Hi there, I have recently joined this website and Is a silent reader.
I am 29 from Lahore Pakistan and moving to Bahrain in first week of April.
Actually I came to Bahrain on a visit and don't know why I loved this country and luckily got a job offer from a company based in Bahrain and now coming over.
I will be interested in the expats from lahore to learn the common issues.
Secondly my company is bringing me in on a visit visa along with my wife n kid. I asked them to give me a work visa but HR is saying its our usual process to convert visit visa into work one... Still confused on this...is it a normal practice there.? Because if I do not get the visa in 3 months time then my family have to leave Bahrain. Will it be possible to get the visa converted within this time?
Moreover I asked them to let me undergo my medical from my home country but they are saying no use and you should get it done from Bahrain. Why is this so..?
I am also thinking to get a fully furnished apartment on rent in Hoora as it will be on a walking distance from my office which located in front of Arab insurance building in Manama. Will you suggest any other areas at walking distance..
Will appreciate your advices.
Many thanks
Zohaib