Expats who wish to sponsor their family in Bahrain must be earning at least BD400 per month: Interior Minister

TDT | Manama

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The minimum monthly salary requirement of expatriates who wish to apply for entry visas or residence permits for members of their family has been raised to BD400.

It was BD250 earlier.

The decision was issued by Interior Minister Lieutenant-General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa.

According to the decision, it is stipulated that the monthly income of an expatriate should not be less than BD400 when sponsoring a husband, wife or children.

In order to sponsor children who are over the age of 24 or parents, the expatriates’ minimum monthly income must be not less than BD1000. They must also have valid health insurance in Bahrain.

The new decision stipulated that the Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA) may exclude some cases according to the discretion of each case separately.