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Visa Requirements for Bahrain Passport Holders (2026)

A Bahrain passport gives visa-free access to 87 of 198 destinations (visa-free, visa on arrival, or eTA). Full breakdown by entry type below.

Visa-free49
Visa on arrival34
eTA4
e-Visa25
Visa required86

Visa-free destinations (49)

Albania (90d), Bahamas (90d), Barbados (90d), Belarus (30d), Botswana (90d), Dominica (21d), Dominican Republic, Ecuador (90d), Egypt (180d), El Salvador (180d), Georgia (360d), Guatemala (90d), Haiti (90d), Honduras (90d), Hong Kong (30d), Iran (15d), Jordan (90d), Kazakhstan (30d), Kosovo (90d), Kuwait, Kyrgyzstan (60d), Lebanon (180d), Malaysia (90d), Mauritius (90d), Micronesia (30d), Morocco (90d), Nicaragua (90d), Oman, Pakistan (90d), Palestine, Philippines (30d), Qatar, Saint Kitts and Nevis (90d), Saint Vincent and the Grenadines (90d), Saudi Arabia, Serbia (90d), Seychelles (90d), Singapore (30d), South Korea (30d), Syria, Tajikistan (30d), Thailand (60d), Tunisia (90d), Turkey (90d), Ukraine (90d), United Arab Emirates, Uzbekistan (10d), Vanuatu (120d), Zambia (90d)

Visa on arrival (34)

Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Brunei, Burundi, Cambodia, Cape Verde, Comoros, Djibouti, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea-Bissau, Indonesia, Iraq, Laos, Macao, Madagascar, Malawi, Maldives, Mauritania, Mozambique, Nepal, Palau, Rwanda, Samoa, Senegal, Sierra Leone, Somalia, Sri Lanka, Tanzania, Timor-Leste, Tuvalu, Yemen, Zimbabwe

eTA required (4)

Ivory Coast, Kenya, New Zealand, United Kingdom

e-Visa required (25)

Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Australia, Benin, Bhutan, Burkina Faso, Cameroon, Colombia, Cuba, DR Congo, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, Guinea, Lesotho, Libya, Moldova, Nigeria, Papua New Guinea, Russia, Sao Tome and Principe, South Sudan, Taiwan, Togo, Uganda, Vietnam

Visa required in advance (86)

Afghanistan, Algeria, Andorra, Angola, Argentina, Austria, Belgium, Belize, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Central African Republic, Chad, Chile, China, Congo, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Eritrea, Estonia, Fiji, Finland, France, Gambia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guyana, Hungary, Iceland, India, Ireland, Israel, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kiribati, Latvia, Liberia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Mali, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mexico, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Myanmar, Namibia, Nauru, Netherlands, Niger, North Korea, North Macedonia, Norway, Panama, Paraguay, Peru, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Saint Lucia, San Marino, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, Spain, Sudan, Suriname, Swaziland, Sweden, Switzerland, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Turkmenistan, United States, Uruguay, Vatican, Venezuela

Passports with similar entry access

Ecuador · Saudi Arabia · Timor-Leste · Jamaica · Maldives · Belize

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Data source: Passport Index dataset (CC-BY). Retrieved & last verified June 26, 2026. Visa rules change frequently — always confirm with the destination’s embassy or official immigration website before you book. See our methodology.