Irish Honorary Consulate in Bahrain

Ireland has an honorary consulate in Manama; like most honorary consulates, it does not normally issue visas or passports.

Bahraini citizens must obtain a visa before travelling to Ireland. Ireland has no embassy or career consulate in Bahrain, and its honorary consulates normally do not issue visas; applications go to a mission of Ireland accredited to Bahrain from another country.

Bahrain has no mission in Ireland on record; Bahraini citizens there would be served by an embassy accredited from another country.

Ireland in Bahrain

There is no embassy of Ireland in Bahrain on record, so Bahrain is probably covered by an embassy of Ireland in another country. Worldwide, Ireland has 141 missions in 77 countries; one of them is in Bahrain.

Travel to Bahrain for Irish citizens

Irish citizens receive their visa for Bahrain at the border; it covers up to 30 days. In Bahrain, Irish citizens can turn to the honorary consul for first help in an emergency.

When the honorary consulate of Ireland in Bahrain is closed

The honorary consulate of Ireland in Bahrain closes on Bahrain’s public holidays, the next being National Day on Wednesday 16 December 2026, National Day on Thursday 17 December 2026 and New Year's Day on Friday 1 January 2027, and usually on some holidays of Ireland, such as Christmas Day (Lá Nollag) on Friday 25 December 2026.