Your practical guide to Bahrain

1. 11. Confirm permit type with the employer; company employment differs from family and domestic-worker routes.
2. 22. The employer selects a new work permit from LMRA services and completes details and attachments.
3. 33. Complete screening and registration under the application instructions, and track approval and fees through the authority.
4. 44. Verify residence status, then complete the appropriate ID-card process.

Work permit, residence and ID card are distinct. A visit visa is not a work permit.

1. 11. Review iGA’s guide and choose first issuance, renewal or address update for your status and nationality.
2. 22. Prepare attachments and verify address/residence details before using the online service available to your category.
3. 33. If attendance is required, book an appointment, complete biometrics or record updates, then follow collection instructions.

ID-card validity is separate from residence validity. Expatriate employee procedures may depend on LMRA records.

1. 11. Open Driving School Services and select learner-licence issuance subject to eligibility.
2. 22. Complete checks and documents and choose an authorised instructor for the required training.
3. 33. Book the driving test, then complete issuance and fees through Traffic services after passing.

If you hold a foreign licence, check exchange eligibility first; acceptance is not automatic.

1. 11. Choose an account and review salary, balance, charges and resident/non-resident conditions.
2. 22. Prepare the bank’s documents; the BBK example lists category-specific identity and income requirements.
3. 33. Apply through an available bank channel and complete verification; after approval check IBAN, card and activation.

BBK is an example, not a rule for every bank. Check the account type before relying on any salary threshold.

1. 11. Use Sijilat guides to select activity and legal form and check ownership conditions.
2. 22. Sign in using the required eKey and submit registration details and attachments.
3. 33. Complete activity licensing, authority and premises approvals; track the application and payments in Sijilat.
4. 44. Confirm licensing and obligations are complete before operating.

A registration without a licence does not authorise every activity. Sijili has specific eligibility and is not available to every resident.

1. 11. Use the Health Ministry directory to find the centre serving your area.
2. 22. Confirm registration, address and category-specific documents with the centre.
3. 33. Check cover with your employer or insurer, then use the official appointment channel available to you.

Holding ID does not mean every treatment is free or every facility covered; verify eligibility and charges.

1. 11. Review utility responsibility in the lease, then select owner or tenant on EWA.
2. 22. Submit the account application and attachments and complete required payment arrangements.
3. 33. Pay the required tenant deposit, track activation and retain the account number and receipt.

Payment arrangements and deposits depend on category; do not assume every account receives a subsidised tariff.