Home GCC Bahrain Bahrain: Expats can apply for self-sponsorship of residency permits online The online service covers foreign retirees, investors and property owner in Bahrain by Staff Writer January 10, 2021 Bahrain’s Nationality, Passport and Residence Affairs (NPRA) announced on Saturday, January 9, expats can now apply for the issuing of self-sponsored residence permits through its website www.evisa.gov.bh. The online service covers foreign retirees, investors and property owner in Bahrain. The validity of the residency permit varies from either two, five or ten years NPRA: self-sponsorship residence permit to be processed onlinehttps://t.co/hjCzr5lSn6 — Bahrain News Agency (@bna_en) January 9, 2021 In a statement carried by the state news channel, Bahrain News Agency, it said that the launching of the online service was part of the Interior Minister’s directives “to expand e-services and the directorate’s approach to gradually transfer services to the website to facilitate the applying process without the need for personal attendance.” The decision is also seen as one to promote investment within the country as part of the kingdom’s Bahrain Economic Vision 2030. The NPRA added a full list of the documents required are noted on the website itself and can also be obtained by emailing [email protected] Tags 10-year residency visas Bahrain GCC Nationality News Residency 0 Comments You might also like Novartis Gulf’s Mohamed Ezz Eldin on the region’s key healthcare trends Bahrain’s ATME aims transforming regional markets with asset tokenisation How the UK can aid the GCC to harness EdTech for inclusive learning US Fed rate cut triggers GCC ripple effect – here’s what it means