Bahrain: Law No. 9 of 2000 Amending Certain Provisions of Law No. 11 of 1975 Regarding Passports

Title

Bahrain: Law No. 9 of 2000 Amending Certain Provisions of Law No. 11 of 1975 Regarding Passports

Date of adoption

Entry into force

Text versions

Source:

– Official Journal Issue No. 2427 ( 31 May 2000), pp. 4 – 5, Legislation & Legal Opinion Commission, Kingdom of Bahrain, accessed: 30 July 2014, http://www.legalaffairs.gov.bh/Media/LegalPDF/L0900.pdf

Abstract

The text of article 1 of the original law is replaced with the following: Bahraini citizens may not leave or return to the country unless they carry their passports, in accordance with this law. However, Bahrainis may leave the country and return to it using their personal identification cards if their destination is one of the Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) countries (Art. 1).

In accordance with Art. 2, the following paragraph is added to article 5 of the law: An exception to paragraph one of this article, Bahrainis may leave and return to Bahrain if their destination is one of the GCC countries using their personal identification cards or their passports without a visa.