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
Category Archives: Pressroom
System Under Maintenance on Tuesday 3rd November 2015
LMRA will carry out a system maintenance operation to help serve our clients better.
Employers and authorised persons will not be able to access LMRA’s online system (EMS) on Tuesday 3rd November 2015 From 3:30 pm – To 4:30 pm. Continue reading
Notification: Closure of Hamad Town and Budaiya Post Offices
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
Inauguration KMCC Help-desk for LMRA- Amnesty
The inauguration of the KMCC Help-desk for LMRA Amnesty workers was inaugurated by LMRA Client Service Asst. Manager Mr Fahad Bushar and LMRA Client Service Supervisor Mr Hussain Samahij , at the KMCC Headquarters in Manama.
The Help-desk will function under the guidance and support of LMRA .
Alabsi: a remarkable success for “Amnesty period”. 10.000 foreign workers do correct their situation
More than 10 thousand foreign workers had corrected their legal situation since the launch of the grace period for undocumented migrant workers “Amnesty Period” Which was launched last July, and will last until the end of the 2015, expected to increase in the coming period especially with the end of summer and the return of business owners from their holidays. Continue reading
LMRA Gives Amnesty to Illegal Workers to correct their presence
The Labour Market Regulatory Authority announced today that an amnesty period will commence on July 1st for six months aimed at allowing illegal workers to either legalize their presence in Bahrain through obtaining legal gainful employment or by leaving back to their countries without penalties or “Black Listing” which will allow all workers who choose to leave Bahrain during the amnesty period to return at any future date to Bahrain without obstacles. Continue reading
Winners of the Bahrain Awareness Awards announced
Two lucky winners from Bahrain, Sayed Alawi Hashim and Khalid Janahi, have been awarded the MasterCard-sponsored artistic excellence awards at the annual Bahrain Awareness Awards which took place at the Ritz – Carlton. The prize-distribution ceremony was held under the patronage of His Royal Highness Prince Salman bin Hamad Al-Khalifa, the Crown Prince, Deputy Supreme Commander and First Deputy Prime Minister. Continue reading
LMRA Chief Executive receives US ambassador
Chief Executive of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) and Head of the National Anti-Human Trafficking Committee Ausamah bin Abdullah Al-Absi received recently the US Ambassador to Bahrain William Roebuck. Continue reading
LMRA Turns Exclusively to Electronic Billing
The Executive Vice President for the Administrative and Financial Affairs Sheikh Fawaz bin Hamad announced about the implementation of new procedures to rationalize fiscal spending and maintaining public money in addition to the compatibility with the requirements of preserving the environment where it was decided the transition to electronic invoices instead of paper starting from the 1st of June 2015. Continue reading





