NPRA launches residency services via electronic portal

TDT | Manama

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Interior Ministry’s Undersecretary for Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA), H.E. Shaikh Hisham bin Abdulrahman Al Khalifa, announced introducing residency services to other NPRA e-services via the government portal Bahrain.bh, in cooperation with the Information and eGovernment Authority (iGA).

The step aims to facilitate the application and processing of residency applications electronically without clients needing to go to the concerned directorates. The new service will save time and effort for the beneficiaries of the NPRA services.

During a meeting with the CEO of the Information and eGovernment Authorities, Mohammed Ali Al Qaed, Assistant Undersecretary for Nationality, Passports and Residency, Shaikh Ahmed bin Abdullah Al Khalifa and the Vice Chief Executive of the Information and eGovernment Authority, Dr Zakaraya Al Khaja, the NPRA Undersecretary, said that the launch of the new service was part of the Interior Ministry’s efforts to automate services provided to the public, improve performance efficiency, and achieve integration between various government directorates in line with the Kingdom’s vision 2030.