The over 60s…

THIS is in response to the letter ‘Over 60s visa’ (GDN, March 19).
The requirements and the process guide for over 60 applications are published on our website, with all our other transactions.

We treat every single application professionally and with due diligence and impartiality, bearing in mind that we deal with different sizes of businesses with their multitude of activities.

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LMRA launches a new refund process to serve the business owners

LMRA’s chief executive Ausamah bin Abdullah Al-Absi Calls on business owners who have credit notes in the system and want to get their owed amounts paid, to visit the customer services department to submit the relevant form, explaining that those who do not want to use that new process can still keep the credit amounts owed to them as a credit note that can be used to pay for any of the transactions in LMRA. Continue reading

Expat workers soar by 19%

A FOREIGN recruitment drive saw Bahraini firms employ more expats than ever during the 12 months leading up to the end of March, according to new figures released by the government.

A total of 71,000 foreign workers were hired since March last year, swelling the country’s expat workforce by 18.8 per cent.

Expats accounted for around two-thirds of Bahrain’s workforce by the end of the first quarter of this year.

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