Passport Atlas

Entering Bahrain

Bahrain does not yet have a full immigration playbook. Below is inbound openness from the passport matrix, plus a country profile.

Openness rank

#148

Entry openness

71

Visa free

5

Visa required

1

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Country profile

Capital

Manama

Population

1.6 million

Area

665 km²

Currency

Bahraini dinar BHD

Languages

Arabic

Time zone

UTC+03:00

Foreign-born

840,202 · 2024

Migrant share

52.3%

Ethnic groups · 2020

Bahraini47.4%
Asian43.4%
other Arab4.9%
African1.4%
North American1.1%
Gulf Co-operative countries0.9%
Other0.9%

Foreign-born counts are UN international migrant stock via the World Bank (mostly 2024). Ethnic groups follow each country's published categories — most do not census by skin colour. Indicative only.

Travel notes

Plug

Type G

Mains

230 V · 50 Hz

Driving

Right

Emergency

Police 999 · Ambulance 999

Dialing code

+973

Airports

BAH

Highlights

Qal'at al-Bahrain
Tree of Life
Muharraq pearling sites

Bahrain Passport

Passports that enter without a prior visa

FVisa free5

United Arab Emirates

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