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Cancellation of an Expired Work Permit

Through this service, the expatriate employee can apply for a work permit cancellation after the expiry of the work permit date.

Required Documents

Cancellation of an Expired Work Permit Required Documents
No. Document Document Type
1 Expatriates Service Application Form PDF (1.14 MB) Copy
2 Any document that proves the expatriate's employee identity Copy
3 Any document that proofs the reason of cancellation, for example:
  • A job offer letter (in case the expatriate employee transfers to another company).
  • Employer’s pledge (in case of changing the permit type to a domestic employee permit).
  • Expatriate employee's pledge (in case the expatriate employee transfers to a government entity or any other entity that is not under LMRA umbrella.
  • Travel ticket to leave the country.
 Copy

Process Description

Physical Location

  1. Fill out the Expatriates Service Application Form PDF (1.14 MB) and submit all the required documents.
  2. Verifying the application by LMRA.
  3. Receiving approval from LMRA.

eService (Expatriate Services System)

  1. The worker should attach the Expatriates Service Application Form PDF (1.14 MB) and submit it through Expatriate Services System.
  2. Verifying the application by LMRA.
  3. Receiving approval from LMRA.

Processing Time

Service Access

Cancellation of an Expired Work Permit Service Access
Service Counter Expatriate Services Directorate Riffa - Buhair and Mina Salman branches.
Expatriate Services System https://workers.lmra.gov.bh

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

Branches
Branch Working Days Working Times Service Access (Appointment/ Walk in)
Riffa - Buhair Sunday - Thursday 7:30 AM - 5:00 PM Book an Appointment
Mina Salman Sunday - Thursday 9:00 AM - 5:00 PM Book an Appointment

Application Forms/ Useful Documents

Expatriates Service Application Form PDF (1.14 MB)

Last Update: 01-07-2024.

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