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Overview of Business Establishment in Qatar

Establishing a business no longer takes months or years thanks to the Single Window platform, which provides investors with an advanced, hassle-free service to obtain permits and licenses. This comprehensive system allows entrepreneurs and investors to submit their applications, pay fees, sign, and update their requests from using a single interface, reducing paperwork, time, and costs.

Establishment Options

There are two choices for registering a business activity before setting up a company in Qatar:
       1.    Company Registration: This option is used when the investor does not have a location yet to conduct business. With this option, the trade name is reserved and commercial registration for the company is issued, but economic activities cannot be carried out, including applications to hire employees, until the commercial license is issued.

       2.    Comprehensive Establishment: Using this option, the investor registers their business activity using the company's trade name, commercial registration, and commercial license. The Single Window platform issues all necessary licenses to apply for manpower recruitment and to begin conducting the company's economic activities.

Just three electronic steps can turn your business idea into reality

STEP 1: Fill up the application
Objective: To describe the nature of the activity the company will engage in.
Process: Enter your company's details in E-Form format, which includes:
•    Capital and partner shares
•    Economic activities
•    Legal formation
•    Trade name
•    Managers and authorized signatories
•    Financial details
•    Company location
•    Labor details
•    Contract type
•    Additional information based on the activity

The form will automatically verify all data entry. Once the application is submitted, processing will begin, and based on the inputs, some or all of the below documents will simultaneously be completed:
•    Registration of the trade name
•    Issuance of the commercial registration
•    Issuance of the commercial license
•    Issuance of the establishment registration certificate
•    Issuance of the tax card
•    Company certificate
•    Specific licenses according to the selected economic activities

You will receive regular notifications about the progress of your application via SMS and email. You can also track the application through the Single Window portal. If the entered data is inaccurate or incomplete, the portal will automatically request the applicant to update the required data via SMS and email.

STEP 2: Signing the Articles of Association
Objective: To have the partners sign the Articles of Association.
Process: The applicant is notified that the contract requires E-signing through the Single Window portal using the National Authentication System (NAS) card via the "Hukoomi" website. The contract can also be signed by visiting any Single Window service centre.

STEP 3: Payment of Fees & Receipt
Objective: To pay the application fees and receive the extracts.
Procedure: The Single Window collects the fees and sends a notification to the applicant to pay through one of the following methods:
•    Using debit or credit cards via the Single Window portal or by
•    Visiting a Single Window service centre.
In the future, payment methods will include:
•    Bank transfer to the Single Window account.
•    Bank deposit system.
Partial payment is available through various payment methods; however, the application process will not continue progress until all fees are collected.
Official company certificates will be issued automatically upon completion of the payment process. The Single Window platform will issue all approved certificates through the online portal, and the applicant may also choose to collect the certificates from any Single Window service centre.