I have been trying for my wife’s visa for the last three-and-a-half months. But I am hugely disappointed by the way things work here.
For the first one month, I wasn’t able to apply because my information wasn’t updated on the LMRA website.
When I was finally able to apply, the LMRA abruptly changed the rule, making it compulsory for the wife’s passport to bear the husband’s name, and my wife’s visa was rejected.
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Archive for May, 2009
How much longer?
Sunday, May 31st, 2009Scrap LMRA fees say contractors
Thursday, May 28th, 2009By MANDEEP SINGH,
CONTRACTORS yesterday called for immediate scrapping of the BD10 monthly fee imposed on employers for every expatriate they employ.
It comes as the latest Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) deadline to employers to pay or lose their visas ended last night.
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Bosses face new LMRA deadline
Monday, May 25th, 2009By MANDEEP SINGH
EMPLOYERS in Bahrain have until Wednesday to pay outstanding fees to the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA), or risk having all their foreign workers’ visas cancelled.
The measure will also include employers who have failed to register and update their information, as well as those who have not renewed their employees’ expired work visas, said LMRA chief executive Ali Radhi.
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Expat workforce at record high
Wednesday, May 20th, 2009By SOMAN BABY
THE number of foreign workers in Bahrain shot up by a record 18.8 per cent in the first quarter of this year, over the same time last year.
The figure soared by 71,000 over the same quarter last year, Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) officials announced at a Press conference.
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DATE WITH HISTORY
Thursday, May 14th, 2009MANAMA: Bahrain will make regional history on August 1 by scrapping the sponsorship system. Labour Minister Dr Majeed Al Alawi revealed the date after attending a multi-party meeting convened by Bahrain Chamber of Commerce and Industry (BCCI) chairman Dr Essam Fakhro.
The new-look law governing work contracts will be subjected to periodic assessment to evaluate its viability.
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