Gulf News, Tuesday, Mar 30, 2021 | Shaaban 16, 1442
Bahrain raises minimum salary for sponsoring family
Bahrain:
Bahrain has raised the minimum monthly salary requirement for expatriates
wishing to sponsor their family members, local media reported.
Earlier, the minimum monthly salary was BD250 and it has now been raised to
BD400, according to a decision issued by Interior Minister
Lieutenant-General Shaikh Rashid bin Abdullah Al Khalifa.
As per the decision, it is stipulated that the monthly income of an
expatriate should not be less than BD400 when sponsoring a husband, wife or
children.
In order to sponsor children who are over the age of 24 or parents, the
expatriates’ minimum monthly income must be not less than
BD1,000.
They must also have valid health insurance in Bahrain. The new
decision stipulated that the Nationality, Passports and
Residence Affairs (NPRA) may exclude some cases as per their
discretion.