but i have to leave the country every 4 weeks which i suppose could be quite inconvenient.
I believe that they have just changed their regulations, this is taken from todays Arab News (A Saudi paper).
Visitors to Bahrain will no longer be issued with one-month visas, as they are being restricted to one week, "to combat cheating"...... roque companies have been using the old system to bring in illegal workers. Visit visas were being issued for one month and were renewable every month for up to six months. Now they are being restricted to one week, with a once only renewal for another week.....
I would go for
PLAN B.... get him to walk down the aisle....

Mutt.