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Wives and grown-up children who are on family visa or students' visa
are not supposed to work in Bahrain, unless they change from family
visa or student visa to work permit.
However if the wife wishes to work and remain as a dependant on her
husband...
LMRA can process family permits for expatriate employees and their
direct dependants (wife and children - until they reach 24 years).
Applying for parents, brothers and sisters is possible too, however
must be done via the Nationality, Passports and...
Yes, this is possible, provided that the company applies for a work
permit while the visit visa is still valid (at least for 7 days). If
the visit visa has expired or will expire in 6 days, the company must
extend it first in NPRA before applying for t...
It is possible for female expatriate employees to sponsor their
husbands on a dependant visa.
LMRA only processes work permits for expatriate employees and their
dependants as a one-stop service.
All other types of visas (visit visa, student or business visas,
property owners, and special visa schemes for retirement or investment
in the King...
You can track your work permit application progress by entering the
work permit application ID in the Registered Worker Eligibility [1].
The work permit application ID can be obtained from the employer's
representative who applied for your permit and y...
After obtaining a new passport for the child, you need to update his
details (and open a file) in the Nationality, Passports and Residence
Affairs (NPRA), then apply for the child's family visa through LMRA.
You must enter the correct CPR number on the...
LMRA's total processing time is between 1 to 10 business days,
provided that all the submitted information and documents were correct
and clear and that all the requirements were fulfilled at the time of
submission.
Based on the decision of the Coor...
* Visit the following link: Client's E-support Centre [1].
* Expatriate employees are allowed to access the e-support through
entering their Personal Number in the (User name) field.
* To login, expatriate employees will use their Advanced E-Key
p...
If your employer refuses to accept your resignation or notice, you
need to go to the post office and send it as registered mail to the
company's official address (this address must be the same physical
address registered at the Ministry of Industry and...
* Click on the "Submit new application" icon.
* Choose the concerned department.
* Click on "Next".
* Enter the relevant information, depending on your request, and
sufficient application details.
* Upload the required documents.
* You may u...
It is possible for a female expatriate to apply for her husband and
children a family Visa, applying the same rules and conditions of male
employees. For more information and inquiries, please contact LMRA
call centre: +973 17506055 [1]
Links:
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To check your visa status, You can use:
* The expat portal: [1] you can log in to the expat portal to see
your details, visa status and expiry date, details of your dependants
etc... Also, LMRA will be sending you important updates and
notification...
We would like to inform you that you must review the issue of
compliance with the profession described in the work permit with the
employer so that he is not legally held accountable, as he can change
the profession by an application submitted to the A...
No, the employer is not allowed to charge you any fees for the work
permit, but he has the right to sue for damages as a result of the
breach or premature cancellation of a time-specified contract.
For more information about the employee/ employer o...
Please visit LMRA's Expat Protection Centre in Northern Sehla for any
inquiries or complaints regarding unpaid wages, settlement and
indemnity.
Withholding an expatriate employees' travel or identification
documents such as (passport or smart card) is illegal. In such an
event, a case should be reported to the police station as well as
LMRA's Expat Protection Centre for further assistance.
Annual leave entitlement as well as employment agreements between the
employers and the employees do not fall under LMRA's jurisdiction.
Such entitlements are regulated in chapter (11) of the Labour Act No.
(23) (1976).
Please refer to the below service for detailed information about the
required documents and the procedures for requesting a dependant
permit.
Dependants Residency New Work Permit [1]
Links:
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[1] https://www.lmra.gov.bh/en/page/show/189
WHAT ARE THE PROCEDURES FOR LOCALLY TRANSFERRING EMPLOYMENT FROM ONE
EMPLOYER TO ANOTHER?
Please click on Expatriate Employee Transfer [1] for detailed
information about transfer procedure guide.
Links:
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[1] https://www.lmra.gov.bh/en/page/show...
In accordance with Article (26, Paragraph B, Clause 7) of Law No.
(19) of 2006 regulating the labour market, LMRA must at the request of
the employer, cancel the worker's permit.
However, this cancellation does not preclude the worker's right to
cla...
It is compulsory that all the expatriate employees and domestic
expatriate employees are enrolled with LMRA. This procedure is done to
have the required biometric data for issuing identity cards at a later
stage and to combat fraud and passport forgery...
* Report your case to the nearest police station or call the
Emergency Services on +973 999 [1]
* Submit your complaint at LMRA's Expat Protection Centre in
Northern Sehla or call National Human Trafficking Hotline +973 995 [2]
Links:
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[1] ...
If you notice any information mismatch between our system and your
official documents, please contact your employer, who should submit an
e-support ticket through Clients E-support Center [1] and upload the
relevant documents.
Links:
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[1] https:...
It is the employer's obligation to apply for any updates related to
your ID card. You need to make sure that you have given the employer
your residential address at the time of application (or within 30 days
after arrival in the Kingdom of Bahrain). Th...
Clients E-support Center - Labour Market Regulatory Authority