{"question":{"passport":"IRN","destination":"BHR","entryDate":"2026-09-12"},"dateBasis":"reference-date","status":"conditional","headline":"Visa, stay set by the visa","requirement":{"kind":"visa_consular","message":"Before you travel: you need a visa from an embassy or consulate."},"stay":{"kind":"SET_BY_VISA","phrasing":"How long you may stay is set by your visa."},"conditions":[],"caveat":null,"source":{"documentId":"aliens-law-1965","url":"https://www.lloc.gov.bh/Legislation/HTM/K0365","passage":"ما لم يكن ذلك بتصريح من\nمدير الهجرة لا يجوز لمأمور الهجرة أن يمنح إذناً لأجنبي بالنزول إلى أراضي\nالبحرين إلا إذا كان في حيازته جواز سفر صالح أو وثيقة سفر أخرى معتبرة عليه أو\nعليها تأشيرة صالحة لدخول البحرين","explanation":"Aliens Law article 5(1) forbids an immigration officer from granting an alien permission to land without a valid passport carrying a valid entry visa; none of these issuers appears on the eVisa on-arrival or online eligibility lists, so no exemption applies and a visa must be arranged before travel.","publisher":"نحن عيسى بن سلمان الخليفة، حاكم البحرين وتوابعها، نأمر هذا اليوم الثاني من ربيع الأول 1385 الموافق لليوم الحادي من يوليو 1965 بسن القانون الآتي الخاص بهجرة الأجانب وإقامتهم في البحرين"},"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"}}