A proposed amendment to link the validity of expatriates’ identity cards to the duration of their legal residency permits has been approved by the majority of MPs, sending the legislation to the Shura Council for review despite strong objections from the government and Parliament’s own 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, stipulating that a foreigner’s ID card should remain valid only for a period not exceeding their residency permit in Bahrain .
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