transiting through Bahrain

official page →

Work & business

Work visa (LMRA)

For work in Bahrain your sponsor (employer) submits the work-visa application via the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA); fingerprinting and visa issuance are completed at LMRA's offices at Bahrain International Airport.

  • Employees with a Bahraini sponsor / employer

official page →

Family & residence

Visit eVisa — family visit

A one-month visit eVisa, subject to renewal, for incoming visitors who have relatives in Bahrain — requires documents proving kinship (birth or marriage certificate) on top of the standard visit-eVisa set (39 BHD).

  • Visitors with relatives in the Kingdom of Bahrain
1 month, subject to renewal

official page →

Other routes

5-year multiple-entry Visit eVisa

A long-validity multiple-entry visit eVisa issued to nationals of 68 countries for a period of five years (64 BHD) — same online application and document set as the standard visit eVisa.

  • Frequent visitors from the 68 eligible nationalities
5 years, multiple entry

official page →

GCC-resident Visit eVisa (3 months, multiple entry)

A 3-month multiple-entry visit eVisa for expatriates resident in a GCC country — requires a copy of a GCC residence permit valid for at least another 3 months (29 BHD, applied for online).

  • Expatriates living in Saudi Arabia, the UAE, Kuwait, Oman or Qatar
3 months, multiple entry

official page →

Verified step-by-step guides

Grounded on official sources — documents, fees, timeline, every fact dated and linked.

Visit eVisa (19)

🇧🇩 Bangladesh → BahrainVisit eVisa
Bangladeshi citizens need a visa to visit Bahrain — GCC citizens are the only ones exempt. The standard route is the official Bahrain eVisa platform (evisa.gov.bh): a two-week single-entry visit eVisa (9 BD + 4 BD application fee) or a 3-month (29 BD) / 1-year (44 BD) multiple-entry eVisa, decided in 3–5 working days.
🇧🇩 Bangladesh (in United States) → BahrainVisit eVisa
Bangladeshi citizens living in the United States need a visa to visit Bahrain — GCC citizens are the only ones exempt. The standard route is the official Bahrain eVisa platform (evisa.gov.bh): a two-week single-entry visit eVisa (9 BD + 4 BD application fee) or a 3-month (29 BD) / 1-year (44 BD) multiple-entry eVisa, decided in 3–5 working days. You apply online from the United States (or anywhere); the process is identical regardless of residence.
🇨🇳 China → BahrainVisit eVisa
Chinese citizens need a visa to visit Bahrain — GCC citizens are the only ones exempt. The standard route is the official Bahrain eVisa platform (evisa.gov.bh): a two-week single-entry visit eVisa (9 BD + 4 BD application fee) or a 3-month (29 BD) / 1-year (44 BD) multiple-entry eVisa, decided in 3–5 working days.
🇨🇳 China (in United States) → BahrainVisit eVisa
Chinese citizens living in the United States need a visa to visit Bahrain — GCC citizens are the only ones exempt. The standard route is the official Bahrain eVisa platform (evisa.gov.bh): a two-week single-entry visit eVisa (9 BD + 4 BD application fee) or a 3-month (29 BD) / 1-year (44 BD) multiple-entry eVisa, decided in 3–5 working days. You apply online from the United States (or anywhere); the process is identical regardless of residence.
🇪🇬 Egypt → BahrainVisit eVisa
Egyptian citizens need a visa to visit Bahrain — GCC citizens are the only ones exempt. The standard route is the official Bahrain eVisa platform (evisa.gov.bh): a two-week single-entry visit eVisa (9 BD + 4 BD application fee) or a 3-month (29 BD) / 1-year (44 BD) multiple-entry eVisa, decided in 3–5 working days.
🇪🇬 Egypt (in United States) → BahrainVisit eVisa
Egyptian citizens living in the United States need a visa to visit Bahrain — GCC citizens are the only ones exempt. The standard route is the official Bahrain eVisa platform (evisa.gov.bh): a two-week single-entry visit eVisa (9 BD + 4 BD application fee) or a 3-month (29 BD) / 1-year (44 BD) multiple-entry eVisa, decided in 3–5 working days. You apply online from the United States (or anywhere); the process is identical regardless of residence.
🇮🇳 India → BahrainVisit eVisa
Indian citizens need a visa to visit Bahrain — GCC citizens are the only ones exempt. The standard route is the official Bahrain eVisa platform (evisa.gov.bh): a two-week single-entry visit eVisa (9 BD + 4 BD application fee) or a 3-month (29 BD) / 1-year (44 BD) multiple-entry eVisa, decided in 3–5 working days.
🇮🇳 India (in United States) → BahrainVisit eVisa
Indian citizens living in the United States need a visa to visit Bahrain — GCC citizens are the only ones exempt. The standard route is the official Bahrain eVisa platform (evisa.gov.bh): a two-week single-entry visit eVisa (9 BD + 4 BD application fee) or a 3-month (29 BD) / 1-year (44 BD) multiple-entry eVisa, decided in 3–5 working days. You apply online from the United States (or anywhere); the process is identical regardless of residence.
🇳🇬 Nigeria → BahrainVisit eVisa
Nigerian citizens need a visa to visit Bahrain — GCC citizens are the only ones exempt. The standard route is the official Bahrain eVisa platform (evisa.gov.bh): a two-week single-entry visit eVisa (9 BD + 4 BD application fee) or a 3-month (29 BD) / 1-year (44 BD) multiple-entry eVisa, decided in 3–5 working days.
🇳🇬 Nigeria (in United States) → BahrainVisit eVisa
Nigerian citizens living in the United States need a visa to visit Bahrain — GCC citizens are the only ones exempt. The standard route is the official Bahrain eVisa platform (evisa.gov.bh): a two-week single-entry visit eVisa (9 BD + 4 BD application fee) or a 3-month (29 BD) / 1-year (44 BD) multiple-entry eVisa, decided in 3–5 working days. You apply online from the United States (or anywhere); the process is identical regardless of residence.
🇵🇰 Pakistan → BahrainVisit eVisa
Pakistani citizens need a visa to visit Bahrain — GCC citizens are the only ones exempt. The standard route is the official Bahrain eVisa platform (evisa.gov.bh): a two-week single-entry visit eVisa (9 BD + 4 BD application fee) or a 3-month (29 BD) / 1-year (44 BD) multiple-entry eVisa, decided in 3–5 working days.
🇵🇰 Pakistan (in United States) → BahrainVisit eVisa
Pakistani citizens living in the United States need a visa to visit Bahrain — GCC citizens are the only ones exempt. The standard route is the official Bahrain eVisa platform (evisa.gov.bh): a two-week single-entry visit eVisa (9 BD + 4 BD application fee) or a 3-month (29 BD) / 1-year (44 BD) multiple-entry eVisa, decided in 3–5 working days. You apply online from the United States (or anywhere); the process is identical regardless of residence.
🇵🇭 Philippines → BahrainVisit eVisa
Philippine citizens need a visa to visit Bahrain — GCC citizens are the only ones exempt. The standard route is the official Bahrain eVisa platform (evisa.gov.bh): a two-week single-entry visit eVisa (9 BD + 4 BD application fee) or a 3-month (29 BD) / 1-year (44 BD) multiple-entry eVisa, decided in 3–5 working days.
🇵🇭 Philippines (in United States) → BahrainVisit eVisa
Philippine citizens living in the United States need a visa to visit Bahrain — GCC citizens are the only ones exempt. The standard route is the official Bahrain eVisa platform (evisa.gov.bh): a two-week single-entry visit eVisa (9 BD + 4 BD application fee) or a 3-month (29 BD) / 1-year (44 BD) multiple-entry eVisa, decided in 3–5 working days. You apply online from the United States (or anywhere); the process is identical regardless of residence.
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka → BahrainVisit eVisa
Sri Lankan citizens need a visa to visit Bahrain — GCC citizens are the only ones exempt. The standard route is the official Bahrain eVisa platform (evisa.gov.bh): a two-week single-entry visit eVisa (9 BD + 4 BD application fee) or a 3-month (29 BD) / 1-year (44 BD) multiple-entry eVisa, decided in 3–5 working days.
🇱🇰 Sri Lanka (in United States) → BahrainVisit eVisa
Sri Lankan citizens living in the United States need a visa to visit Bahrain — GCC citizens are the only ones exempt. The standard route is the official Bahrain eVisa platform (evisa.gov.bh): a two-week single-entry visit eVisa (9 BD + 4 BD application fee) or a 3-month (29 BD) / 1-year (44 BD) multiple-entry eVisa, decided in 3–5 working days. You apply online from the United States (or anywhere); the process is identical regardless of residence.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom → BahrainVisit eVisa (3-month)
British citizens need a visa to visit Bahrain. The official Bahrain eVisa platform issues a dedicated 3-month visit eVisa to nationals of Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States (24 BD); a two-week single-entry (9 BD + 4 BD) and a 1-year multiple-entry (44 BD) eVisa are also available. Decisions take 3–5 working days.
🇬🇧 United Kingdom (in United States) → BahrainVisit eVisa (3-month)
British citizens living in the United States need a visa to visit Bahrain. The official Bahrain eVisa platform issues a dedicated 3-month visit eVisa to nationals of Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States (24 BD); a two-week single-entry (9 BD + 4 BD) and a 1-year multiple-entry (44 BD) eVisa are also available. Decisions take 3–5 working days. You apply online from the United States (or anywhere); the process is identical regardless of residence.
🇺🇸 United States → BahrainVisit eVisa (3-month)
US citizens need a visa to visit Bahrain. The official Bahrain eVisa platform issues a dedicated 3-month visit eVisa to nationals of Canada, the United Kingdom, Ireland and the United States (24 BD); a two-week single-entry (9 BD + 4 BD) and a 1-year multiple-entry (44 BD) eVisa are also available. Decisions take 3–5 working days.