14 days per entry· Visa on arrival

Your passport must be valid for at least 6 months after you arrive.

A confirmed return or onward ticket is expected as part of the eVisa application and may be checked at check-in or on arrival

You should have A bank statement showing at least USD 1,000 equivalent held over the prior 3 months is expected as part of the eVisa application.

No dedicated arrival card or health declaration app for tourists was found in this research; Bahrain International Airport has deployed biometric eGates using facial, iris, and fingerprint recognition as its real border control mechanism at arrival.

Check with the embassy for overstay penalties.A variable BHD 2 to 10 per day depending on visa type and length of overstay, up to a BHD 500 cap under normal circumstances; a temporary, crisis driven 3 month automatic visa extension with a full overstay fine waiver was announced for visit visas affected by regional airspace disruption since 28 February 2026, treat this as a dated, temporary measure, not the ongoing standard overstay policy.

Declare cash above BHD 6,000 (roughly USD 15,900) or its equivalent in any foreign currency, cash, or negotiable instruments, declared to Bahrain Customs at any port of entry or exit; a competing BHD 10,000 figure appears in a less well corroborated source and was not used, see report.txt.

Apply online or at a local National, Passport and Residence Affairs (NPRA) service centre before the current visa expires, following the submission procedure and paying the extension fee at the appointment.

Bahrain's 5 Gulf Cooperation Council exempt passport rows in visa_rules (Kuwait, Oman, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, UAE) carry no specific day limit, since none was found stated for Bahrain specifically, unlike the flat indefinite period several neighboring Gulf states' own destination data in this project have confirmed explicitly; treat this as a genuine, stated research gap, not an assumed indefinite period.

Always confirm with the official embassy or consulate before you fly.