Entry rules · Bahrain passport
Do Bahrain passport holders need a visa for Israel?
Yes. Bahrain passport holders need a visa for Israel, applied for before travel.
Checked against official sources on 2 Nov 2026. Two independent checks agreed.
The rule
- Entry
- Visa required. Apply for a visa before you travel, with a visit in person: to a consulate or visa centre, or to give fingerprints.
- Status
- Verified 2 Nov 2026
- Official source
- Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel
- Applies to
- A short tourist visit with an ordinary Bahrain passport.
What the official sources say
The passages the two checks relied on, with where they come from. Quotes are shown as published, in the source’s language.
Entry: visa required
Country_code | No | Country_name | Fee | National_passport | National_passport_Biomenric
BHR | 61 | Bahrain | Yes | Required | Required
אשרות כניסה לזרים לישראל באשרות ב/2
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עודכן ב- 9 בספטמבר 2026
מידע אודות הצורך באשרות לזרים הרוצים להיכנס לארץ
Nationality Bahrain 2 Passport Regular passport (national) 3 Main purpose Visit (Tourism) 4 Eligibility Not Eligible
Based on your answers, you cannot apply for an ETA-IL.
The applicant must appear in person at the Israeli mission in his country of residence.
The applicant must schedule an appointment and appear in person at an Israeli mission.
The pilot program for the new e-visa system is now up and running. Indian and Sri Lankan passport holders residing in India and Sri Lanka can now apply for a B2 visa directly on the official website.
Country_code No Country_name Fee National_passport National_passport_Biomenric Diplomatic_passport Diplomatic_passpor_Biometric Service_passport Service_passport_Biometric Remark Country_nam_H
BHR 61 Bahrain Yes Required Required Exempted Exempted Exempted Exempted בחריין
submit the forms and required documents in persons at the relevant Israel representatives abroad
Applications for entry visas and tourist licences type B/2 for foreigners can be submitted at Israeli missions in the country of origin.
Israel for other passports
- eTAUp to 90 days per entry
- Albania, Andorra, Argentina, Australia, Austria, Bahamas, Barbados, Belarus, Belgium, Belize, Botswana, Brazil, Bulgaria, Canada, Chile, Costa Rica, Croatia, Cyprus, Czechia, Denmark, Dominica, Dominican Republic, Ecuador, El Salvador, Estonia, Eswatini, Fiji, Finland, France, Georgia, Germany, Greece, Grenada, Guatemala, Haiti, Honduras, Hong Kong, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Jamaica, Japan, Kosovo, Latvia, Lesotho, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macao, Malawi, Malta, Marshall Islands, Mauritius, Mexico, Micronesia, Moldova, Monaco, Mongolia, Montenegro, Nauru, Netherlands, New Zealand, North Macedonia, Norway, Palau, Panama, Papua New Guinea, Paraguay, Peru, Philippines, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines, Samoa, San Marino, Serbia, Singapore, Slovakia, Slovenia, Solomon Islands, South Africa, South Korea, Spain, Suriname, Sweden, Switzerland, Taiwan, Tonga, Trinidad and Tobago, Tuvalu, Ukraine, United Arab Emirates, United Kingdom, United States, Uruguay, Vanuatu
- eTAUp to 90 days
- Colombia
- eVisaPublic data
- Angola, Benin, Bhutan, Brunei, Burkina Faso, Burundi, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cape Verde, Central African Republic, Côte d'Ivoire, Cuba, Democratic Republic of the Congo, Djibouti, Equatorial Guinea, Ethiopia, Gabon, Gambia, Ghana, Guinea, Guinea-Bissau, Kazakhstan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Liberia, Madagascar, Maldives, Mali, Mozambique, Namibia, Nicaragua, Palestine, Republic of the Congo, Rwanda, São Tomé and Príncipe, Senegal, Seychelles, Sierra Leone, South Sudan, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Thailand, Timor-Leste, Togo, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Venezuela, Vietnam, Zambia, Zimbabwe
- Visa required
- Afghanistan, Algeria, Antigua and Barbuda, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bolivia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Chad, China, Comoros, Egypt, Eritrea, Guyana, Indonesia, Iran, Iraq, Jordan, Kiribati, Kuwait, Lebanon, Libya, Malaysia, Mauritania, Morocco, Myanmar, Nepal, Niger, Nigeria, North Korea, Oman, Pakistan, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, Somalia, Sudan, Syria, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Vatican City, Yemen
How this rule was checked
On 2 Nov 2026 we checked this rule against the official sources that govern entry to Israel, chiefly Ministry of Foreign Affairs of Israel. Two independent checks reached the same result.
Before the check, public visa data (as of 17 Feb 2026) said: eVisa. The official source shows: visa required, and that is what this page shows.
See this check in the log of checks and changes, and how verification works in the methodology.
Something here is wrong or out of date? Report a wrong rule.
Government travel advice for Israel
- United States
- Level 3: Reconsider Travel
- United Kingdom
- Advises against all travel to some areas and all but essential travel to others
- Canada
- Avoid non-essential travel (with regional advisories)
What these governments tell their own citizens about travel to Israel as a whole, as of 30 Sept 2026. It is not about visas, and it reflects each government’s relations and consular reach as well as conditions on the ground.
Plan your trip
- Check a trip with more stopsRoute check: the best passport at each stop
- Compare the Bahrain passport with anotherWhat a second passport changes, destination by destination
- See what a second passport addsCombine passports and count the destinations they open together
- Israel visa requirements for every passportThe full table for this destination
- All destinations for Bahrain passport holdersRank, map and every rule for the Bahrain passport
Before you travel
This page answers whether you need a visa and how long you can stay on a short tourist visit. It does not cover passport validity, other documents or permission to work. Entry rules change, sometimes without notice, and border officials make the final decision: confirm the requirements for your trip with the official immigration website or embassy of Israel.