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Bahrain

Bahrain

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11 March 2022

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11 March 2022


Certificate adoption

certificate is adopted 


Instrument type

Vaccination and immunity based 


Certificate name

Digital Covid-19 vaccine passport 


Certificate details

The certificate contains this following information: 

  • name 
  • date of birth 
  • nationality 
  • which vaccine they received. 

Entry protocol

For general measures 

Document requirements 

All travellers arriving in the Kingdom of Bahrain aged 6 years and above are required to 

  • No need to present a PCR certificate before boarding a plane for travellers arriving in the kingdom of Bahrain. 
  • Take a PCR test upon arrival. 
  • Recently recovered travellers (age 6 years and aboveare not required to present a negative PCR test before departure. In lieu of a negative PCR testtravellers who have recently recovered from a COVID-19 infection can present documentary proof in the form of a recovery certificate or a positive PCR test taken no later than 14 days prior to departure and no earlier than 30 days prior to departureTravellers are still required to undergo a PCR test on arrival in Bahrain. 
  • All travellers must also activate the ‘BeAware Bahrain‘ application and sign an agreement to selfisolatewhich requires them to quarantine at their place of residence until their arrival test results are available. 
  • Citizens planning to travel abroad must comply with entry procedures and requirements at their destinationsThey must also sign a declaration form prior to departureagreeing to bear any medical costs while abroadas well as mandatory COVID-19 testing once they arrive in the Kingdom of Bahrain. 

Quarantine 

  • All unvaccinated arrivals into Bahrain aged 12 years and abovewill be required to selfisolate for 7 days as part of the arrivals testing procedureunless exempt as set out above.   
  • Those who test positive for COVID-19 are required to selfisolate at home or at their hotel for 7 days (if fully vaccinatedor 10 days (if unvaccinatedfrom the date of infection. 

Vaccine authorised to be used in the country

  • Pfizer/BioNTech 
  • Sputnik Light 
  • Sputnik V 
  • Janssen (Johnson & Johnson) 
  • Covishield (Oxford/ AstraZeneca formulation) 
  • Covaxin 
  • Sinopharm (Beijing) 

 


Border status

Partially open.