{"id":3944,"date":"2020-03-21T13:35:48","date_gmt":"2020-03-21T10:35:48","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/?p=3944"},"modified":"2020-03-21T13:36:19","modified_gmt":"2020-03-21T10:36:19","slug":"important-announcement-change-in-application-methods-and-working-hours","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/2020\/03\/21\/important-announcement-change-in-application-methods-and-working-hours\/","title":{"rendered":"Important Announcement: Change in Application Methods and Working Hours"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><a href=\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/NewTimeUpdate-Eng.jpg\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"alignnone size-full wp-image-3945\" src=\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/NewTimeUpdate-Eng.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1280\" srcset=\"https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/NewTimeUpdate-Eng.jpg 1024w, https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/NewTimeUpdate-Eng-240x300.jpg 240w, https:\/\/blog.lmra.gov.bh\/en\/wp-content\/uploads\/sites\/2\/2020\/03\/NewTimeUpdate-Eng-819x1024.jpg 819w\" sizes=\"(max-width: 1024px) 100vw, 1024px\" \/><\/a><!--more--><\/p>\n<p>Dear Clients,<br \/>\nFor your safety and as a precautionary measure to limiting the spread of Coronavirus (Covid 19), LMRA announces, that commencing on <strong>Sunday 22nd March 2020<\/strong>, it will provide its services in the Main Office and all branches from <strong>Sunday to Thursday, from 8:00 am to 3:00 pm<\/strong> as follows:<\/p>\n<h4>Transactions to be applied via the Expat Management System (EMS)<\/h4>\n<p><strong>\u00abPersonal attendance shall not be accepted\u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Add Authorized Person Application.<\/li>\n<li>New Work Permit Application.<\/li>\n<li>Work Permit Renewal Application.<\/li>\n<li>Application to Transfer Expatriate Employee.<\/li>\n<li>Change of Occupation Application.<\/li>\n<li>Dependant\/ Work Permit Application (Family Members).<\/li>\n<li>Work Permit Cancellation.<\/li>\n<li>Allow Expatriate Transfer.<\/li>\n<li>Work Permit Application for Over 60 expats and above.<\/li>\n<li>Work Permit Renewal Application for Over 60 expats and above.<\/li>\n<li>Work Permit Ceiling Increase Application.<\/li>\n<li>Resend Password for Expat Management System Account.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Transactions to be applied via the Electronic Support System (E-Support)<\/h4>\n<p><strong>\u00abPersonal attendance shall not be accepted\u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Violation and Administrative Note Follow-up.<\/li>\n<li>Submission of Complaints and Messages.<\/li>\n<li>Work Load Application.<\/li>\n<li>Dependants Work Permit Approvals.<\/li>\n<li>Dependants Work Permit Renewal.<\/li>\n<li>Dependants Work Permit Cancellation.<\/li>\n<li>Expatriate Employee Absence from Work Notification in Violation of the Work Permit Terms.<\/li>\n<li>General Inquiries.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Transactions that require an appointment in advance<\/h4>\n<p><strong><a href=\"http:\/\/ams.lmra.bh\/\">Appointment System<\/a><\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Registration for a New CR.<\/li>\n<li>Change of Responsible Person.<\/li>\n<li>Biometric Data Collection (Enrollment for Expatriate Employees).<\/li>\n<li>Add E-mail for the Responsible Person.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h4>Walk \u2013 in Transactions (No appointment required)<\/h4>\n<p><strong>\u00abFor Employers of Domestic Expatriate Employees\u00bb<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>Submit Domestic Expatriate Work Permit \/ For Individuals.<\/li>\n<li>Submit Ceiling for Domestic Expatriate Employees \/ for Individuals.<\/li>\n<li>Biometric Data Dollection (Enrollment )- Fingerprints.<\/li>\n<li>Submit Renewal Applications.<\/li>\n<li>Change of Occupation for Domestic Expatriate Employees.<\/li>\n<li>Domestic Expatriate Employees Cancellation.<\/li>\n<li>Submit Absence from Work Notification.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>For inquiries and assistance with electronic services, please contact the call centre <strong>17 50 60 55<\/strong><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[563,622,121,155,532],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v21.6 - 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