1bex
English expat in Bahrain
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English
Lives in Hamala
Registration: 16 January 2014
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Al Naseem Oasis compound ( opposite the rugby club )
Hi all Does anyone have any feedback regarding Al Naseem Oasis compound ? Pm me if preferred . Thanks in advance Read More
area /compound
I'm thinking of moving to Atlanta gardens 2 compound, Al Qurrayah, does anyone have feedback on compound or area ( safe/tire burning)? thanks Read More
family iquama by 1bex
I'm British currently living in Bahrain but have to go through the Saudi visa process to get my iquama, my husband already has his iquama. Do I have to travel back to the UK to get a medical or is there a way to get the medical in Bahrain?
This is what I'm not sure of , if I can do it from Bahrain and fly into saudi or if I have to fly back to the UK to do it all there . Just looking for any options that mean I don't have to fly back to UK ? Thanks Read More
family iquama by 1bex
I'm British currently living in Bahrain but have to go through the Saudi visa process to get my iquama, my husband already has his iquama. Do I have to travel back to the UK to get a medical or is there a way to get the medical in Bahrain?
The medical is required for my entry visa into Saudi Arabia. Normal we would get this in the UK before flying to Saudi but as I'm already in Bahrain was hoping there was a way of doing it here so I didn't have to fly back to complete. Read More
family iquama
I'm British currently living in Bahrain but have to go through the Saudi visa process to get my iquama, my husband already has his iquama. Do I have to travel back to the UK to get a medical or is there a way to get the medical in Bahrain? Read More
Maids sponsorship or free visa ??
Hi , Im new in Bahrain and Looking for some advice regarding maid sponsorship ? We are getting a live in maid who wants her sponsorship to be transferred to us but I'm unsure of what commitment from us this entails ? And I heard much talk of a ... Read More
Skincare in the Desert ? by BonnyLass
To the ladies! Hi girls just wanna ask, how do you keep your skin moisturized well in this heat. My skin is fair and becoming very very dry. Please don't tell me Olive oil, I don't want to smell like a salad. Lol.........no honestly what ...
Hi , highly recommend body shop body butter for body and for face murad moisturise with spf . Read More
Nearly time to move by 1bex
Hi We have our flights booked and are all ( my husband ,me and our 3 year old daughter )due to move to Bahrain at the end of the month , we are renting a fully furnished villa in Hamala and this is our first expat experience. I'm feeling a ...
Thanks everyone , I will look at those websites . I will just overfill my suitcase as much as I can and do some shopping when I arrive . Read More
Nearly time to move
Hi We have our flights booked and are all ( my husband ,me and our 3 year old daughter )due to move to Bahrain at the end of the month , we are renting a fully furnished villa in Hamala and this is our first expat experience. I'm feeling a ... Read More
Temporary accommodation by 1bex
Hi We are due to make our big move over next month but it now looks like we have to find villa once in Bahrain as we just lost out on a villa we found on my husbands last visit, what are our options regarding temporary accommodation ( hopefully a ...
Thanks for all for the advice , it looks like I have plenty of options if my husband doesn't find a villa on his next visit. Read More
Temporary accommodation
Hi We are due to make our big move over next month but it now looks like we have to find villa once in Bahrain as we just lost out on a villa we found on my husbands last visit, what are our options regarding temporary accommodation ( hopefully a ... Read More
Can I get CPR without Iquama? by Js-mom
Hi Hope someone can answer my CPR question. My husband has his Iquama and will shortly be looking to get his CPR in Bahrain. Me and my boys will travel to a Bahrain in the summer and I was wondering if we can directly apply for our CPRs or if we ...
Hi , I am in the same situation with my daughter (husband will be working in saudi) and weighting up the pros and cons of getting our Iquama to get a bahrain cpr or just living in Bahrain on a visiting visa ( I will leave within ever 6 months as we ... Read More
School Admission-September 2014 Start by reading_2014
Hi all, I have contacted the following schools so far for my 3.5 year old son and the responses received are mentioned below: 1)Nadeen School-No. 123 on the waiting list. Apologies no admission this year. 2)The British School Bahrain:No place this ...
Hi I had the same response from st. Christopher's for my daughter back in May but they was happy to accept a school report from her current nursery in the uk after I asked if she could be observed in her current nursery. Hope this ... Read More
Visa confusion
Hi all We will be relocating from the uk to live in Bahrain come August , my husband will be working in saudi. I'm very confused to what visas/cprs are needed ? I believe my husband is ok to live in bahrain on a saudi working visa or can get ... Read More
school transport by 1bex
Hi My daughter has just been offered a nursery place in st Christophers to start in September, my daughter and I will be relocating to Bahrain around the middle of August to join my husband and I will not have a car for a little while, is there ...
Thanks so much, I'm not sure on a school bus but I have not read on st christophers website of one. I'm just trying to work out in advance of moving my best options of travel ( as im guessing it will take a few weeks to sort me a car out or ... Read More