Change of Occupation

Through this service, employers can change the occupation of their expatriate employees without cancelling their work permits.

The establishment, applicant, or expatriate employee must not have any administrative notes that prevents submitting a change of occupation request.
The work permit must be valid.
for specialized occupations, a statement of approval from the concerned authorities must be attached for medical, educational and engineering occupations.

**Change of Occupation Required Documents**
No.	Document	Document Type
1	New employment contract	Copy The contract should be in Arabic (or a bilingual contract that includes Arabic) on the company’s letterhead or on a government paper. It must include the commercial registration's name and number, the duration of the contract be it 1 year or 2 years, name of the expatriate employee as per passport, passport number, nationality, occupation, salary, employment, and notice periods. It should be signed by the employer and the expatriate employee and should bear the seal/ stamp of the employer on the company’s letterhead.
2	Approval from the concerned authorities for medical, educational, and engineering occupations	Original

Click here to login to the LMRA Expat Management System (EMS) and start the process of applying for change of occupation of the expatriate employee.
Click on Change Occupation folder, and then click on Change Expatriate Occupation.
Fill out the required details in the designated fields and upload the required documents in JPEG Format (each document should not exceed 200 KB).
Once you submit the application, an application ID will be issued, and it will be sent for verification.
You can check the application status by:
- Logging on to the Expat Management System (EMS).
- Calling LMRA’s Contact Centre on +973 17506055.
If approved, the expatriate employee’s occupation will be changed in LMRA’s system.
You will need to print the residence permit containing the new occupation via the Kingdom of Bahrain's National Portal or you can contact 8000 8001.

**Change of Occupation Service Access**
Service Counter	Headquarters, Mina Salman, Seef Mall - Al Muharraq and Riffa - Buhair
EMS system	https://www.lmra.gov.bh/EMS_Web/
Contact Centre	+973 17506055

**Branches**
Branches	Working Days	Working Times	Service Access (Appointment/ Walk in)
LMRA Main Office - Sanabis	Sunday - Thursday	7:30 AM - 5:00 PM	Book an Appointment*
Mina Salman	Sunday - Thursday	7:30 AM - 5:00 PM	Book an Appointment*
Al Muharraq - Seef Mall	Saturday	10:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Book an Appointment*
Al Muharraq - Seef Mall	Sunday - Thursday	7:30 AM - 5:00 PM	Book an Appointment*
Riffa - Buhair	Saturday	10:00 AM - 4:00 PM	Book an Appointment*
Riffa - Buhair	Sunday - Thursday	7:30 AM - 5:00 PM	Book an Appointment*

* For commercial services only.

Phone Service Hours: 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM

Last Update: 08-10-2024.