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Issuing New Work Permit for Domestic Employees - Expatriate Resident Employer

Through this service the employer can apply for a new work permit for domestic employees either by attending in person or by proceeding to the recruitment offices to avail this service.

This Service Applies For the Following Categories:

Domestic Employees Categories
No. Male Female
1 Nurse (General) Nurse (General)
2 Cook Cook
3 Cook (Assistant) Cook (Assistant)
4 Cook (Private Houses) Cook (Private Houses)
5 Waiter (Private Service) Waiter (Private Service)
6 Private Chauffeur Private Chauffeur
7 Servant Housemaid
8 Yachtsman Nursemaid
9 Concierge in Private Residence -
10 Gardener (House) -

Service Conditions

  1. Domestic employee passport must be valid for a period of no less than six months.
  2. The validity of the residence permit of the expatriate resident employer in the Kingdom of Bahrain must not be less than six months.
  3. Medical examination must be issued by Wafid. If there are no accredited medical centres in the expatriate employee’s country, the employee can attend any medical centre provided that the centre itself fill out the Non Wafid Medical Check Up Form PDF (472 KB) which will need to be attached to the domestic application during the submission.
  4. Regarding domestic employees from the Republic of the Philippines, the original medical examination from the Wafid list of medical centres must be submitted to LMRA.
  5. First-degree relatives are accepted (In case of authorization only).

Required Documents

Direct Recruitment by the Employer
No. Document Document Type
1 Domestic Expatriate Employees Work Permit Application / Cancellation Form PDF (1.43 MB) Original
2 Employer Undertaking Towards The Domestic Employee Form PDF (1.49 MB) Original
3 ID card of the employer or any document that identifies him along with his signature Copy
4 ID card of the applicant or any other document that proves his identity and contains his signature (In case of authorization) Copy
5 Domestic employee passport Copy
6 A valid medical examination (for domestic employees outside the Kingdom of Bahrain) Copy
Direct Recruitment through the Employment Offices
No. Document Document Type
1 Domestic Expatriate Employees Work Permit Application / Cancellation Form PDF (1.43 MB) Original
2 The Tripartite Domestic Contract between the employer, the employee and the employment office Original
3 ID card of the employer or any document that identifies him along with his signature Copy
4 ID card of the applicant or any other document that proves his identity and contains his signature (In case of authorization) Copy
5 Domestic employee passport Copy
6 A valid medical examination (for domestic employees outside the Kingdom of Bahrain) Copy

Process Description

  1. The employer will visit the LMRA or any of the recruitment offices to apply for work permit.
  2. To fill out the application form and attach the required documents.
  3. LMRA and concerned entities will verify the application and upon approval the employer will be allowed to pay the fees.
  4. In case of any discrepancy or need for additional documents, the application will be sent back to be rectified by the recruitment offices within 7 working days.
  5. In case the application is applied by the recruitment agency, the employer will have to approve the application via the Kingdom of Bahrain's National Portal or by coming to the LMRA or by using the self-certification feature, which requires attaching two valid Identity cards with the signature.

Service Fees

Issuing New Application for Domestic Employees Service Fees Details
No. Period Total
  One Year BHD 646
1 LMRA, NPRA, MOH, IGA and Admin Fees BHD 86
2 Visit Visa to Work Fee* BHD 250
3 Financial Guarantee Amount BHD 500
  Two Years BHD 678
1 LMRA, NPRA, MOH, IGA and Admin Fees BHD 118
2 Visit Visa to Work Fee* BHD 250
3 Financial Guarantee Amount BHD 500

* Only in cases where a visit permit holder applies for a new work permit.

Fees Details

Total Domestic New Work Permit Fees Details
No. Collected on Behalf Period Total
    One Year BHD 86
1 LMRA Work Permit Fee BHD 15
Admin Fee BHD 5
2 NPRA Non Objection Certificate Fee BHD 24
NOC Accreditation Fee BHD 5
Residency Permit Fee BHD 17
3 MOH Health Check Result Accreditation Fee BHD 10
4 IGA Identity Card Issuance Fee BHD 10
    Two Years BHD 118
1 LMRA Work Permit Fee BHD 30
Admin Fee BHD 5
2 NPRA Non Objection Certificate Fee BHD 24
NOC Accreditation Fee BHD 5
Residency Permit Fee BHD 34
3 MOH Health Check Result Accreditation Fee BHD 10
4 IGA Identity Card Issuance Fee BHD 10

Processing Time

We are Happy to Serve you in Any of the Following Branches:

Branches
Branches Working Days Working Times Service Access (Appointment/ Walk in)
LMRA Main Office - Sanabis Sunday - Thursday 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM Book an Appointment*/ Walk in
Mina Salman Sunday - Thursday 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM Book an Appointment
Al Muharraq - Seef Mall Saturday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Walk in
Sunday - Thursday 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM
Riffa - Buhair Saturday 10:00 AM - 4:00 PM Book an Appointment*/ Walk in
Sunday - Thursday 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

* If you want to make an appointment, you can schedule the appointment through the Appointment Management System.

Application Forms/ Useful Documents

Tripartite Domestic Contract PDF (647 KB)

Domestic Expatriate Employees Work Permit Application / Cancellation Form PDF (1.43 MB)

Employer Undertaking Towards The Domestic Employee PDF (1.49 MB)

 

For more information and inquiries, please contact the Labour Market Regulatory Authority's call centre: +973 17506055
Last Update: 20-03-2024.

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