By SOMAN BABY
CONTRACTORS who took to the streets in protest over “crippling” labour fees have been asked to prove that their businesses have declined.
The call came from Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) chief executive Ali Radhi, who said the majority of companies had applied for more work visas in recent months.
“This does not justify their claim that the BD10 per month fee per expatriate worker would force them out of business,” he told the GDN. Continue reading
This is in response to R Madhavan’s appeal to the government to issue dependent visas for parents of expats, (GDN, February 22).
I am aware of at least two acquaintances in Bahrain who have obtained residence permits for their mothers.
By SOMAN BABY
MORE than 500 new work visas a day are now being issued by the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA).
The daily inflow of new visa applications is steadily increasing, said LMRA e-services and public relations manager Waheed Al Balushi.
THE Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) has accepted 31,648 applications until last Thursday, with 80 per cent of them being approved, new figures have revealed.
These included applications for new work visas and renewal of visas of employees and their dependents, said LMRA e-services and public relations manager Waheed Al Balushi.
By soman Baby
MORE than half the estimated nearly 400,000 expatriate workers in Bahrain have not yet been properly registered by their employers.
This is what is causing delays for employers trying to get work visas, says the Labour Market Regulatory Authority.
By SOMAN BABY
MORE than 40 per cent of applications for work visas submitted to the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) last month were rejected, it was revealed yesterday.
During its first month of operations, the LMRA issued 423 work visas, said LMRA e-services and public relations manager Waheed Al Balushi.
By SOMAN BABY
TENS of thousands of ‘free visa’ workers still at large in Bahrain, a leading contractor claimed yesterday.
These men work mainly in the construction sector, switching from one employer to another, said the Bahrain Contractors Society.
By soman baby
EXPATRIATES whose residence permit (RP) expired this month still have a chance to stay in Bahrain, provided they have found a new employer, a top official has revealed.
The new employer should apply for the work visa at the Labour Market Regulatory Authority during the one-month grace period, said LMRA chief executive Ali Radhi.
THE Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) received 5,542 applications in the first three days, after it took over the responsibility of issuing work visas for expats last Tuesday.
Out of these 1,594 were submitted online, said LMRA e-services and public relations manager Waheed Al Balushi.
By SOMAN BABY
MANAMA
THE Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) will officially start accepting applications for issuing new work visas for expatriates from tomorrow, taking over from the Labour Ministry. Only those private sector employers, who have cleansed the data of their employees with LMRA, can apply for work visas for their new workers, LMRA chief executive Ali Radhi told the GDN.