[[Bahrain International Airport]] has 12 departure e-gates and 8 arrival onese-gates with a total number of 20 e-gates. They require taking photos or fingerprints depending on the directions the machine prompts for passengers. Those currently eligible to use itthe e-gates are: [[Bahraini nationality law|Bahrain citizens usingand theirresidents with valid passports or valid ID cardsCards]], GCC[[Gulf Cooperation Council|citizens usingof theirGCC biometricMember passports,States residentswith of Bahrain using theirvalid passports]] orand ID[[Visa cards,policy andof Bahrain|visitors holdingwith valid multi-entry visas, after a successful first arrival through a physical counter and using their biometric passports]] (afterDoes annot initialapply successfulto arrivalcitizens atof the[[Belarus]], immigration[[Iran]], counter[[Kosovo]] and [[North Korea]]).<ref>{{cite web | url=https://www.bahrainairport.bh/passports-visas | title=Passports & Visas }}</ref>
