No visa needed

Do citizens of Bahrain need a visa for Kazakhstan?

Citizens of Bahrain don’t need a visa for Kazakhstan and can stay up to 30 days. You need a valid passport; border officers may ask for a return ticket and accommodation. For a longer stay you need a visa or an extension.

For citizens of Bahrain: the passport opens 50 countries visa-free; Manama — Astana: ≈ 3,280 km, about 4.5 hours of flying.

Checked by visa analyst Albert Brown, 13 years of experience · September 26, 2026

At a glance

No visa needed

Stay: 30 days

Can I travel to Kazakhstan without a visa on a Bahrain passport?

Yes, citizens of Bahrain don’t need a visa for Kazakhstan for up to 30 days. A valid passport is enough.

Kazakhstan visa rules at a glance

With a Bahrain passport you can visit 50 countries visa-free, 30 with a visa on arrival and 38 with an e-visa; 80 more require an embassy visa.
By the number of visa-free destinations, the Bahrain passport ranks 105th of 199.
Bahrain passport: visa-free access to 50 countries; Kazakhstan passport: 40.
Citizens of Bahrain and Kazakhstan can travel together visa-free to 29 countries, for example: United Arab Emirates, Oman, Iran, Palestine, Armenia, Georgia, Tajikistan, Turkey, Uzbekistan, Kyrgyzstan, Ukraine, Serbia, Seychelles, Belarus, and Tunisia.
Citizens of Kazakhstan, in turn, get a visa on arrival in Bahrain. Bahrain visa for citizens of Kazakhstan

Travelling to Kazakhstan: good to know

Manama — Astana: about 3,280 km in a straight line; a direct flight takes roughly 4.5 hours.
Time difference with your country’s capital: +2 hours.
Local time: Manama 12:00 — Astana 14:00.
Local currency: Kazakhstani Tenge.
Languages: Kazakh and Russian.
Exchange rate: $1.00 ≈ KZT 443.
Kazakhstan is the 41st closest of 197 destinations open to citizens of Bahrain.