20,000 urged to legalise status

By SOMAN BABY

ABOUT 20,000 expatriates whose residence visas have not been renewed must legalise their stay before the end of this month, the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) said yesterday.

It urged all business owners and government organisations to verify and complete their expatriate labour records before March 31. Continue reading

LMRA doesn’t issue parents’ visas

WITH reference to the letter ‘Good news on visas’ (GDN, February 22), Mr M Yaqub had contacted LMRA last year to inquire about getting dependent resident visas for parents.

He was indeed told that LMRA does not deal with such type of visas. LMRA can only process visas for expat employees and their direct dependents (wife and children of the employee); this cannot be extended to parents, brothers, sisters etcÉ

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New edition of the Gulf Who’s Who is released

New edition of the Gulf Who's Who is released

New edition of the Gulf Who's Who is released

MANAMA: The revised Bahrain edition of Gulf Who’s Who Directory 2009-2010 was launched yesterday by Oil and Gas Affairs Minister and National Oil and Gas Authority (Noga) chairman Dr Abdulhussain Mirza.

The minister presented the first copy to Bahrain Management Society president Dr Adel Hamad Abdul Rahman Hamad.

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LMRA fuels jobs boom for Bahrainis

By Soman Baby

THE number of clearing agency offices working with the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) has reached more than 1,200.

The Clearing Agents Association has forged stronger links with LMRA, said vice-president Ali Hasan Alsankis. “The number of offices increased from 750 to more than 1,200 in a short span of three to four months because of the increased workload,” he told the GDN.

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