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Last activity 18 July 2018 by GuestPoster45144

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Mademoiselle K6091

Hi everyone !

I would like to know the documents to have in
my possessions or that will be asked for my children because I am a single mother

I also wanted to know the price of a local school for my children. They will have respectively 6 years and 4 years on my arrival in Bahrain.

And I would also like to know the price of a car insurance for a Renault Clio Toyota Tercel small car.

thank you in advance

XTang

I would advise you to browse through the forums as all visa questions have already been answered.

Anyway, as a single mother, you need an NOC from the father and / or court documents proving custody.  These need to be attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of your home country as well as by the Bahrain Embassy there.  See this link for this and additional documents:

http://lmra.bh/portal/en/page/show/189

On schools, I answered you on another thread that you posted.  You have to understand that local schools are primarily for local nationals or Arabic speakers and your kids will not fit in unless they speak the language. Most expats put their kids in international schools.  The fee by school varies and the range could be between 2000-8000 BD depending on school / grade.   You need to identify the schools you like and get the latest fees directly.

What is the value of the car?  and is this comprehensive insurance?   roughly speaking, multiply the value of the car (that you want to insure) by 2-3% to arrive at the annual premium.  For more exact calculation, go to AXA insurance bahrain's website and request immediate quote online.

Mademoiselle K6091

Thank you for all your information but again I do not know why you insist on the fact that we do not speak Arabic. if I ask this kind of school it is not for nothing anyways when you say NOC what does it mean? Because here in France have the exclusive custody to be alterned by other parent .


2000/8000 I think you aim too high maybe everyone does not have your life **** (I say that because I saw others of your comments on some topics


For the car I will be able to put between 2000 and 2500 not more. Without problem I will go look on AXA.com

Moderated by Bhavna 6 years ago
Reason : Wrong translation
XTang

I will assume that you do not speak good english and your response was not meant as how it came across i.e. very rude.  This is why I won't report you or request for you to be banned from the forums for what comes across as a personal attack - giving you the benefit of the doubt here.

Mademoiselle K6091 wrote:

2000/8000 I think you aim too high maybe everyone does not have your life traitor (I say that because I saw others of your comments on some topics AXA.com


Especially the part above where you called me "***".   And the prices I have quoted are for international schools as I mentioned in my response - if you read carefully.  Almost all international expat oriented schools are in this price range.  The "local" schools are of course much much cheaper.

Secondly, nowhere in your post did you mention that you are an Arabic speaker - you did mention you are coming from France.  Therefore, next time, please give all details if you expect a response tailored to you.

Mademoiselle K6091

But for schools I do not know why some display their other price and no where I can not access given my "position map" weird. and I also saw that they pass a test before acceptance is this all schools?

Mademoiselle K6091

oh my god i use the Google translation is that give me *** i apologize in advance i use it just for the passage that everyone does not have your level of

Mademoiselle K6091

if in my post I told you that I was born in France but not of French origin but anyways the most important is that I really have information before :)

XTang

No harm done - as I said, I gave you the benefit of the doubt :)

Anyway, most schools WILL take a test before accepting your kids.  The strictness of this test varies from school to school.  It is more strict for expat international schools vs. public schools.

Local or public schools have free education for both Bahrainis and expats; however, this might be changed i.e. expats will have to pay.   So as far as fees goes, you don't have to pay anything at the moment.

Also for public schools, you might have to admit kids in the public school that is the designated one for your area of residence as determined by your CPR.

Mademoiselle K6091

Oh great 😊, I thought it was going to be complicated. I have one of my children who is stutter but who is very advanced and who has no problems and who is rather advanced than the average is it that can block admission to school?
thanks again for this information🙏

XTang

Nope don't think so :)

Mademoiselle K6091

ooh thank you because i am quite worried about this

ricky raj

Dear XTANG,

you definitely are a good soul.kudos to you for keeping your cool and politeness!!

GuestPoster45144

It might be worth inquiring directly at schools. Good schools, both local and international, are usually fully packed. Parents apply a year ahead to secure a place.
Top international schools (BSB, St. Chris) also hold assessment before they admit anyone.
There are plenty of resources on the Internet to compare schools:
EdArabia is one of them: https://www.edarabia.com/schools/bahrain/
Ministry of Education has an excellent list too: http://www.moe.gov.bh/DaleelGIS.aspx?lan=en&VAL=4
If you would like to keep your kids within the French system (I do not know if they have attended a school in France), there is a French curriculum school too in Busaiteen: https://www.lyceefrancaisbahrein.com/

PS: Yeah, kudos to Xtang for his unbelievable patience!

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