I'm reaching out to gather some insights on a situation I'm currently facing. I'm in the midst of setting up a company in Bahrain and need to fly in from the UK soon to sign some important documents, such as the memorandum, and trying to get a personal self-sponsor visa issued.
I initially booked a one-way ticket to Bahrain, planning to finalise everything within my stay. I then realised you need a return/onward ticket, so I booked a refundable ticket from Manama to Dubai 23 days after the inbound flight. I'm not even sure if this is valid for my purposes...
This is so messy for several reasons. How am I supposed to know how long I will need to stay in order to get the CR setup finalised, and personal visa issued? Would an onward flight ticket be valid for my purposes? Can I even get a ~30 day visa issued so I can get everything setup?
Will the on-arrival visa assistants understand my case?
Any advice or shared experiences would be greatly appreciated, especially regarding the process and how immigration tends to view this.
Thank you in advance for your help!
Best regards