{"question":{"passport":"SAU","destination":"BHR","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"allowed","headline":"Visa-free","requirement":{"kind":"none","message":"You can travel without arranging a visa."},"stay":{"kind":"NO_LIMIT","phrasing":"Free movement. No limit under this regime."},"conditions":[],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"bahrain-bh-visa","url":"https://www.bahrain.bh/wps/portal/en/BNP/HereInBahrain/NationalIdentificationAndVisas","passage":"Citizens of GCC countries may enter Bahrain using only their national ID cards, further streamlining regional mobility, while other nationalities may obtain their entry visa upon arrival at the airport.","explanation":"The official e-government portal states that GCC citizens enter Bahrain on their national ID cards alone, which settles that Saudi, Kuwaiti, Qatari, Omani and Emirati nationals need nothing arranged in advance; the GCC free-movement regime imposes no stay cap in any held instrument, so no duration is asserted.","publisher":"The regulation of visas and entry permits in Bahrain is managed by the Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA), operating under the Ministry of Interior."},"checkedAt":"2026-09-07","snapshotAsOf":"2026-09-10","dataVersion":"4f66864a7d4f8a08b6c8c7e446d7f16addcd9303","upcomingChange":null,"alternatives":[],"scope":{"covers":["recorded entry requirement","recorded stay allowance"],"notEstablished":["personal admission decision","work permission","residence rights","tax position","individual eligibility for every condition"],"passportType":"ordinary"}}