With the end of Easy Exit scheme on Friday, the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) officials, along with thier counterparts in other departments are back in action to identify the illegal workers. Continue reading
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Expectations, not the norm
The cases that come to Indian Embassy are exceptions and not the norm” said Indian Ambassador Mohan Kumar at the Open House of the Embassy yesterday. A total of 10 cases, including follow ups were brought up during the session. Continue reading
D-Day for jobs visa cheats
MANAMA: A nationwide crackdown on thousands of illegal workers will be launched today following the end of the Easy Exit scheme.Police will arrest foreign workers without proper documents, who will be housed at a shelter for expats at the Hidd detention centre. Continue reading
‘Easy Exit’ plan to help 2,500 Indians
INDIANS are well integrated and accepted in the Bahrain community that only a few face trouble, said Indian Ambassador Mohan Kumar yesterday. Continue reading
8,000 make an Easy Exit
The much talked about Easy Exit Scheme concluded yesterday with about 8,000 expats availing of it. The scheme, introduced early this year as a limited period clemency to this workforce, offered irregular workers Continue reading
Job visas warning to expats
THOUSANDS of expatriates with expired work visas have only four days to renew them or leave the country. The Easy Exit scheme, which ends on Friday, aims to pardon illegal foreign workers who did not renew their residence permit or overstayed on a visit visa. Continue reading
Difficult stay ends with easy exit
Vaisamma Mathew, an Indian expat living here on an expired visa, finally decided to opt for the easy exit scheme on December 31.Ms Methew, who was promised a waitressing job in a hotel here, moved to Bahrain in 2009 on a housemaid visa that cost her Rs50,000 (BD 425). Continue reading
LMRA Marks Women’s Day
MR RADHI honours Ms Hindi
The labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) celebrated Bahraini Women’s Day yesterday. The event was held under patronage of executive director of the authority, Ali Ahmed Radhi. Continue reading
Filipino repatriated after overstaying
By ANIQA HAIDER , Posted on » Tuesday, November 23, 2010
A Filipino worker has been repatriated after overstaying his Bahrain work visa by nine years.The man was allowed to leave without paying huge immigration penalties and serving any time in prison thanks to the government’s Easy Exit scheme. Continue reading
‘Free visa’ alert
AROUND 11,000 Bangladeshis are believed to be living in Bahrain illegally, according to official figures. Most are “free visa” workers who pay huge amounts of money to come here and are asked to work for someone else once they arrive, said Bangladesh Embassy First Secretary Muhammad Ibrahim. Continue reading