Asia
Bahrain
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In Bahrain, health checks are allowed. Criminal checks are limited, and social media checks can only be done on professional sites.
Background check summary
Criminal Checks: some restrictions
Medical screening: permissible
Adverse media: some restrictions
Address: some restrictions
Zinc's background check turnaround times
Please note these background check turnaround times are averages for the country. Actual check times may vary and depend on a number of factors including the resident country's process time as well as the candidate's document submission speed.
Financial (mins)
20
Criminal (days)
8
Media (mins)
14
Reference (days)
2
identity (mins)
140
Education (days)
7.853904815
Address (days)
2
Sanctions (mins)
25
Right-to-work rules
Rules apply for citizens as well as non-citizens working in the country
National ID Accepted?
Yes
Passport
Yes
Other passport accepted?
Valid Business Visa
No
Any other routes (any type of citizen)
N/A
Body name
Ministry of Interior
Foreign Citizens
Valid Business Visa
N/A
Natural citizens: Alternative routes
N/A
Country details
Birthrate
17.8
Population
1,701,575
capital
Manama
GDP ($/capita)
16900
TLD
.bh
developed/developing
Developing
Currency
Bahraini Dinar
Net migration
1.05
Literacy(%)
89.1
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