Labour Market Regulatory Authority

Issuing New Work Permit for Domestic Employees

Through this service, the employer can apply for a new work permit for domestic employees either by attending in person or by proceeding to the recruitment offices to avail this service.

This Service Applies For the Following Categories:

Service Conditions

1. Domestic employee passport must be valid for a period of no less than six months.
2. Medical examination must be issued by Wafid. If there are no accredited medical centres in the expatriate employee’s country, the employee can attend any medical centre provided that the centre itself fill out the Non Wafid Medical Check Up Form PDF (472 KB) which will need to be attached to the domestic application during the submission.
3. Regarding domestic employees from the Republic of the Philippines, the original medical examination from the Wafid list of medical centres must be submitted to LMRA.
4. Regarding domestic employees from the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia coming from one of the GCC countries, the original medical examination issued by the medical centres must be submitted.
5. You can only apply for domestic employees from the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Republic of Seychelles via employment offices.
6. First-degree relatives are accepted (In case of authorization only).

Required Documents

How to Guide

Tutorial Video

Process Description

Direct Recruitment - eService (Expat Management System (EMS))

1. Click here to login to the LMRA Expat Management System (EMS) and start the process of applying for New Work Permit application for the domestic employee.
2. Fill out the required details in the designated fields and upload the required documents.
3. Once you submit the application, an application ID will be issued, and it will be sent for verification.
4. You can check the application status (whether it has been approved or rejected) by:
   • Logging on to the Expat Management System (EMS).
   • Calling LMRA’s call centre on +973 17506055.
5. If approved, the employer may pay the fees through the approved channels.

Direct Recruitment - Physical Location

1. The employer will visit the LMRA to apply for work permit.
2. Fill out the application form and attach the required documents.
3. LMRA and concerned entities will verify the application and upon approval the employer will be allowed to pay the fees.

Employment Offices - Physical Location

1. The employer will visit the LMRA or any of the recruitment offices to apply for work permit.
2. Fill out the application form and attach the required documents.
3. LMRA and concerned entities will verify the application and upon approval the employer will be allowed to pay the fees.
4. In case of any discrepancy or need for additional documents, the application will be sent back to be rectified by the recruitment offices within 7 working days.
5. In case the application is applied by the recruitment agency, the employer will have to approve the application via the Kingdom of Bahrain's National Portal or by coming to the LMRA or by using the self-certification feature, which requires attaching two valid ID cards with the signature.

Service Fees

Bahraini Employer

* Discounted rate for Senior Citizens (Bahraini employer’s aged 60 years and above). To be applied to one domestic work permit only.
** Only in cases where a visit permit holder applies for a new work permit

GCC Resident Employer

* Only in cases where a visit permit holder applies for a new work permit

Expatriate Resident Employer

* Only in cases where a visit permit holder applies for a new work permit

 

Fees Details

* Discounted rate for Senior Citizens (Bahraini employer’s aged 60 years and above). To be applied to one domestic work permit only.

Processing Time

• 3 working days.

The Optional Insurance System

Employers can apply for the optional insurance system before the renewal process in order to provide the domestic employees with an insurance coverage in case they breached the contractual obligations of the agreed policy. For more information, kindly visit the following link: The Optional Insurance System.

Service Access

We are Happy to Serve you in Any of the Following Branches:

* If you want to make an appointment, you can schedule the appointment through the Appointment Management System.

Application Forms/ Useful Documents

Tripartite Domestic Contract PDF (647 KB)

Domestic Expatriate Employees Work Permit Application / Cancellation Form PDF (1.43 MB)

Employer Undertaking Towards The Domestic Employee Form PDF (1.49 MB)

 

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