Service Directory
Issuing of residency - for Bahraini foreign wife and Bahraini children married to a foreigner
Residence for Bahraini foreign wives and Bahraini children married to a foreigner is issued only for two renewable years, within the standards and regulations governing it.
Required Attachments
Documents required for the Bahraini’s wife:
- Service application form.
- A copy of the husbands identity card.
- An original marriage certificate and a copy of it.
- A copy of the applicants identity card or legal representative.
- A copy of the wife passport.
- A letter from the employer. (If the employee is a military officer). The husband or legal representative must be present to carry out the service.
The required documents for Bahraini mother’s children:
- Service application form.
- A copy of the original passport of the son/daughter.
- The foreign spouse’s passport and a copy of it, and a copy of the husband’s residence permit.
- The original marriage certificate and a copy of it.
- A copy of the wife and husbands passport.
- A copy of the original birth certificate and a copy of it.
- Copy of the applicants identity card or legal representative.
Note:
- In the case of divorce, the official (custody rule) issued by the Sharia’a courts in the Kingdom of Bahrain must be attached.
Process Time
- 1 Working Day
Service Provider
Ministry of Interior - Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs