Visafar / US visa / Kenya / Bahrain
Can Kenyan passport holders with a US visa enter Bahrain?
Yes. With a valid US visa, Kenyan passport holders can enter Bahrain with a visa on arrival (up to 14 days), instead of e-visa on the passport alone.
- Entry
- Visa on arrival
- Longest stay
- 14 days
- Passport alone
- e-Visa
- Checked
- 25 September 2026
Conditions
- Checked for nationals of Afghanistan, Albania, Algeria, Angola, Armenia, Azerbaijan, Bangladesh, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Cambodia, Cameroon, Cuba, Dominican Republic, DR Congo, Egypt, Ethiopia, Ghana, Guinea, Haiti, India, Indonesia, Iraq, Ivory Coast, Jamaica, Jordan, Kenya, Kyrgyzstan, Laos, Lebanon, Liberia, Libya, Madagascar, Malawi, Mali, Moldova, Mongolia, Morocco, Mozambique, Myanmar, Nepal, Nigeria, North Macedonia, Pakistan, Palestine, the Philippines, Rwanda, Senegal, Serbia, Sierra Leone, Somalia, South Africa, Sri Lanka, Sudan, Syria, Tajikistan, Tanzania, Tunisia, Türkiye, Turkmenistan, Uganda, Uzbekistan, Vietnam, Yemen, Zambia and Zimbabwe holding a valid visit visa for the UK, USA or Schengen area, or a US Green Card. A valid UAE or Saudi visit visa also qualifies (Hajj and Umrah visas do not). Not open to nationals of Iran or Kosovo (Bahrain requires a local guarantor for them) or Belarus (no visa on arrival is offered).
- Visa issued at the arrival counter: 2 weeks, single entry, BD 5. A 3-month multiple-entry visa (up to 1 month per visit, BD 12) is also offered.
- Passport valid for your whole stay (or the length of the visa, whichever is longer), plus a confirmed return ticket.
- The passport officer may ask for proof of funds and accommodation. No paid or unpaid work.
Also accepted instead of a US visa: UK visa, Schengen visa, US Green Card.
Official source: www.evisa.gov.bh/list-of-onarrival-visa-country.html
Other documents that open Bahrain
More countries a US visa opens for Kenyan passports
Not travel advice. From Visafar's unlock rule for Bahrain, read at the official source above. Rules change without notice and the border officer decides; confirm with Bahrain's official source before you travel. Page built 2026-09-30.