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Domestic Employee Change of Occupation

Through this service, the domestic employer may change the occupation of the domestic employee.

Obtaining Nurse (General) profession requires the employee to have a license to practice the profession from National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA).
Obtaining Yachtsman profession requires providing LMRA with ownership of the yacht.

In case of changing the profession request to a nurse, the employee must have a license to practice the profession from National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) (Copy)
In case of changing the profession request to a yachtsman, LMRA must be provided with the ownership of the yacht (Copy)

Domestic Expatriate Employees Work Permit Application / Cancellation Form PDF (1.43 MB) (Original) , View Document
Employer's ID card any other document that proves his identity and contains his signature (Copy)
Applicant's ID card or any other document that proves his identity and contains his signature (In case of authorization) (Copy)
In case of changing the profession request to a nurse, the employee must have a license to practice the profession from National Health Regulatory Authority (NHRA) (Copy)
In case of changing the profession request to a yachtsman, LMRA must be provided with the ownership of the yacht (Copy)

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Book an appointment via Appointment Management System (AMS).
Personal attendance by the employer or the person who will act on his behalf at any of the LMRA branches with all the required documents.

login to the LMRA Expat Management System (EMS) and start the process of applying for change of occupation of the domestic employee.
Fill out the required details in the designated fields and upload the required documents.
Once you submit the application, an application ID will be issued, and it will be sent for verification.
You can check the application status (whether it has been approved or rejected) by: Logging on to the Expat Management System (EMS) or calling LMRA’s call centre on +973 17506055.
If approved, the domestic employee’s occupation will be changed in LMRA’s Expat Management System (EMS).