| The Kingdom of Bahrain basks in the warm, clear | | | | The capital city of the Kingdom of Bahrain is |
| and calm waters of the Persian Gulf and is an | | | | Manama and most expatriates live in and around |
| incredibly prosperous and multi cultural country | | | | the capital and work in one of the Kingdom's main |
| becoming increasingly popular with professional | | | | industries which are petroleum production and |
| expatriates seeking well paying employment in a | | | | processing, IT, telecommunications, hospitality, |
| low taxation country where the standard of living | | | | medicine or banking. As a result of the popularity |
| in Bahrain is incredibly high and the local people are | | | | of the location, property for sale and rent in |
| liberal and tolerant towards other cultures. | | | | Manama is offered at a premium and those |
| Bahrain manages to maintain a relatively neutral | | | | moving to work in Bahrain on a firm job offer |
| foreign policy and because of its general liberalism | | | | should try and negotiate some money towards |
| it's a great place for Western expatriates to | | | | their housing as part of their overall remuneration |
| experience a totally new life abroad. These facts | | | | package. |
| mean that the number of international citizens | | | | Unlike in some other Arab nations foreigners are |
| living in Bahrain has increased substantially in | | | | permitted to own property in Bahrain and |
| recent years and directly contributed to the fact | | | | because the economy of the nation is so strong |
| that Bahrain now has the fastest growing | | | | many see investment into property in Bahrain as |
| economy in the Arab world. | | | | a solid move to make. However for those keen |
| For anyone considering living in Bahrain this article | | | | on living in Bahrain the first step to take is to |
| is an introduction to the country, the entry | | | | secure a job offer and then to rent housing while |
| requirements and to living and working in Bahrain. | | | | settling into the Kingdom and ensuring it is right |
| Citizens of all nations other than Gulf Cooperation | | | | for them before committing to the purchase of |
| Council countries require a visa to enter Bahrain | | | | immovable property assets that can be slow to |
| with the majority of those moving to live in the | | | | liquidate should the individual in question decide to |
| Kingdom being sponsored for their visa by their | | | | leave the Kingdom. |
| employer. The range of visas available is vast | | | | Finally it's worth noting that the standard of living |
| with much depending on whether the applicant has | | | | enjoyed by westerners living in Bahrain is |
| a job offer, is a spouse or dependent of an | | | | incredibly high. As stated Bahrain is a prosperous |
| employed person in Bahrain, the country the | | | | country and one offering residents and visitors |
| individual heralds from etc., and therefore those | | | | alike a cosmopolitan destination with exciting |
| considering travelling to Bahrain should initially | | | | nightlife and incredible shopping! Hence it is of no |
| contact their nearest Bahraini embassy or visit | | | | surprise whatsoever that the number of |
| the Kingdom of Bahrain's Ministry of Interior | | | | international expatriates moving to the Kingdom |
| website to find out which visa they should apply | | | | ever year is on the increase. |
| for and how to go about the application process. | | | | |