Residency Services in Bahrain | Work & Investor Visa Support

Visa services in Bahrain

Once your company formation in Bahrain is complete there are other processes for obtaining employment visas for your staff and their families as well as ongoing company maintenance requirements.

Type of Visas in Bahrain

Employment or Investor Residency Permit – 1 to 2-year validity
Golden Visa – 10 years validity

Bahrain Visa Process – Residency Permit (Work Visas)

The Bahrain visa process will depend on what visa you are looking to obtain. To obtain a work visa residency permit in Bahrain you would be required to submit the application through the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) along with the following documents:

Visa application form

A copy of the employee’s passport

Passport size photograph

Offer letter

Valid health insurance from an authorised local provider (if the applicant is over the age of 60 years).

Latest Electricity bill for the company

Medical Report

Work visa residency permits are valid for 1 to 2 years and are renewable.

Sovereign PPG can offer our clients visa services in Bahrain. We offer a PRO/Visa retainer package for all company maintenance requirements to help protect and maintain your business in Bahrain. We understand that many of these individual processes, submissions, and renewals take up a lot of the company's time and resources.

Green Pack – Visa/PRO Retainer Package

We have created a ‘Green Pack’ which is a PRO/Visa services bundle pack to assist companies with these ongoing company maintenance requirements. Our retainer provides a bundle of monthly and annual services which could include any number of the following:

Commercial Licence:

Commercial Registration (CR) Renewal
Business Activity Renewal
Registered Company Address Renewal
CR Amendments
UBO Renewal

Employees:

Work Permits and monthly continuations (Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA))
Social Insurance Organisation (SIO) Contributions
Residency Permits - Application & Renewals
Dependent Visas - Application & Renewals

Audit & Economic Substance Return (ESR):

Facilitate the auditing of Financial Statements through the Ministry of Industry, Commerce and Tourism (MOICT)
ESR

Ultimate Beneficial Owner (UBO) & VAT:

UBO information including submission, confirmation, and changes.
VAT registration and returns via the National Bureau for Revenue (NBR)

Representation:

It is not always possible for the client to be present for key processes and appointments. We can act as representation for:

Government Liaison
Regulatory Authority Approvals
Banks

Secretarial & Mailing Services:

Board Resolution and further letter drafting
P.O. Box, Address and telephone number

We recognise that companies need assistance with the continuous ongoing company maintenance and employee visa requirements and have created a unique package that encompasses a full range of services to properly maintain your business in Bahrain.

If you have any questions about our PRO/ Visa retainer packages or residency services in Bahrain, please contact us on email SovPPG@SovereignGroup.com, call +973 1777 2011 (Bahrain) or +971 (0)4 456 1761 (Dubai) or complete the contact form below and we will be delighted to assist you.