EXPATS living Bahrain may soon be able to leave and land at Bahrain International Airport using their smart CPR cards, it was revealed yesterday, once plans to implement the procedure have been confirmed.
Parliament’s foreign affairs, defence and national security committee chairman Mohammed Al Sissi told a Press conference at the National Assembly Complex in Gudaibiya yesterday that legislators in both Parliament and the Shura Council had approved the move and it was issued within a royal decree amending the 1975 Passports Law.
Plans for implementation are now in the hands of the Interior Ministry.
“Bahrainis and GCC nationals had their right to travel using national identity cards restored last month across member states, without any need to carry a passport as enforced during the pandemic,” he said.
“Bahrainis could also enter or leave the country anywhere without going through passport personnel using their card at electronic booths in the airport.
“The same applies to expats living in Bahrain, but the matter of implementation is in the hands of the Interior Ministry and we are awaiting feedback.”
He added that this will be followed shortly by an advanced biometric screening system that would apply to all in future.
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