Labour Market Regulatory Authority
Transfer Of Ownership Of Commercial Registrations
Through this service in case of transfer of ownership for registrations and during registration of the new commercial registration via the Expatriate Management System the employer acknowledges that he/she is aware of all the legal, financial, and administrative obligations which are due and legally bound to the establishment, and undertakes to fulfill all these obligations, wherein the existing work permits will be transferred from the old commercial registration to the new commercial registration as per the applicable procedures in the Labour Market Regulatory Authority in accordance with the provisions of the law.
Process Description
- New commercial registration’s owner will need to submit an e-ticket via the electronic services mentioning the old commercial registration’s number and the new commercial registration’s number.
- Declaration of Transfer of Ownership of Commercial Registrations PDF (1 MB) is to be signed and attached in the same e-ticket if it was not submitted during the new commercial registration’s, registration in LMRA.
- Electronic services team will transfer the expatriate employees along with all the legal, financial, and administrative obligations which are due and legally bound to the establishment, from the old commercial registration to the new commercial registration.
Required Documents
| No. | Document | Document Type |
|---|---|---|
| 1 | Declaration of Transfer of Ownership of Commercial Registrations PDF (1 MB) | Copy |
Transfer of the existing work permits from the old commercial registration to the new commercial registration will be applicable for the following:
- Expatriate employees with valid work permits will be transferred from the old commercial registration to the new commercial registration (without fees).
Transfer of the existing work permits from the old commercial registration to the new commercial registration will not be applicable for the following:
- Expired Work Permits (expatriate employees with expired work permits on the old commercial registration are not eligible for transferring to the new commercial registration).
- Work Permits expiring within 15 days (expatriate employees with work permits that will expire in 15 days will be terminated by the electronic services team because they are not applicable for transferring to the new commercial registration).
- In progress applications on the old commercial register such as (change occupation, ceiling upgrade, workload estimation) will be cancelled by the electronic services team because they are not applicable for transferring to the new commercial registration.
Important Notes
| Notes | Action |
|---|---|
| For Bahraini Workers registered on the old commercial registration | Kindly make sure to transfer the Bahrainis registered on the old commercial registration to the new commercial registration in the Social Insurance Organization (SIO). |
| If the new commercial registration is not meeting the required Bahrainization target | Parallel fees will be applicable. |
Service Access
| e-Support | https://esupport.lmra.gov.bh/ |
Application Forms/ Useful Documents
Declaration of Transfer of Ownership of Commercial Registrations PDF (1 MB)
Last Update: Sunday 29 October 2023