You have to take everything you are told here with a pinch of salt. I have never been anywhere where misinformation is so rife as it is here. Maybe she was right about having to be a resident, maybe not. I got one for Dubai without any problem and when you get them here, they just look at your passport. 

You should give it a try. When are you over here next? I wanna come see you in Bahrain. 

Just call me Tigasin. That's what I'm talking about