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Professionals Licensing

Issuance of a new licence to practise the profession in the Kingdom of Bahrain

Required Attachments

  • Completed new licensing application form via “Mehan” and payment
  • Copy of Identity Card
  • Letter from the institution (employer)
  • Qualification verification report + experience + license + good conduct
  • Accredited copy of qualifications
  • CV (resume)
  • Personal Photo
  • Health and fitness report
  • Previous work experience letters (if any)
  • A copy of the professional licence from the relevant authority at the previous place of work
  • Certificate of Good Conduct from the relevant authority in the previous country in which the professional worked

Legal Regulations

  • Ministerial Resolution No. (23) of 2017 regarding standards and requirements for licensing of professions practitioners
  • Ministerial Resolution No. (33) of 2016 regulating the practice of alternative and complementary medicine fields
  • Decree-Law No. (18) of 1997 regulating the pharmacy profession and pharmaceutical centres
  • Decree-Law No. (2) of 1987 regarding the practice of paramedical professions by non-doctors and pharmacists
  • Decree-Law No. (7) of 1989 regarding the practice of human medicine and dentistry

Fees

  • 20 BD : Licensing application fee
  • 100 BD : Doctors - Consultant
  • 80 BD : Doctors - specialist
  • 80 BD : Doctors - General
  • 100 BD Per Visit : Visiting Doctor - Consultant
  • 50 BD : Allied medical professions
  • 60 BD : The profession of pharmacy and its associates - pharmacist
  • 50 BD : The profession of pharmacy and its associates - pharmacy technician
  • 80 BD : The profession of pharmacy and its associates - Medicine Promoter

Process Time

  • 5 Working Days

Service Provider

National Health Regulatory Authority

Cooperative Entities

  • Labour Market Regulatory Authority

Service Processes

  • Setup an account for the professional via the e-system
  • Submit an application with required documents
  • Application is reviewed
  • Professional classification
  • Fee payment
  • License is issued
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