What the Bahrain visa rules mean for Luxembourg travellers
Luxembourg passport holders can get a visa on arrival in Bahrain for stays of up to 14 days. There is nothing to apply for in advance — the visa is issued at the airport or land border after you pay the fee. Bring cash in a major currency, a passport valid for at least six months, a return ticket and the address of your first night's accommodation, and expect a queue at busy airports.
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 2-week single-entry visit visa on arrival — 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. Luxembourg citizens are treated the same way as Andorra, Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria and Croatia. Overall the Luxembourg passport ranks #8 in the world with 125 visa-free destinations.
More travel options
Planning a longer trip in Asia? With a Luxembourg passport you can also visit 22 countries in the region without a visa, including United Arab Emirates, Brunei, China, Hong Kong, Japan, Kyrgyzstan, Kazakhstan and Laos.
In the other direction, Bahrain citizens need a visa to visit Luxembourg.