What does the expat medical check for a Bahrain work permit involve?

Every expat applying for a work permit needs a medical check. It is done in two stages. 1. Before you travel You are examined at a Wafid-approved medical centre in your home country. If your country is not covered by Wafid, you can use any hospital at home and your employer attaches the LMRA's non-Wafid form to the application. 2. After you arrive · You give your biometrics at the LMRA office at the airport, or at an LMRA branch if you are already in Bahrain. · The Ministry of Health then books you a medical appointment automatically at one of the centres your employer picked, and your employer gets the details by SMS and email. · The appointment can be changed on bahrain.bh up to 24 hours before. · If you miss it, contact the medical centre directly. What the check includes · Your medical history, vital signs, eyesight and colour vision. · A physical examination. · A chest X-ray. · Blood tests for HIV, hepatitis B, hepatitis C and syphilis. · A urine test. · Some jobs need more tests: food handlers and cleaners give a stool test, and health-care and kindergarten workers have a TB skin test. What people miss · The Ministry of Health says people who test positive for HIV, hepatitis B or C are found unfit to work in Bahrain. · Some jobs need a repeat check every two years. · Dependants on a family visa do not need this medical. Steps · Do the Wafid (or non-Wafid) medical in your home country. · Give biometrics at the LMRA airport office or a branch. · Attend the MOH-booked appointment (reschedule on bahrain.bh up to 24 hours before). · Wait for the MOH medical committee's fitness result to reach the LMRA.

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What does the expat medical check for a Bahrain work permit involve? — Every expat applying for a work permit needs a medical check. It is done in two stages. 1. Before you travel You are examined at a Wafid-approved medical centre

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