Coordinated efforts by the authorities have resulted in a decrease in the number of illegal expatriate residents in the Kingdom, however the number of illegals still remains high with around 43,000 expats on expired visas still in the country. Continue reading
Category Archives: Daily Tribune
Easy Exit scheme in danger of being cancelled
A decision to cancel the Easy Exit scheme may be taken in the coming weeks due to the low number of people availing themselves of this opportunity. Continue reading
Exit Rush: Bangla embassy under pressure.
Bonny Mascarenhas
The Bangladesh Embassy has temporarily stopped accepting applications which expedite the exit of its nationals who have been living illegally in the Kingdom. Continue reading
LMRA moves to tackle ‘contract substitutions’
Bonny Mascarenhas
All applications for new work visas will have to have a copy of the prospective foreign worker’s contract, a copy of the employing firm’s electricity bill and a health certificate for the employee, a Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) official said yesterday.
LMRA ultimatum
LMRA ultimatum
Ployers asked to pay monthly expat levy by Aug. 31
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Bonney Mascarenhas
Staff Reporter
Nearly 75 per cent of 45,000 employers have not paid the monthly levy of BD10 charged for each expatriate worker in their employment, the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) said yesterday. “This is despite the fact that we had allowed some leniency to employers to pay the bills,” LMRA CEO Ali Radhi said. Continue reading
Employers not interested in LMRA procedures, says Radhi
Employers not interested in LMRA procedures
Employers not interested in LMRA procedures, says Radhi
Bonny Mascarenhas
Staff Reporter
Employers should take the time to understand and absorb the new procedures of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) how it will benefit them in the long run said its CEO, Ali Radhi. Continue reading
Too large to stay in Dubai
DUBAI
No residence visa for big families in small flats
Do you stay in a small accommodation with a large family?
If yes, then it is likely your application will be rejected the next time around you apply for renewal of residence visas for your family. Continue reading
Expats stressed as LMRA ‘cleanses’
Expats stressed as LMRA ‘cleanses’
You could be technically in limbo If you are an expatriate and have five minutes to spare go check your residential status on the LMRA’s ‘expat portal’. You might be surprised and not necessarily pleasantly.
Log onto www.lmra.bh – go to the ‘expat portal’ and key in your CPR number and your passport expiry date. Chances are that the portal could display a message that says “Work visa in progress.Expat shouldn’t travel to Bahrain. Continue reading
Labourers file complaint over delayed wages
Labourers file complaint over delayed wages
Noor Mohamed
Fourteen employees of a furniture shop have filed a complaint with the labour authority alleging non-payment of salary for three months. Continue reading
Kuwait curb on visas
Kuwait curb on visas
KUWAIT CITY
Government to crack down on illegal labour merchants
Kuwait wants to limit work permits for some nationalities, a government minister said on Sunday, following violent protests over the pay that led the Gulf Arab state to deport hundreds of Bangladeshi workers. Continue reading