Live in Bahrain and work in Saudi

Member since 11 February 2012

jamesroyNew member06 January 2013 17:30:35

Hello everyone

I'm afraid this has already been asked but I can't seem to get a full answer.

I'm a UK Citizen with a Saudi residency (Iqama) work in khobar due to family life and better schools i would like to live in Bahrain and cross the bridge each day. The cost of renting a house in Bahrain isn't as high as before and school fees are much cheaper than Saudi I know some costs are much higher but this isn't a problem.

I heard that you can get a CPR or temporary CPR and have the right of residency in Bahrain with a Saudi iqama but I don't know who to ask or what department to go too.

For a little bit of background I have a wife (Czech passport) and my 6 yr. old daughter (UK passport holders) we all have iqama's and have been in Saudi for over 4 years so we aren't new to this area.

Could anyone help ? Because I don't want to get the run around and I'm hope there's a person out there that has made the move to Bahrain and knows what to do.

I know that I can live I Bahrain without to much problems and it seems to be easy to rent a place without a CPR but it would be much better to be legal and have have right to be there plus I don't want to have to drive my family back to Saudi ever 15 days.

From James

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Josnuggles ViP

Member since 05 September 2012

JosnugglesViP06 January 2013 17:48:10

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Hi

We are going through the same process at the moment. All I know (as my husband is dealing with it all) is that you need to speak to your HR department. Once you have your Iqama then residency is fairly straightforward. Speaking to your company should put you on the right track.

jamesroy New member

Member since 11 February 2012

jamesroyNew member06 January 2013 18:02:32

Thanks but could you ask your husband ? Because my HR department are pointless and slow

Josnuggles ViP

Member since 05 September 2012

JosnugglesViP06 January 2013 18:06:05

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I will ask him but he only started the process this week and just like yours, his HR department is awful. He is away till Wednesday but I will ask him as he knows a lot more about it than I do.

Hope you get there soon :-) I'm also sure more people on the forum will know the answer and get back to you really quickly.

flying_circus Active member

Member since 22 March 2012

flying_circusActive member07 January 2013 05:14:30

I also work in Saudi and live in Bahrain. I don't have CPR and didn't see a need for one. I do have a roommate who works in Bahrain and has CPR, so he rents apartment and I live there, so I wouldn't know if anyone would rent you an apartment without CPR.
To cross the border daily I got from my company a 6 month GCC visa, and had no problem crossing it.

Josnuggles ViP

Member since 05 September 2012

JosnugglesViP07 January 2013 09:26:39

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We have a two year lease on a villa with no CPR, they are happy with UK passport.

My landlady told me that if you rent a property and don't have a CPR the bills are less (tax etc) I don't know how the system works but she asked me to let her know once the CPR process had started to get in touch with her so she could write me a new contract with the rent halved on it. We are all inclusive so she is worried that her bills will go up.

Josnuggles ViP

Member since 05 September 2012

JosnugglesViP07 January 2013 09:30:33

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flying_circus wrote:
I also work in Saudi and live in Bahrain. I don't have CPR and didn't see a need for one. I do have a roommate who works in Bahrain and has CPR, so he rents apartment and I live there, so I wouldn't know if anyone would rent you an apartment without CPR.
To cross the border daily I got from my company a 6 month GCC visa, and had no problem crossing it.

You are a single guy (I think) we need CPR as only my husband is covered by his visa. We have to fly out of Bahrain and back in every 3 months until it is all sorted out. Long winded process. Been 9 months so far!!! But the Saudi's are known for being very slow.

Nawafo Contributor

Member since 29 December 2012

NawafoContributor08 January 2013 10:54:17

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If you need things to get down fairly fast in Saudi, hire a clearance agency, they can expedite everything and save you a lot of time. You just need to find a good agent.

brightonguy ViP

Member since 18 June 2012

brightonguyViP25 January 2013 14:21:14

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This link might help you: Agent authorised by Saudi Embassy.

silver356 Contributor

Member since 09 November 2012

silver356Contributor25 January 2013 21:55:21

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We are going through the same process at the moment which my husband's company is organising - I agree with Nawafo that using a clearance agency would be well worth the cost.

brightonguy ViP

Member since 18 June 2012

brightonguyViP04 February 2013 18:47:44

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Hey James,

What did you do in the end? Have you found a clearance agency?

K0116401 Member

Member since 27 March 2016

K0116401Member06 April 2016 09:12:58

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Hi Jo - DO you know anything about the schools in relation to CPR? I understand that schools now require a CPR number? I am confused

relwell Serial expat

Member since 27 January 2014

relwellSerial expat06 April 2016 09:18:25

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@K0116401

This topic is over three years old. It would probably be better to start a new topic, or if you have a question for Jo directly you can DM her.

Good luck!