Apply In-Person

1. To request for authorising a sub-contractor (ministerial), applicant has to visit the Companies Control department at the MOCI office.
2. For Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) office contact click here:Contact link
3. Application form can be downloaded from the below link: Application form
4. Now complete the form with necessary information and make sure you have all the documents in hand that are listed under the “Required Documents” section of this page.
5. After filling the form, attach the documents mentioned in the required documents section below with the completed application form.
6. Check the application form and then submit it to the respective officer in the Companies Control department in the MOCI office. The address is mentioned in the office locations & contacts section below.
7. Now the authorities will verify your application and validate the submitted documents.
8. After verification process, license will be issued by the authorities.
   
   

• Duly filled application form.
• Copy of the Commercial establishment.
• Qatar ID card.
• Copy of branch commercial registration (Direct Contractor)
• Copy of branch authorization decision (if available)
• Copy of the extension decision (if available)
• Copy of the commercial register and the decision of the company headquarters abroad decision to open a new branch in Qatar and to appoint a branch manager.
• Copy of managers ID card.

Ministry of Commerce and Industry - Head Office
Twin Towers, Lusail, Qatar
Phone: 16001
Phone:+974 4012 2222
Fax: 44945308
E-mail: info@moci.gov.qa
Website: MOCI Website

• Any foreign organization that have started offering business services in Qatar can apply for the authorization.

Approach authorities for fees details.

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

Application form

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'.

• All foreign companies should get authorization from the companies control departments at the MOCI office.

1. Name of the foreign company branch
2. Nationality
3. Government agency name
4. Commercial registration number
5. Ministerial decree number
6. Applicant ID number
7. Phone number
8. Email ID

Please provide the need for the procedure. e.g. Birth Certificate - why do we need to have a birth certificate? 
 

• The Ministry has the authority to abandon the candidate or take any official action against forgery or manipulation of data by the applicant.

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

MOCI

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