Question about Visa's

Member since 06 January 2015

zetec_mk6Member06 January 2015 17:43:37

Hi Everyone,

My Wife has applied for a teaching job in Bahrain. She has been told that the school cannot offer me a sponsorship (they could if i was a teacher and my wife was coming with me)

So my question is this, what type of visa would i need to be able to live in Bahrain with my wife? I would plan on keeping my current job as i work remotely and travel to clients. So no actual work would be conducted with any Bahrain companies / people etc.

Many thanks.

brightonguy ViP

Member since 18 June 2012

brightonguyViP07 January 2015 08:48:38

1591

Assuming you are British judging by your profile, you get 3 months visa when you enter Bahrain, which can be extended for further 3 months while you are in Bahrain. So every 6 months, you will have to pay 40 BD (for 6 months visa, 20 x 2) + a flight ticket to do a visa run. So instead of being sponsored by your wife, you can live in Bahrain on a visitor's visa.

I am not sure if wives can sponsor husbands in Bahrain or elsewhere in the Middle East. I will leave this for someone else to answer.

IndieDarling Active member

Member since 24 December 2013

IndieDarlingActive member07 January 2015 11:15:58

Wives aren't supposed to be able to sponsor their husbands from what I've heard, but it is possible if you know the right people. A colleague of mine brought her husband over. It took several months before he was able to come to Bahrain.