What the Bahrain visa rules mean for Libya travellers
Libya passport holders need an eVisa to enter Bahrain. You apply online, upload a passport scan and a photo, pay the fee and receive the visa by email. Apply at least one to two weeks before your trip and print the approval — some airlines and border officers ask to see it on paper.
The main option is the Two-week single-entry eVisa, which costs 10 BHD with a processing time of 1 business days. Bahrain also offers Visit visa (family or relatives residing in Bahrain) — see the visa options above.
Documents to prepare
Whatever your visa status, Bahrain applies the same entry conditions to every traveller:
- Passport validity: NPRA asks eVisa applicants for a passport copy valid for more than 6 months. For the visa on arrival, NPRA's eVisa portal says the passport must be valid for the length of time you will be in Bahrain or the length of th…
- Vaccinations: Yellow fever: WHO lists Bahrain as requiring proof of yellow fever vaccination from travellers aged 9 months or over arriving from countries with risk of yellow fever transmission, and from travellers who transited for more than 12 h…
- Travel insurance: No official source we could read states a travel-insurance requirement for entry to Bahrain. Canada's travel advice says to make sure you get travel insurance that includes coverage for medical evacuation and hospital s…
- Return or onward ticket: NPRA lists proof of a return air ticket and a copy of a hotel reservation or proof of residential address in Bahrain among the required documents for the two-week eVisa, and NPRA's eVisa portal lists proof of a valid co…
Bahrain entry rules compared
Bahrain lets 5 passports in without a visa, offers a visa on arrival to 66, issues eVisas to 126 and requires an embassy visa from 1. Libya citizens are treated the same way as Algeria, Angola, Benin, Botswana and Burkina Faso. Overall the Libya passport ranks #184 in the world with 14 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Asia? With a Libya passport you can also visit 1 country in the region without a visa, including Malaysia.
In the other direction, Bahrain citizens need evisa to visit Libya.