Bahrain removes India and Pakistan from red list

The changes will come into effect from Friday 3 September

The latest update from the kingdom’s Civil Aviation Affairs has removed Pakistan, India, Panama and the Dominican Republic from its red list for travellers arriving in the Kingdom.

This means that pre-arrival PCR tests are no longer required for those entering Bahrain from these and other countries not featured on the red list, but all passengers will still have to take PCR tests on arrival in Bahrain, and on the fifth and tenth days of their stay.

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Countries added to the red list in this latest update include Bosnia and Herzegovina, Slovenia, Ethiopia, Costa Rica and Ecuador. Passengers from these and other red list countries, including those who have transited through red list countries within 14 days, are banned from entry, except for citizens or residents of Bahrain, who must present a valid PCR test, taken no more than 48 hours before travelling to the kingdom.

Bahrain’s red list (as of 1 September 2021)

Bangladesh
Bosnia and Herzegovina
Costa Rica
Ethiopia
Georgia
Indonesia
Iran
Iraq
Malawi
Malaysia
Mexico
Mongolia
Mozambique
Myanmar
Namibia
Nepal
Slovenia
South Africa
Sri Lanka
The Philippines
Tunisia
Uganda
Ukraine
Vietnam
Zimbabwe