A proposed legislation to link the validity of expatriates’ identity cards to the duration of their residency permits is set to be debated in Parliament, despite strong objections from the foreign affairs, defence and national security committee.
The government‑drafted bill, based on a parliamentary proposal, seeks to amend Article (3) of Law No 46 of 2006 on identity cards by stipulating that a foreigner’s ID would remain valid only for a period not exceeding their legal residency in Bahrain .
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