Faq's
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- Foreign Companies Contracting with the State of Qatar
- Foreign Investment Companies
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- Procedures for Commercial Registrations
- Questions of joint stock companies
- Commercial Permit Services
- Trademarks
- Digital Signature
- Payment methods
- Article of Association
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- Rules and Regulations of Placing an Advertisement
- Signage types
- Health license
- Approval for Labor Recruitment
- Land Allocation
- Environmental Permit
- Reserve trade name
- Extend reserve trade name
- Industrial Permit
- Factory Establishment
The CR license fee is QR 30,000 (per contract per year) + Qatar chamber fees.
No, a partner cannot be added to a branch of a foreign company contracted by the government.
In case of submitting an application to open a branch of a foreign company, the Arabic translation must be written by an accredited office.
The branches of foreign companies can only carry out the activities permitted in the contract with the government entity.
- A foreign company branch contracting with the government shall comply with Qatar’s law on foreign investments and licensed by a ministerial decree issued under Law No. 13 of 2000 regulating non-Qatari capital in economic activities. Contracts with the State can be direct or indirect.
- Capital and shares shall be at least QAR 10 million riyals.
- There are no conditions on the founders and trade names
- No need to submit association of association but the project contract signed by the State or with the direct contractor must be attached.
- The name of at least one manager must be entered.
- Copies of signed contracts signed and the company’s headquarters registration must be attached.
- No branches can be established but other contracts may be added to the same commercial registration as a commercial permit will be issued for each contract.
- Commercial registration duration is determined based on the contract signed between the government agency and the foreign company.
- Foreign companies branches execute the activities permitted in the contract with the government agency only and are not entitled to execute any other activity.
- Contract between the government and foreign company
- Copy of the ministry decision
- commercial registration and establishment
- Government approval
- Government entity approval
- Main contractor approval
- Sub contractor
- Commercial registration and establishment contract for the foreign company
- The contract between the main contractor and the subcontractor
- There are no conditions on the founders and trade names
- No need to submit association of association but the project contract signed by the contractor and subcontractor must be attached.
- The name of at least one manager must be entered.
- Copies of contracts signed between the contractor headquarters and subcontractor must be attached.
- No branches can be established but other contracts may be added to the same commercial registration, as a commercial permit will be issued for each contract.
- Commercial registration duration is determined based on the contract signed between the government agency and the foreign company.
- Foreign companies branches execute the activities permitted in the contract with the government agency only and are not entitled to execute any other activity.