Visa for my wife

Ram19791 · 2018-04-22T12:19:26+02:00

Explore visa options for bringing your wife to Bahrain, including advice on applying for a visit visa while awaiting salary updates for a family visa.

Ram19791 New member

Member since 25 May 2014

Ram19791New member22 April 2018 10:19:26

I have been in Bahrain since 2014. I just got married 2 moths back. I need to apply visa for my wife. But my salary was less than 400 and it is revised now to more than 400. It's taking so much time to update the salary in GOSI to get family visa. It's been around a month now. So I'm planning to apply visit visa for my wife to bring her and can change that to family visa later on. Is it a good idea or do we have any other options ? All the process is done by my company only.

XTang Bahrain/UAE/KSA Expert

Member since 22 April 2014

XTangBahrain/UAE/KSA Expert22 April 2018 10:24:51

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The only options are family visa or visit visa which is converted later. If your company is going to do that and is ok with it, then there is no problem with that.聽

The visit visa has to be valid for at least 7 days for the conversion to take place.聽 And you would need an attested marriage certificate.

Ram19791 New member

Member since 25 May 2014

Ram19791New member22 April 2018 14:48:44

Thank you XTang. I'm gonna take 30 days visit visa. Also I have my marriage certificate. You meant which attestation ? by Bahrain Ministry or India ?

XTang Bahrain/UAE/KSA Expert

Member since 22 April 2014

XTangBahrain/UAE/KSA Expert23 April 2018 07:08:37

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First attestation by Ministry of Foreign affairs in India and then the Bahrain Embassy in India.

logicalindian Bahrain Expert

Member since 01 May 2013

logicalindianBahrain Expert23 April 2018 09:50:24

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XTang wrote:
First attestation by Ministry of Foreign affairs in India and then the Bahrain Embassy in India.

Hey XTang,

When i applied for dependent visa for my wife, i just produced the marriage certificate which was attested by local authorities back in India, did not have to do the attestation anywhere else, is this a new rule?聽

T&R

XTang Bahrain/UAE/KSA Expert

Member since 22 April 2014

XTangBahrain/UAE/KSA Expert23 April 2018 10:01:25

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Hey, no the rule has always been there for Arab nationals and is listed as such on the LMRA page.聽 However, for non-arab nationals if the husband or wife name is in the passport then they generally don't ask for it.

Recently however, I have heard that there is a new team in the verification section of LMRA and they are being particular about documentation / attestation.聽 For example, I had to get an affidavit issued by MOJ attested by MOFA Bahrain despite it being a local document

logicalindian Bahrain Expert

Member since 01 May 2013

logicalindianBahrain Expert24 April 2018 05:45:34

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XTang wrote:
Hey, no the rule has always been there for Arab nationals and is listed as such on the LMRA page.聽 However, for non-arab nationals if the husband or wife name is in the passport then they generally don't ask for it.

We usually put in our wife's name on passport, things are much easier then for lot of other verification involved (back home as well.)

Recently however, I have heard that there is a new team in the verification section of LMRA and they are being particular about documentation / attestation.聽 For example, I had to get an affidavit issued by MOJ attested by MOFA Bahrain despite it being a local document

Not sure why there are making things more complicated by the day.