Government and Professional Fees

Business setup in JAFZA

Business setup in RAK

Business setup in DAFZA







Island Palm Jumeirah

Island Palm Jumeirah

Aerial view of construction site in Island Palm Jumeirah







Sharjah Corniche

Sharjah Corniche

A beautiful view of Sharjah Corniche







DIFC

DIFC

Dubai International Financial Center

Qatar Licensing Procedures


How to Setup Business in Qatar

Foreign Companies involved in business contracts in the State act no (13) For the Year 2000 on article (3)
  1. Submitting an application to the Minister of Economy & Commerce.
  2. Attach 2 copies of the signed contract between the Foreign Company and the Government.
  3. Attach 2 copies of the certificate of association and/or memorandum of certificate of the Foreign Company (should be approved/legalized).
  4. Power of attorney for the nominated manager in Qatar. (Should be approved/legalized).
  5. Attach 2 copies of the contract for the service agent (if appointed).
  6. Attach 2 copies of the commercial registration for the service agent (if appointed).
  7. Any document in non Arabic language should be translated to Arabic language. All the procedures done through Commercial Affairs Department in Ministry of Commerce. To know more about the Law no: 13 of 2000. Please visit the website www.mec.gov.qa
The procedures for Industrial Companies
  1. Attach a copy of the Industrial License issued by the Ministry of Energy and Industry.
  2. Fill the certificate of association application and deposit the capital in any local bank.
  3. Fill the commercial registration application and attach the documents requested and pay the fee (in case its 51% owned by a Qatari and 49% owned by the foreigner). In case it's 100% owned by the foreigner, it needs a Ministerial Decree.

    4. All the procedures done through Commercial Affairs Department in Ministry of Commerce. To know more about the Law no: 13 of 2000. Please visit the website www.mec.gov.qa
Companies With Limited Liability
  1. Fill up the draft of memorandum contract and type it and deposit the capital in any local bank.
  2. To document/legalize the memorandum contract in the Ministry of Justice - Real Estate Department.
  3. Fill up the commercial application form and present all documents requested with it and pay all fees.
Education Institution
Must have approval from the Ministry of Education

Health Care
Must have approval from the Ministry of Health

Tourism Companies
Must have approval from Qatar Tourism Authority

Law Office Companies
Must have approval from the Ministry of Justice

Engineering Consultancy Office
Must have approval from the Ministry of Municipal Affairs & Agriculture

The State of Business Entities

These are various types of business entities in Qatar:
Partnership Company:
This is the most basic form of commercial arrangement for two or more individuals to combine together for the purpose of commercial activity in Qatar. The partners have unlimited liability and the trade name of the partnership company will reflect the names of the partners. (Read Law (5) of the year 2002 articles (19)-(43).

Joint Venture Company:
An entity comprised of two or more persons that combine to carry out a project. The joint venture company provided for in the law is an unincorporated entity without legal personality. (Read Law (5) of the year 2002 articles (52)-(60).

Public Shareholding Company:
Also known as a joint stock company or Qatari shareholding company. The law recognizes different variants of the public shareholding company including: 1- Public shareholding company-open. 2- Private or closed public shareholding company. (Read Law (5) of the year 2002 articles (61)-(205).

Limited Share Partnership Company:
This type of company has at least one or more joint partners and at least four trustee shareholding partners. The minimum share capital of the company is 1,000,000 QR. (Read Law (5) of the year 2002 articles (206)- (224).

Limited Liability Company:
Is the most commonly used business entity in Qatar. (Read Law (5) of the year 2002 articles (225)- (260).

Holding Companies:
A holding company must be a shareholding company or limited liability company which has financial and management control on the companies by owning at least 51% of that company. The minimum capital should be 10 million QR. (Law (5) of the year 2002 articles (261)-(266).


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(Publication of Govt. of Qatar, Ministry of Economy & Commerce)