Labour Market Regulatory Authority

1. The application will be processed immediately after paying the administrative and advertisement fees.
2. Payment of the work permit fees will be postponed for 21 days from the date of paying the administrative and advertisement fees.
3. Job vacancies advertisement will be published in the local newspapers for 7 days, specifying the job, establishment name, email, and phone number registered in the Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) system (Expat Management System (EMS)).
4. Citizens and residents will have the opportunity to apply for the announced job.

Please note that the advertisement cost will be BHD 30 per application (Non-refundable).

If you wish to choose a specific newspaper for the advertisement, please submit an electronic ticket via eSupport function on the Expat Management System (EMS) within one hour of submitting the work permit issuance request for the expatriate employee located outside the Kingdom of Bahrain. You can choose from the following newspapers:

(Al-Ayam, Akhbar Al-Khaleej, Al-Bilad, Al-Watan, Gulf Daily News, Bahrain Daily Tribune).