Bahrain's Cabinet has approved a proposal to create two new kinds of entry visas and extend the validity of other visas as part of its efforts to attract more visitors and investors.

The decision was taken at a regular weekly Cabinet session chaired by His Royal Highness Prime Minister Prince Khalifa bin Salman Al Khalifa, a BNA report said.

According to the plan, recommended by the Executive Committee, chaired by His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister, a new BD5 ($13.17) entry visa, issued electronically at border points, will be added. Issued only once, the visa allows its holder to stay in the kingdom for five days.

The second visa is a multi-entry one. It is issued electronically for BD85 ($224) and allows its holder to stay in the kingdom for up to 90 days.

Holders of the current multi-entry visas, which are valid for three months, may stay in the kingdom up to one month instead of two weeks.

The memorandum on the new visa plan, highlighted in the presentation given by the Deputy Premier Shaikh Khalid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa, was referred to the relevant sides to take the necessary technical and legal procedures.