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                            | Travelling to Bahrain? Here's a handy checklist to make sure you have everything you need before you head out to catch that flight. 
 
 
                                Book your flight, your hotel and maybe a rental carCheck with your doctor if you need vaccinations (most people have had infantile paralysis and tetanus shots; hepatitis A is advisable for every journey)Decide if you need travel and health insurance (again, very advisable for any foreign travel)Check if you have all the papers you need (passport, visa, international driving licence, major credit card)Check the validity of your documents What papers will you need?
 
 
                                Passport (check to make sure it is not close to expiry)Visa (needed by everyone except Gulf nationals and British citizens born in the UK). Citizens of Australia, Austria, Belgium, Canada, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany, Ireland, Italy, Japan, Luxembourg, the Netherlands, New Zealand, Norway, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland and the US may obtain a tourist visa on arrival at the airport or at King Fahad Causeway. Other passport holders should apply for a visa in advance at the nearest Bahrain embassyAny form of identity card (in case you lose your passport)Flight ticket showing confirmed onward journeyNational and international driving licence (if you want to rent a car, you need both)Credit card, travellers cheques, cash (Bahraini dinars or US dollars are best)Photocopies of all your papers (keep them separate from the originals and also leave a second copy at home)A list of important telephone numbers (for flight confirmations, intimation of lost or stolen credit cards etc)Confirmations of your hotel booking, car rental etc What to pack
 
 
                                Clothing and sandalsToiletry itemsHandbag / rucksackA money belt for your valuablesBooksSuntan cream, sunglasses, sunhatCamera or video equipment and accessoriesClock with alarmMedicine for emergencies (not too much, there are many excellent pharmacies in Bahrain) 
 
 
                                
                                
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                                     1. Visa applicationthomas, Unregistered
 
                                    I'm Singaporean and will be travelling to Bahrain with my Indoesian friend.Pls advise where and how can we make a visa . Pls advise the duration of approval
 
                                  
                                     2. VisaNeran, Unregistered
 
                                    I am a Sri Lankan Expat working in Saudi Arabia, Eastern province since July 9th , 2006.
 I have got the multiple exit/re entry visa stamped.
 
 Is it possible for me to visit Bahrain for about 2 days, and Can I obtain visa on arrival by bus from King Fahad Caseway?
 
 Plaese advise.
 
                                  
                                     3. visa informationabid hussain, Unregistered
 
                                    Dear Sir
 I am visiting uae in july 2007 i wanna know that can i get 72 hours stopover in manama by booking hotel preferably two or three stars
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