NPRA urges illegal migrant workers to benefit from amnesty

The six-month general amnesty for workers staying in Bahrain illegally has so far benefited up to 8,000 expatriates.

The Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs (NPRA) finalised procedures that enabled them to leave Bahrain and return to their countries of origin ever since the grace period was announced last July.

NPRA Assistant Undersecretary for Exits, Search and Follow-up, Brig. Youssef bin Ahmed Al Ghatam, reported a big flux of illegal workers, who want to benefit from the six-month amnesty either to leave Bahrain or swap employers. Brig. Al Ghatam urged embassies to advise their respective expatriates to benefit from the grace period, which will expire on Thursday (December 31).

He warned that the NPRA would continue the inspection campaigns to clampdown on lawbreakers and take legal action against them.