To operate a private security company the applicant has to contact the Ministry of Interior in Gambia. Following link takes you to the website where you will be able to contact the respective officials : Ministry of Interior

Also, make sure the documents that are listed udner Required Documents section are with you.

1. Article and Memorandum of Association.
2. Income tax certificate.
3. Business registration certificate.
4. Social Security Certificate.
5. Name of the company.
6. Number of staff to start with
7. Nationality (Gambian ID/ Card or Aliens ID/ Card.
8. Sample of uniform to be used
9. Cliental (prospective clientele).
10. Source of income.
11. Certificate of character.
12. National Education levy fund if the turn over is half a million and and above
13. Payroll (Expatriate tax for non Gambian residents, employees/ shareholders.

Please list down the office locations that can be approached for applying. External links can also be used specifying office locations.

1. There should be sufficient fund to start and run the company..
2. At least 50% of shareholders should be Gambians.

Fifty Thousand Dalasis (D50, 000) annual license fees.

Explain the time until which the certificate/document is valid.
e.g. Birth Certificate Valid Forever

Please attach documents that can be used by people. e.g. links

Please attach sample completed documents that would help other people.

Please explain processing time taken in obtaining the document/certificate.

Videos explaining the procedure or to fill the applications. 
Attach videos using the following tag <&video type="website">video ID|width|height<&/video&> from external websites.
Please remove the "&" inside the tags during implementation.
Website = allocine, blip, dailymotion, facebook, gametrailers, googlevideo, html5, metacafe, myspace, revver, 
sevenload, viddler, vimeo, youku, youtube
width = 560, height = 340, Video ID = Can be obtained from the URL of webpage where the video is displayed.
e.g In the following url "http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y0US7oR_t3M" Video ID is "Y0US7oR_t3M". 
	

Please provide instructions on obtaining the certificate/documents.
e.g. The state office holds birth records since January 1908.

A list which displays the kind of information which is required to complete the procedure.
e.g.
1. Date of Birth.
2. City or County of Birth.

This procedure provides you information related to obtaining license for operating a Private Security Company in Gambia.

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Please explain what are other uses of obtaining this document/certificate.
e.g. Birth Certificate can be used as proof of identity.

Place some external links which might help

More information which might help people.