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Using a PEO Service With Immigration Support For Expat Hiring In Bahrain

If your organisation is planning to hire expatriates for international assignments in Bahrain, navigating the complexities of immigration, employment, and payroll can be challenging. Key considerations include:
  • Navigating Bahrain’s unique immigration requirements: Bahrain has distinct immigration processes and policies, particularly for expatriate workers, which require careful adherence to avoid delays or rejections.
  • Ensuring all documentation for work permits is in order: Gathering and submitting the correct documents can be time-intensive and complex, especially for short-term project assignments.
  • Managing ongoing employment and payroll compliance post-visa: Once your expatriates are in Bahrain, it is crucial to maintain compliance with local employment laws, including payroll and benefits.
Establishing a subsidiary for short-term projects is impractical for most companies due to the time and costs involved. Instead, an efficient and cost-effective solution is to partner with a Global Professional Employer Organisation (PEO), which can manage the employment lifecycle while ensuring full compliance with Bahraini regulations.

Why Use a Global PEO/Employer of Record in Bahrain?

If your goal is to simplify expatriate employment in Bahrain, a Global PEO service offering work permit support is ideal. Acumen International provides end-to-end assistance, from visa and work permit procurement to onboarding and payroll management, allowing you to focus on your core business. Our solution allows companies to bypass the lengthy incorporation process as we handle all the steps of Bahraini immigration compliance on your behalf. Once the work permit and visa are secured, Acumen International can then seamlessly onboard and manage payroll for your expatriate team, ensuring legal compliance with Bahraini labour laws.

Who Can Benefit from Acumen International’s Global PEO Services in Bahrain?

Acumen’s ‘Work Permit and Expatriate Employment via Global PEO’ solution is ideal for:
  • Employers looking to relocate, hire, and pay expats in Bahrain without establishing a local entity.
  • Skilled professionals with employer sponsorship: Our streamlined process benefits expats whose employers are ready to finance their immigration and employment in Bahrain.
  • Companies are sending highly skilled personnel to Bahrain for both short- and long-term projects.

Why Choose Acumen International as Your PEO Partner?

Acumen International offers a unique advantage over other PEO providers by including additional benefits within our Global PEO and employment package for expatriates in Bahrain, such as:
  • Medical insurance coverage
  • Housing assistance
  • Office rental support
  • Mobile phone or vehicle provision for business meetings
  • Dependent relocation support
Our comprehensive solution significantly reduces the risk of visa rejections by consolidating work permit sponsorship and employment management under one provider. We handle the entire process, ensuring compliance at every stage, including post-arrival payroll and HR administration in Bahrain.
Important Note: Acumen International is not an immigration service provider. We do not offer standalone immigration support for individuals seeking employment overseas. Our services are exclusively available to organisations hiring expatriate personnel through our Global PEO solution.
Contact Acumen International for a fast, compliant, and efficient way to manage expatriate employment in Bahrain. We offer a single solution to handle work permits, employment, and payroll for your expat team, keeping your business aligned with local regulations across 190+ countries.

Estimated time for securing a work permit in Bahrain

Typically, the procedure of work permit issuance in Bahrain takes from1 to 4 months until entry to Bahrain, and a further 1 month before the whole process is completed.

Major steps to get a work permit in Bahrain

  1. No Objection Certificate (NOC) Application
  2. Work Permit Application
  3. Entry to Bahrain
  4. Local Immigration Medical
  5. Identification Card Application

Documents for a work permit in Bahrain, the main applicant

Name Notes Copies
1 Passport Photograph 3.5cm x 4.5cm 3.5cm x 4.5cm, in colour, resolution minimum 600 dpi. The photograph should be of an appropriate quality for biometric processing. Face forward, mouth closed, eyes open. One original
Medical Report Pre-arrival medical report declaring that the applicant is free of contagious diseases and fit to work. It should be issued by a designated medical centre if there is one in the country of residence. Translated into Arabic or English if applicable. One certified and translated copy; one original
Copy of Passport Information Pages The copies should be of the pages with passport information and any alterations as well as the page that states the father or spouse’s name (where relevant). It is highly recommended to have a passport valid for at least two years. One clear copy
Passport Valid for 2 Years Original passport valid for over two years and containing at least two blank pages. One original
Copy of Work Permit A copy of the approved LMRA permit was sent to the applicant via e-mail to carry on the entry. One clear copy
ID Card Fee BD 10.00 One original
Biometric Photo Taken at the appointment. One original
Local Medical Report Declaration that the applicant is free of any contagious diseases. This document should be issued by a designated medical centre in the country and valid for 90 days. One original
If you need your expat personnel to legally work for you in Bahrain without having to set up your own business entity for that, trust us to assist you with work permits and immigration support and then employ your expats locally on your behalf. Contact our team to let us handle your foreign employees’ immigration matters. We will relieve you of the responsibility of getting a work permit by working with our local partners to organize and obtain all the necessary permits. We will also provide you with a detailed update on the progress of the process. Contact us for more details about how you can get a work permit for your expatriate staff and employ them through Acumen International in Bahrain.