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Transferring to another employer.

Through this service, expatriate employees can transfer to another employer without canceling their existing work permit. The transfer can be done with or without the consent of the current employer.

Service Conditions

If the former employer approves the expatriate employee transfer:

He is required to Login into the Expat Management System to use the “Allow Mobility Function”

If the former employer did not approve the transfer

The expatriate employee needs to have completed at least 12 months of service with the same employer before a new employer can apply for his/ her transfer.
The expatriate employee should notify the current employer of his intention to leave by sending his resignation through Bahrain Post office during the specified notice period of the employment contract termination, in accordance with the provisions of the labour law.
The new employer will submit a transfer request application providing all the required documents.

Required Attachments

Copy of the expatriate employee’s passport.
Employment contract written in Arabic language specifying the duration of the contract, expatriate’s name as per the passport, nationality , passport number resignation notice periods , name and number of the commercial registration .It should be signed by both the employer and the expatriate employee .
Latest paid electricity bill of the commercial registration.
Post office registered mail notification card (pink card) only the transfer was without the consent of the former employer .

Legal Regulations

Law No. (19) of 2006 regulating the labour market
Resolution No. (28) of 2008 regarding refunding work permit fees, reducing the application fee for changing the profession, and imposing a fine for the delay in Payment of Monthly Fee for Foreign Worker.

Fees

172 BD : Employment permits One year
344 BD : Employment permits Two years
90 BD : Dependants permits

Process Time

8 Working Days

Service Provider

Labour Market Regulatory Authority

Cooperative Entities

Ministry of Interior - Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs

Service Processes

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Register to Login to the Expatriate Labour Management System of the Labour Market Regulatory Authority to fill the transfer request form. (The information entered in the form must match the information in the passport and other relevant documents).
If the application is approved, the service fee will be paid.
The foreign worker will be transferred after paying the fees.