I have a valid residence permit and

have registered with the LMRA through my employer.

Due to certain circumstances my family is in India and will come to Bahrain in one week. They were in India for more than six months. They hold valid CPR cards and entry permits.

Since they are in India and could not register with the LMRA, I request you to let me know if they will be permitted to enter the country. I shall immediately get them registered as soon as they come to Bahrain.

Amal

Passports delay

My husband recently joined a new company. It took almost a month for the LMRA to stamp the residence permit on his passport.

Since then, more than a month has passed and still we, his dependents, (wife and children) have not got our passports stamped.

He submitted the NOC for us from the old company, the Indian Embassy-attested qualification certificate, passport copies, CPR copies, birth certificates of my children, etc.

We wish to travel. But because of the delay, we cannot do so.

We never had any problems before with the General Directorate of Nationality, Passports and Residence who would return our passports within two days.

LMRA, please advise why it is taking so long.

DF

An LMRA spokesman said: “We encourage GDN readers to check their information and track their applications through our website www.lmra.bh; they also need to visit the FAQ’s) section: http://www. lmra.bh/en/ faq_category.php? id=5 for more information.

“If they believe that there are any delays (beyond 10 working days) or other issues with their applications, our contact number is 1750 6055 and e-mail: lmra@lmra.gov.bh.

“They need to carefully check the online status and read FAQ’s before contacting us.”