Service Directory
Change of occupation
Through this service, employers can change the occupation of their expatriate employees without cancelling their work permits.
Service Conditions
- The establishment, applicant, or expatriate employee must not have any administrative notes that prevents submitting a change of occupation request.
- The work permit must be valid.
- For specialized occupations, a recent approval certificate not exceeding six months from the concerned authorities must be attached for medical, educational, engineering and other occupations.
Required Attachments
New employment contract
- The contract is optional. It should be in Arabic (or a bilingual contract that includes Arabic) on the company’s letterhead or on a government paper.
- It must include the commercial registration's name and number, the duration of the contract be it 1 year or 2 years, name of the expatriate employee as per passport, passport number, nationality, occupation, salary, employment, and notice periods.
- It should be signed by the employer and the expatriate employee and should bear the seal/ stamp of the employer on the company’s letterhead.
Approval from the concerned authorities for medical, educational, and engineering occupations
- Original
Legal Regulations
- Resolution No. (76) of 2008 regulating work permits for foreigners other than the category of domestic workers and its amendments.
Fees
- 10 BHD : (will be added in the monthly invoice).
Process Time
- 1 working day
Service Provider
Labour Market Regulatory Authority
Service Processes
- login to the LMRA Expat Management System (EMS) and start the process of applying for change of occupation of the expatriate employee.
- Click on Change Occupation folder, and then click on Change Expatriate Occupation.
- Fill out the required details in the designated fields and upload the required documents in JPEG Format (each document should not exceed 200 KB).
- Once you submit the application, an application ID will be issued, and it will be sent for verification.
- If approved, the expatriate employee’s occupation will be changed in LMRA’s system.
- You will need to print the residence permit containing the new occupation via the Kingdom of Bahrain's National Portal or you can contact 8000 8001.
- You can check the application status by Logging on to the Expat Management System (EMS), or Calling LMRA’s Contact Centre on +973 17506055.
