Mainland company setup through MOCI and the Single Window (LLC with foreign ownership)

We pick the right legal form and activity codes, check the foreign ownership route, prepare the articles, reserve the trade name and take you through CR, licence, establishment ID and GTA registration so you can start trading.

QAR 9,500One time

For: Foreign investors, expatriate founders and Qatari partners forming a mainland LLC or branch through MOCI, including those seeking up to 100 percent foreign ownership.

What we need from you

Passport copies and QID (if resident) of shareholders and managers
KYC and signatory setup
Proposed trade name options
Name reservation
Business activities list
Activity codes and approvals
Share split and capital
Foreign ownership route and Chamber fee
Corporate shareholder documents, legalised
Needed if a company is a shareholder
Office lease or Baladiya approved premises
Commercial licence
Bank of choice
Account opening after CR

What we discuss

Will a Qatari partner hold shares, or do you want 100 percent foreign ownership?
100 percent needs MOCI approval under Law 1 of 2019
Is your activity on a restricted list or regulated (health, education, finance)?
Extra ministry approvals
Would QFC or a free zone fit better?
Different tax and licensing regime; see QA-SET-02
How many staff and visas in year one?
Establishment ID and premises size
Who will be the manager and authorised signatory?
Needed for MOI, bank and Dhareeba

What we file

Reserve trade name and apply for CR
Sign articles of association
Obtain commercial licence for the premises
Open establishment ID and register with GTA on Dhareeba
Year one government cost example: CR QAR 500 + licence QAR 500 + Chamber from QAR 500 + establishment ID QAR 200 = about QAR 1,700 before lease and visas

What you get

CR, commercial licence and articles
Establishment ID and Dhareeba registration
Compliance calendar for year one

The law

Commercial Companies Law No. 11 of 2015: Rules on company forms, auditors, dissolution and liquidation Source
Law No. 1 of 2019 regulating investment of non-Qatari capital: Allows foreign ownership up to 100 percent in most activities, with MOCI approval Source
Ministerial Decision No. 60 of 2024 (MOCI fees): CR and commercial licence fees cut to QAR 500 a year each; home business licence QAR 300 Source
Commercial Registry Law (renewal and changes): Renew within 30 days before expiry; notify changes within 30 days; entry can be deleted 90 days after notice if not renewed Source
Law No. 24 of 2018 on Income Tax (registration penalty): QAR 20,000 penalty for failing to register with the GTA Source
Ministry of Interior Establishment ID service: Company immigration record needed before visas and residence permits; needs a valid CR and licence Source

Questions people ask

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