Overseas domiciled retail CIUs are subject to authorisation by the CBB prior to being offered to investors in the Kingdom of Bahrain. The authorisation application will be processed within 5 working days. Overseas domiciled exempt CIUs may only be offered to investors following a notification 5 days prior to offering the CIU to investors. Depending on the CIU category, applicants must fill in Form 1 (Retail CIU Application Form) or Form 2 (Exempt CIU/PIU Notification Form) online, available on the CBB website under E-services/online Forms. (Overseas domiciled PIUs are covered under Chapter CIU-2).