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Golden Residency Visa demand (NPRA spokesperson)
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What the document holds
GDN, Mar 2022: NPRA spokesman: more than 1,000 requests and more than 400 golden residency permits since the February 2022 launch; eligibility (salary BD2,000 over 5 years, retiree BD4,000, property BD200,000), 90 days a year, 10-year validity, fee BD300 per person plus BD4. Both counts already in data; rules added.
What it supports
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Rules and prices (8)
- Property purchaseexpatriate property owner: total value of title deeds (as reported)BHD 200,000Since 7 Feb 2022 · Gulf Daily News 2022Bahrain · Golden Residency
- Application feeper application, non-refundable (as reported)BHD 4Since 7 Feb 2022 · Gulf Daily News 2022Bahrain · Golden Residency
- Permit feeper person (as reported)BHD 300Since 7 Feb 2022 · Gulf Daily News 2022Bahrain · Golden Residency
- Years of residence required for employeesexisting resident: continuous residence in Bahrain before applying (as reported)5 yearsSince 7 Feb 2022 · Gulf Daily News 2022Bahrain · Golden Residency
- Residence permit validitygolden residency visa (as reported)10 yearsSince 7 Feb 2022 · Gulf Daily News 2022Bahrain · Golden Residency
- Required physical presencegolden residency holder: days in Bahrain each year to keep the permit valid (as reported)90 days per yearSince 7 Feb 2022 · Gulf Daily News 2022Bahrain · Golden Residency
- Minimum average salary for employeesexisting resident: average basic monthly salary over the five years of residence (as reported)2,000 BHD per monthSince 7 Feb 2022 · Gulf Daily News 2022Bahrain · Golden Residency
- Average pension for retireesretiree: salary proof (as reported; period not stated)BHD 4,000Since 7 Feb 2022 · Gulf Daily News 2022Bahrain · Golden Residency
About the document
What it covers Requests received and permits issued in the first weeks.
Notes Quotes an NPRA spokesperson.
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