You should by now
have your flight details and ticket (or details of PTA voucher
for issue at the airline ticket desk) for your travel to
Bahrein. In order for your journey to be as smooth as possible,
please observe the following guidelines:
When packing your luggage, ensure that you do not bring
• Alcoholic beverages
• Pork Products
• Religious texts, Icons or Photographs
• Books/Magazines/Newspapers containing
revealing photographs
• Video tapes or CD Videos
The following items are best packed in your
hand-baggage:
• Prescription drugs
• Audio CD's and Cassette tapes
• Books and Magazines
Ensure that you obtain an Entry Form from
either the Air Stewards on board your aircraft before you
land or from the desk inside the Passport/Entry Control
Area on arrival. Make sure you have completed this Immigration
Form before presenting your passport to Immigration Control.
Although entry visa problems and detention at customs are
thankfully rare, if you do experience any problems, ask
the authorities to make contact with our representative
who will be waiting to meet you in the arrival hall.
Once through entry formalities you should
proceed to the baggage claim area and retrieve your luggage.
You will have to pass through Customs Control (this is via
x-ray machine and may involve physical inspection of luggage).
On completion of Customs you should proceed to the arrivals
hall where our representative will be waiting for you (look
for the G.T.C Rep holding up a Welcome display board with
your name on it. For those employees from Western Agencies
the G.T.C Representative will take you by car to your accommodation.
Please note that food, laundry and telephone expenses will
be to your account.