The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has launched new electronic services for issuing and approving certificates, as part of its efforts to develop the business environment and enhance the investor experience. The new services include a certificate proving the status of the commercial registry, a certificate of extract from a commercial registry or a commercial license, a certificate proving the status of a commercial license for an establishment, a certificate of changing the trade name of a company or establishment, a certificate for auditors and accounting offices, in addition to the service of issuing a letter addressed to the Qatar Financial Markets Authority.
The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has provided a comprehensive establishment service for companies through the single window electronic portal, and obtaining all necessary licenses to start practicing business, where immediate approval is obtained upon completion of the application procedures.
This service allows the investor to obtain all necessary licenses to start practicing economic business, according to the legal form of the company to be established. The type of licenses and certificates varies according to the type of contract or economic activities to be practiced.
Regarding the transactions completed through this service, Commerce and Industry clarifies that they include reserving the trade name and issuing the commercial register
Issuing a commercial license – issuing an establishment registration – issuing a tax card. – Issuing specific licenses according to selected commercial activities.
Obtaining approval to recruit workers.
Regarding the required documents, the attachments vary according to the data specified in the application. Once the application is filled out, the system will display to you a list of the required attachments.
The one-stop-shop initiative comes within the efforts of the State of Qatar to attract local and foreign investments and enhance its position as an ideal destination for investment in the region and the world. This pioneering national initiative aims to facilitate procedures for establishing businesses in the country and direct investment flows to priority sectors in order to achieve the national vision aimed at making the State of Qatar, by the year 2030, an advanced country capable of achieving sustainable development and ensuring the continuation of a decent living for its people, generation after generation.
The platform aims to provide a large number of integrated services that connect the investor in one place. The “single window” plays an important role in helping investors during the various stages of establishing companies, starting from the planning process, through registration procedures, and ending with obtaining the required licenses through a smart electronic interface.
This advanced digital system allows applications to be submitted, amended, signed, and paid fees electronically from anywhere in the world. Individuals and institutions looking to invest in the State of Qatar can submit their applications through the single window electronic platform, which will undertake, on behalf of the investor, to obtain all necessary permits, licenses and approvals from the government agencies concerned with establishing companies in the State of Qatar.
