Dubai: Bahrain has announced the resumption of its visa services on arrival, which, according to the Bahrain Airport Company, are open to travellers from 68 countries, the media reported.
The service is open to all GCC citizens, except those from Qatar, who must download a visa before arriving to enter. “Entry is reserved for Bahraini citizens, residents, GCC citizens who do not want a visa, passengers eligible to download a visa on arrival, passengers with a valid electronic visa, diplomats, army personnel, airline team members or official service holders or UN passports,” Bahrain Airport said in a tweet.
All arriving travelers must also go through a PCR check upon arrival and must remain remote until the result is available.
“Arrivals will have to remain remote until the result of the PCR verification is d,” Bahrain Airport said on his Twitter account. To obtain the visa upon arrival, travelers must make a stopover evisa. gov. bh. To get an eVisa before departure as well, scale in evisa. gov. bh.
The reopening follows a resolution through the Executive Committee of the Government chaired by Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and Prime Minister, to resume the visa without delay upon arrival.
Passengers staying in Bahrain for more than 10 days or more must also repeat the PCR on the tenth day after arriving in the Kingdom, eVisa’s authority said on its website.
Previously, on March 18, 2020, the NPRA announced the suspension of visas upon arrival through the Kingdom’s ports of access to coronavirus-related assistance (COVID-19) and the fitness and protection of citizens and residents. This resolution also follows the World Health Organization (WHO) on 11 March 2020, pointing to the new coronavirus (SARS-CoV-2) as a global pandemic.
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