Published 31.08.2021
Bahrain Travel Requirements & Quarantine Guidelines
1. Passengers are not allowed to enter.
– This does not apply to:
– nationals of Bahrain, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia and United Arab Emirates;
– passengers with a residence permit issued by Bahrain;
– passengers with an e-visa obtained before departure;
– passengers who can obtain a visa on arrival;
– military personnel.
2. Passengers are not allowed to enter if in the past 14 days they have been in or transited through Bangladesh, Dominican Rep., Georgia, India, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Malawi, Malaysia, Mexico, Mongolia, Mozambique, Myanmar, Namibia, Nepal, Pakistan, Panama, Philippines, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Tunisia, Uganda, Ukraine, Viet Nam or Zimbabwe;
– This does not apply to:
– nationals of Bahrain
– passengers with a residence permit issued by Bahrain.
3. Passengers must have a negative COVID-19 PCR test taken at most 72 hours before departure. The test result must have a QR code.
– This does not apply to:
– passengers younger than 6 years;
– nationals of Bahrain, Cyprus, Hungary, Israel, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles and United Arab Emirates with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival.
4. Passengers are subject to a COVID-19 PCR test upon arrival.
– This does not apply to passengers younger than 6 years.
5. Passengers could be subject to quarantine for 10 days.
– This does not apply to:
– passengers younger than 6 years;
– nationals of Bahrain, Cyprus, Hungary, Israel, Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia, Seychelles and United Arab Emirates with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate showing that they were fully vaccinated at least 14 days before arrival;
– passengers with a COVID-19 vaccination certificate issued in countries that are eligible to obtain a visa on arrival.
6. Flights from Addis Ababa (ABB) and Baku (BAK) are suspended.
– This does not apply to humanitarian, medevac and repatriation flights.
7. Flights from Iraq, Lebanon and Syria are suspended.
– This does not apply to humanitarian, medevac and repatriation flights.
8. Visa on arrival facility restarted.
– This does not apply to passengers with a residence permit issued by Kuwait, Oman, Saudi Arabia or United Arab Emirates.
9. Border crossing on the causeway is suspended.