Labour Market Regulatory Authority

Work Permit Cancellation and Expatriate Employee Deportation

Through this service, the employer will be able to terminate the contractual relationship with the expatriate employee by applying work permit cancellation and deportation request, the status will remain valid until the expatriate employee leaves the Kingdom of Bahrain or transfers to another employer in accordance to Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) procedures.

Service Conditions

• Expatriate employee must leave the Kingdom of Bahrain (travel) before the work permit expiry date.
• If the expatriate employee leaves the Kingdom of Bahrain within the given time frame of the (last day of travel), the work permit will automatically be cancelled in both Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) and Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA) systems as soon as he/she leaves the Kingdom of Bahrain.
• If the employer wishes to cancel the work permit for the expatriate employee having a valid work permit and out of the Kingdom of Bahrain, the employer can apply work permit cancellation and deportation request which will cancel the permit in Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) and Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA) systems automatically after admin fees payment.

Process Description

1. Click here to login to the LMRA Expat Management System (EMS) and then click on the (Permit Cancellation) folder.
2. Click on the (Apply for Permit Cancellation and Deportation) and enter the required details in the designated fields.
3. If you wish to upload any related documents, then kindly click on upload documents and once you have uploaded them, click on the (Save and Close) button. (optional)
4. Once you click on the (Permit Cancellation) button, the terms and conditions will appear, kindly read the terms and conditions, then click on the (I Accept) button.
5. For valid wok permits, application status will be changed to (Await Admin Fees).
6. Kindly pay the admin fees either via the Expat Management System (EMS) or by visiting one of the accredited banks.
7. Upon completion of the admin fees payment, the system will set the date to be based on the work permit expiry date. Which you can view by clicking on the (View Permit Cancellation and Deportation) function under the (Permit Cancellation) folder. The expatriate employee will need to leave the Kingdom of Bahrain before the work permit expiry date.
8. If the employer wishes to cancel the work permit cancellation and deportation request applied for the expatriate employee, he/she must select the (View Permit Cancellation and Deportation), click on the application ID and then click on the (Cancel Permit Cancellation and Deportation) button. Note that the admin fees amount is not refundable.
9. Once the work permit is cancelled, it will be cancelled at Labour Market Regulatory Authority (LMRA) and Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA).

Fees

• Admin fee: BHD 5.

Service Access

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

* For commercial services only.

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

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