Receive residency permit sticker applications through post office: Bahrain NPRA

TDT | Manama

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Applying for a residency permit sticker in Bahrain has become easier than ever. According to the Nationality, Passports and Residence Affairs, they will soon launch a new service via Bahrain Post to process residency permit sticker applications. The service is in addition to the authority providing permit stickers through NPRA services centres and at the exit points of Bahrain.

The service will kick in once the authorities complete the required administrative and technical procedures. Shaikh Ahmed bin Isa Al Khalifa, the Assistant Undersecretary for NPRA, said the move aims at simplifying procedures to allow customers services with the least time and effort.

He said the introduction of the e-services enhances the overall quality of the services in line with the directives of Interior Minister General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdulla Al Khalifa.

Shaikh Badr bin Khalifa Al Khalifa, the Assistant Undersecretary for Post at the Ministry of Transportation and Telecommunications, said the launch of the services meets Bahrain post’s strategic plans to enhance its operations.

“Once an application is submitted, postal officials will activate the official procedures,” he added. NPRA, in July this year, started using a new residence permit sticker. The old sticker, the authority at that time said, was valid until its expiry date.