Services by government authority
Seven government authorities and 28 services, as the office's own system records them. Filter by authority or by how a service is charged, search by the name of the transaction, then send the one you need in a single message.
The seven authorities we appear before
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Labour Market Regulatory Authority هيئة تنظيم سوق العمل 8 services 
Sijilat · Ministry of Industry and Commerce سجلات · وزارة الصناعة والتجارة 6 services 
Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs شؤون الجنسية والجوازات والإقامة 5 services 
Information and eGovernment Authority هيئة المعلومات والحكومة الإلكترونية 2 services 
Social Insurance Organisation الهيئة العامة للتأمين الاجتماعي 3 services 
Ministry of Labour وزارة العمل 2 services 
Ministry of Health وزارة الصحة 2 services The full table of services 28 services across 7 authorities, with search and filters. Labour Market Regulatory Authority
Work permits from issue to cancellation, Bahrainisation rates and the permit ceiling.
New work permit
A permit for a new foreign worker, after checking the ceiling and the Bahrainisation rate.
Work permit renewal
Renewal before expiry, with the next date entered in the follow-up calendar.
Work permit cancellation
Ending the permit when employment ends, so the monthly fee stops and a place is freed in the ceiling.
Transfer between employers
Moving an existing worker to another company, subject to its ceiling and rate.
Visit visa to work permit
Converting a holder of a valid visit visa without leaving the Kingdom.
Bahrainisation management
Watching the rate at every change in headcount, and warning before the company crosses into a higher band.
Workforce ceiling increase
A reasoned application to raise the company’s permit limit, with supporting documents.
Violation removal and settlement
Studying an outstanding violation and the route to settling it with the authority.
Sijilat · Ministry of Industry and Commerce
The commercial register, from entry through amendment and renewal to strike-off.
New commercial registration
Full formation through to the issued registration and its licence.
Commercial registration renewal
The annual renewal before the registration lapses.
Adding a commercial activity
Adding an approved activity to the registration once its conditions are met.
Amending registration details
Amending the address, the trade name or the contact details.
Change of legal form or partners
Converting the legal form or changing shares, with the notarisation that follows.
Liquidation and strike-off
Winding up the company’s activity and settling its obligations through to strike-off.
Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs
Residencies, visas and passport records.
Residence permit renewal
Renewing an existing residence permit before it expires.
Dependant and family residency
Bringing a spouse and children within the prescribed conditions.
Visit visa extension
Extending a valid visit visa before it runs out.
Passport details update
Updating a new passport’s details on an active residence record.
Investor residency
Residency tied to the commercial registration, for an owner or partner.
Information and eGovernment Authority
Identity cards for staff and their families.
Identity card issue
An identity card for a new worker once the permit has issued.
Identity card renewal
Renewal tied to the residency or permit renewal.
Social Insurance Organisation
Registering the company and its staff, and ending their service.
Company registration
Opening the company’s file with the organisation once the registration has issued.
Registering staff for social insurance
Registering a Bahraini employee with the authority on hiring, and starting their contribution.
Ending a staff record with social insurance
Closing the employee record when service ends, so the monthly contribution stops.
Ministry of Labour
Employment contracts, labour relations and labour cases.
Employment contract authentication
Authenticating the contract between company and worker before the ministry.
Labour case follow-up
Following a registered case and attending its sessions for the company.
Ministry of Health
Medical fitness, and professional and facility health licences.
Medical fitness certificate
Booking the appointment and following the examination required to complete residency.
Health licence renewal
Renewing a professional licence or a health facility licence.
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Request a service not listedCompletion periods run from the day the documents and requirements are complete, and are subject to the procedure of the authority concerned and to the company's file being in order. Government fees are settled at the value prescribed by the relevant authority, against a receipt in the company's name.
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Four packages, rising in size and scope together. Each transaction here shows its scope, and the package it starts from.
Subscription tiersFormation packages
For a company not yet registered: registration, licence, investor residency and opening the authority files, at published prices.
Formation packagesA written quotation
For expertise work: ceiling increases, violation removal, liquidation and changes of legal form. Each case is studied on its own and quoted in writing.
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