{"schemaVersion":1,"source":"live","checkedAt":"2026-10-08T03:06:05.901Z","passport":{"code":"FR","name":"France","slug":"france"},"destination":{"code":"BH","name":"Bahrain"},"status":"visa_on_arrival","evidenceLevel":"exact","supportsCurrentStatus":true,"reviewedAt":"2026-08-22","allowedStays":[],"policies":[{"id":"bahrain-named-ordinary-passport-arrival-visa-residual","title":"Bahrain: named ordinary passports eligible for visa on arrival","summary":"The live NPRA Visa portal expressly names this exact residual cohort on its Countries Eligible to Get Visa on-Arrival list. The same nationalities also appear on the distinct online-visa list, but the available border-issued route controls this normalized visitor-access status.","status":"visa_on_arrival","conditions":["Applies to a traveller holding the named nationality's own ordinary passport for a visitor entry; the FAQ requires each applicant to provide an individual passport.","The public NPRA Visa country lists separately label these nationalities as eligible online and eligible on arrival. This policy normalizes the directly available border-issued route as visa_on_arrival rather than treating optional online processing as the only route.","The arrival list says terms and conditions apply. The FAQ says a traveller must meet all conditions on arrival and entry remains at the Immigration Officer's discretion.","Visa type, duration, fees, extension, work, residence, study, transit, crew, diplomatic, official, service, emergency, refugee, stateless, and individual security/admissibility treatment remain outside this nationality-level visitor rule."],"sourceIds":["bahrain-evisa-current-arrival-country-list","bahrain-evisa-current-online-country-list","bahrain-evisa-current-faq","bahrain-evisa-current-online-process"]}],"conditional":[],"sources":[{"id":"bahrain-evisa-current-arrival-country-list","title":"Bahrain eVisa: Countries Eligible to Get Visa on-Arrival","url":"https://www.evisa.gov.bh/list-of-onarrival-visa-country.html","publisher":"Nationality, Passports & Residence Affairs / Ministry of Interior","jurisdiction":"Bahrain","kind":"official-portal","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-22"},{"id":"bahrain-evisa-current-online-country-list","title":"Bahrain eVisa: Countries Eligible to Get Visa Online","url":"https://www.evisa.gov.bh/list-of-online-visa-country.html","publisher":"Nationality, Passports & Residence Affairs / Ministry of Interior","jurisdiction":"Bahrain","kind":"official-portal","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-22"},{"id":"bahrain-evisa-current-faq","title":"Bahrain eVisa: Frequently Asked Questions","url":"https://www.evisa.gov.bh/VisaBhr7En.html","publisher":"Nationality, Passports & Residence Affairs / Ministry of Interior","jurisdiction":"Bahrain","kind":"official-portal","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-22"},{"id":"bahrain-evisa-current-online-process","title":"Bahrain eVisa: Process for obtaining an Online Visa","url":"https://www.evisa.gov.bh/VisaBhr2En.html","publisher":"Nationality, Passports & Residence Affairs / Ministry of Interior","jurisdiction":"Bahrain","kind":"official-portal","language":"English","reviewedAt":"2026-08-22"}]}