Foreign citizens can obtain a Residence Permit in Bahrain. There is residency for employees and their families, for foreign spouses of Bahraini citizens and their children, for financially independent individuals and investors.

A residence permit in Bahrain for families is issued for a period of 2 years. Male Bahraini citizens have the right to invite their wives and their wives’ children.

Foreign workers also have the right to bring their family with them, the family receives a separate status, which is always related to the period for which the permit was issued. Unlike an employee, his family does not have the right to work in the country.

A residence permit in Bahrain for employees is issued for 2 years with a possible extension. The employee must undergo a medical examination at a certified medical center in his country.

An application, an original passport, the presence of a guarantor and his documents (a specific person), a medical certificate are required.

The application is most often submitted by the employer on the territory of Bahrain to the Main Directorate for Citizenship, Passports and Residence Permits of the Ministry of Internal Affairs.

A residence permit in Bahrain without the right to work. Residency in Bahrain is available to those with sufficient income to support themselves, including retirees, investors and those who own real estate in the country.

In each case, it is necessary to personally visit the relevant institution, not to work in the country, both in the private and in the public sector. If several people submit an application at once, a separate package of documents must be prepared for each person.

A residence permit is issued for a period of 2 years with the possibility of extension. The application for extension must be submitted no later than 6 months before the expiration of the previous certificate.

This type of certificate can be obtained by well-off pensioners, investors and a foreigner who will purchase real estate in a tourist area.

Obtaining permanent residence in Bahrain. The peculiarity of Bahrain is that there is no such concept in the Kingdom. There is either a Visa, or temporary residence, or citizenship.

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Acquisition of citizenship

1. By inheritance. A child born to a father with Bahraini citizenship or to a non-citizen father and a Bahraini mother, regardless of the place of birth, becomes a citizen of Bahrain.
2. By birth. If a child is born to a foreign father who was born in Bahrain and has a Residence Permit, then he receives citizenship. As well as a child of unknown parents who was born on the territory of Bahrain.
3. Only foreign women can count on citizenship through marriage. If a Bahraini citizen marries a foreigner, she has the right to obtain citizenship. Moreover, by default, she must renounce her previous citizenship, but she can request to keep it separately.

Citizenship through naturalization involves the following requirements:

• Reside in the country legally for at least 25 years (or 15 for citizens of Arab countries);
• Fluent in Arabic;
• Have real estate registered in your name;
• Absence of criminal records and other problems with the law;
• Have a good reputation.

The wife and children of a naturalized spouse may be considered naturalized citizens as well.

Dual citizenship is prohibited in Bahrain. Therefore, it is necessary to abandon the previous passport in the case of naturalization. There is only a partial exception for foreign women married to Bahraini citizens.