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Fees

Approval of fees for services rendered by the LMRA to commercial and non-commercial businesses, Ministries and Government Institutions, based on a resolution adopted by the Council of Ministers. The application of the new fees structure shall take effect as of 1st of July 2008, as follows:

Service Fees BHD
New, Renewal or Transfer of Work Permit (for two years)
Optional fee for the permit out of Bahrainization percentage
BHD 200
BHD 500
Basic Health Care Fees (for two years) BHD 144
New, Renewal or Transfer of Work Permit (for one year)
Optional fee for the permit out of Bahrainization percentage
BHD 100
BHD 250
Basic Health Care Fees (for one year) BHD 72
Visit to work permit Fee BHD 60
Change of Occupation (per application) BHD 10
Application for New or Renewal of the Accompanying Family Dependants (per application) BHD 90
Work Approval for New, Renewal or Transfer of Dependants Work Permit (for one and two years) BHD 90
Monthly Fees for First 5 Expatriate Employees - Per Worker BHD 5
Monthly Fees from the 6th Expatriate Employee - Per Worker BHD 10
Domestic NWP Fees (for 24 months)
LMRA - Work Permit Fee
LMRA - Admin Fee
NPRA - Non Objection Certificate Fee
NPRA - NOC Accreditation Fee
NPRA - Residency Permit Fee
MOH - Health Check Result Accreditation Fee
IGA - Identity Card Issuance Fees
Total Amount

BHD 30
BHD 5
BHD 24
BHD 5
BHD 34
BHD 10
BHD 10
BHD 118
Domestic NWP Fees (for 12 months)
LMRA - Work Permit Fee
LMRA - Admin Fee
NPRA - Non Objection Certificate Fee
NPRA - NOC Accreditation Fee
NPRA - Residency Permit Fee
MOH - Health Check Result Accreditation Fee
IGA - Identity Card Issuance Fees
Total Amount

BHD 15
BHD 5
BHD 24
BHD 5
BHD 17
BHD 10
BHD 10
BHD 86
Domestic Renewal Fees (for 24 months)
LMRA - Work Permit Fee
LMRA - Admin Fee
NPRA - Residency Permit Fee
Total Amount

BHD 40
BHD 5
BHD 34
BHD 79
Domestic Renewal Fees (for 12 months)
LMRA - Work Permit Fee
LMRA - Admin Fee
NPRA - Residency Permit Fee
Total Amount

BHD 20
BHD 5
BHD 17
BHD 42
Domestic Renewal Fees (for 6 months)
LMRA - Work Permit Fee
LMRA - Admin Fee
NPRA - Residency permit Fee
Total Amount

BHD 10
BHD 5
BHD 8.5
BHD 23.5
Other Fees
LMRA - Domestic Expatriate Employee Work Permit Cancellation Admin Fee (valid residency)
LMRA - Domestic Expatriate Employee Change Of Occupation Fee
LMRA - Domestic Expatriate Employees and their Equivalents Absence from Work in Violation to the Terms of the Work Permit Admin Fees

BHD 5
BHD 10
BHD 5
Registered Worker Permit Issuance and Renewal Fees (for one year)
Admin Fee
Permit Issuance
Permit Card
Health Care
Residency Extension (One-time payment upon issuance)
Ticket Insurance (One-time payment upon issuance)
Monthly Fees

BHD 5
BHD 100
BHD 5
BHD 72
BHD 15
BHD 150
BHD 15
Registered Worker Permit Issuance and Renewal Fees (for two years)
Admin Fee
Permit Issuance
Permit Card
Health Care
Residency Extension (One-time payment upon issuance)
Ticket Insurance (One-time payment upon issuance)
Monthly Fees

BHD 5
BHD 200
BHD 5
BHD 144
BHD 15
BHD 150
BHD 15
Recruitment Agencies Deposit for Each Expatriate Employee BHD 200
Employment Offices Deposit BHD 10,000
Domestic Deposit BHD 500
New Recruitment Agencies Office Licence BHD 500
Renewal Recruitment Agencies Office Licence BHD 100
New Employment Office Licence BHD 200
Renewal Employment Office Licence BHD 100
According to the provisions of the resolution number (1) for the year 2017, a service charge will be charged for the following services:
  1. Employer registration of his establishments.
  2. Issuing, renewing and cancellation of the work permit for all permit types.
  3. Registration of absence from work notification.
  4. Increasing the number of work permits.
  5. Residency and entry permits for the employee dependents and the foreign employer.
BHD 5
Applying at LMRA Premises at the Executive Services Centre BHD 20 (for each service)
Applying at Businessman or Investor Selected Premises BHD 50 (for each service)

Important Notice:

Refund of Payments:

The LMRA will refund payments paid by the employer in the following cases:

  1. Full Refund: The LMRA will fully refund the payments paid by the employer if the LMRA decided to cancel the work permit prior to arrival of the expatriate employee to the Kingdom of Bahrain and six months prior to the date of payment of the work permit fees without prejudice to other obligations imposed on the employer.
  2. Partial Refund: The LMRA will refund the amount of the remaining months of the validity of work permit on the value of the permit in the event where the expatriate employee is being transferred to another employer, except for temporary work permits.
  3. Primary Health Care Fees: LMRA will refund the amount of the remaining months of the validity of work permit on the value of the health care fees in the event where the expatriate employee is being transferred to another employer, or is cancelled and leaving the Kingdom of Bahrain.

Important Notice:

Refunded amounts to the employer are refunded as credit in the establishment's account at LMRA, and can be used to pay other application's invoices and fees such as monthly invoices and new work permits fees and he can also request a transfer to the bank account.

Invoices:

The LMRA will issue the following invoices and Lists to employers. Electronic samples can be found on the LMRA's website; their details are as follows:

Last Update: Tuesday 21 March 2023


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