Buying property in Bahrain for resident permit

You can show proof of funds outside of Bahrain to get the visa and once you get it and have cpr, you can transfer them in. Worst case, some banks allow for saving accounts for non residents.

Yes you can rent it out. But your address must remain linked to the property ie EWA should be under your name.

Thanks XTang for your reply.

I’m right at the beginning of accessing the requirements, definately a good help to start with.

Sorry, a follow up question on that:

Is there any consultant someone can recommend on that matter or at least more details about the rules?

Where does it das that I can rent it out?
Is a lease to buy accepted or only upfront paid estates?
Unfortunately, I can‘t find any good source. The gov homepage is not really giving much away...

You need to own property not live in it. So you can rent it out as long as it is in your name.

Only upfront paid is considered.

Property agents can guide somewhat and refer you to pro agencies but there isn't a consultant specifically for this.

Perfect, thanks for the reply.

Last question for now:

Do I need a separate address/lease agreement for my CPR in case I rent out the qualifying property or can I still be registered with that address?

Not for now. Keep EWA in your name.

Hi XTang, thank you for sharing your knowledge. You have no idea how helpful you are!

With regard to renting out the property used to get residency, I would be hesitant to keep EWA in my name. Unless you have a very considerate tenant, the bills could easily get out of hand (ie tenant running AC 24/7/365 when not necessary), with the high electricity rates.

Is the issue linking your address with the CPR? Is there any alternative? Maybe a cable subscription?

The problem is that it is not clear.  They want to see EWA in your name but not sure why as the title deed is also needed.   If EWA is in your name then the CPR address will be the property - they won't move it to the rental property.  The same happened to me.....I showed them municipality letter for rental property but they told me that since I own the other one, my address will remain linked to that........unless or until I have a tenant who shows the municipality letter or EWA.