Category Archives: Pressroom

IOM: Bahrain a global model for best practice for foreign workers

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The Director General of the International Organisation for Migration (IOM), Mr William Lacy Swing, has said that the Kingdom of Bahrain is considered a global role model for its practices in dealing with foreign workers. The Director General also praised the Kingdom’s efforts in guaranteeing fair recruitment, protection of foreign workers and combatting Trafficking in Persons. Continue reading →

Notification: Renewing Work Permits Before Expiration

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Dear Clients,

LMRA calls on employers to benefit from the possibility of renewing the work permits within 6 months before the expiry date of the work permit, where they will not be allowed to renew the work permit of any foreign worker after three months of the expiration of the work permit issued starting from February 2016. Continue reading →

System Under Maintenance on Tuesday 15th December 2015

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LMRA will carry out a system maintenance and upgrade with cooperation with the Government organizations linked to its system to help serve better our clients. Employers and authorized persons will not be able to access LMRA’s online system (EMS) on Tuesday 15th December 2015 from 13:00 pm to Sunday 20th December 2015, we call on all our valued clients to end all transactions prior this date.

We apologize for any inconvenience this may cause.

LMRA allows under travel ban expats to obtain work permits

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The Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) announced today that it has reached an agreement with the Ministry of Justice regarding expats with a court-ordered Travel Ban, where they will be allowed to obtain a Work Permit, and subsequently legalize their presence in the Kingdom. Continue reading →

Notification: Closure of Hamad Town and Budaiya Post Offices

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We would like to notify you that LMRA offices in Hamad Town and Budaiya post offices will be closed starting from November 01st ,2015, the clients can visit LMRA offices branches in:

  • LMRA Building 7:30 am To 1:30 pm
  • Al Hidd Post Office 7:30 am To 1:30 pm
  • Riffa Post Office 7:30 am To 6:30 pm
  • Isa Town Post Office 7:30 am To 6:30 pm