Issuing New Work Permit for Domestic Employees

Service Conditions

• Domestic employee passport must be valid for a period of no less than six months.
• Medical examination must be issued by "Wafid". If there are no accredited medical centres in the expatriate employee’s country, the employee can attend any medical centre provided that the centre itself fill out the Non Wafid Medical Check Up Form PDF (472 KB) which will need to be attached to the domestic application during the submission.
• Regarding domestic employees from the Republic of the Philippines, the original medical examination from the "Wafid" list of medical centres must be submitted to LMRA.
• Regarding domestic employees from the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia coming from one of the GCC countries, the original medical examination issued by the medical centres must be submitted.
• You can only apply for domestic employees from the Federal Democratic Republic of Ethiopia and Republic of Seychelles via employment offices.
• First-degree relatives are accepted (In case of authorization only).

Required Attachments

Direct Recruitment by the Employer (Online)

• Employer Undertaking Towards The Domestic Employee Form (Original)
• Domestic employee passport (Copy)
• A valid medical examination (for domestic employees outside the Kingdom of Bahrain) (Copy)

Direct Recruitment by the Employer (Walk in)

• Domestic Expatriate Employees Work Permit Application / Cancellation Form (Original)
• Employer Undertaking Towards The Domestic Employee Form (Original)
• ID card of the employer or any document that identifies him/her along with his/her signature (Copy)
• ID card of the applicant or any other document that proves his/her identity and contains his/her signature (In case of authorization) (Copy)
• Domestic employee passport (Copy)
• A valid medical examination (for domestic employees outside the Kingdom of Bahrain) (Copy)

Fees

Issuing New Application for Domestic Employees Service Fees Details (Bahraini Employer) (Two Years)

• BHD 118 : LMRA, NPRA, MOH, IGA and Admin Fees
• BHD 103 : LMRA, NPRA, MOH, IGA and Admin Fees (Bahraini Senior Citizens Fees)
• BHD 250 : Visit Visa to Work Fee (for Bahraini Employer and Bahraini Senior Citizens Fees) (Only in cases where a visit permit holder applies for a new work permit)

Issuing New Application for Domestic Employees Service Fees Details (GCC Resident Employer) (One Year)

• BHD 86 : LMRA, NPRA, MOH, IGA and Admin Fees
• BHD 250 : Visit Visa to Work Fee (Only in cases where a visit permit holder applies for a new work permit)

Issuing New Application for Domestic Employees Service Fees Details (GCC Resident Employer) (Two Years)

• BHD 118 : LMRA, NPRA, MOH, IGA and Admin Fees
• BHD 250 : Visit Visa to Work Fee (Only in cases where a visit permit holder applies for a new work permit)

Issuing New Application for Domestic Employees Service Fees Details (Expatriate Resident Employer) (One Year)

• BHD 86 : LMRA, NPRA, MOH, IGA and Admin Fees
• BHD 250 : Visit Visa to Work Fee (Only in cases where a visit permit holder applies for a new work permit)
• BHD 500 : Financial Guarantee Amount

Issuing New Application for Domestic Employees Service Fees Details (Expatriate Resident Employer) (Two Years)

• BHD 118 : LMRA, NPRA, MOH, IGA and Admin Fees
• BHD 250 : Visit Visa to Work Fee (Only in cases where a visit permit holder applies for a new work permit)

Total Domestic New Work Permit Fees Details (One Year)

• BHD 15 : Work Permit Fee (LMRA)
• BHD 7.5 : Work Permit Fee (LMRA) (Bahraini Senior Citizens Fees)
• BHD 5 : Admin Fee (LMRA) (Employer and Bahraini Senior Citizens Fees)
• BHD 24 : Non Objection Certificate Fee (NPRA) (Employer and Bahraini Senior Citizens Fees)
• BHD 5 : NOC Accreditation Fee (NPRA) (Employer and Bahraini Senior Citizens Fees)
• BHD 17 : Residency Permit Fee (Employer and Bahraini Senior Citizens Fees)
• BHD 10 : Health Check Result Accreditation Fee (MOH) (Employer and Bahraini Senior Citizens Fees)
• BHD 10 : Identity Card Issuance Fee (IGA) (Employer and Bahraini Senior Citizens Fees)

Issuing New Application for Domestic Employees Service Fees Details (Bahraini Employer) (One Year)

• BHD 86 : LMRA, NPRA, MOH, IGA and Admin Fees
• BHD 78.5 : LMRA, NPRA, MOH, IGA and Admin Fees (Bahraini Senior Citizens Fees)
• BHD 250 : Visit Visa to Work Fee (for Bahraini Employer and Bahraini Senior Citizens Fees) (Only in cases where a visit permit holder applies for a new work permit)