Corporate services
Company formation in Qatar
Thiqa Consulting helps you set up a company in Qatar. We compare registration routes and legal forms, prepare the company documents and guide you through the applications and approvals your activity needs. The steps depend on whether you choose the mainland, QFC or a free zone. Tell us your plans for a written proposal and fee.
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- The right legal formMainland, QFC or free zone, compared for you
- Registration handledFrom trade name to commercial registration
- Ready to tradeLicence, establishment card and bank account help
- Books from day oneAccounts and tax set up together
Who we help set up
Founders starting a first company in Qatar, and foreign companies opening a branch or a subsidiary here. Each route has its own authority, documents and rules.
Bookkeeping setup and tax registration support can be included in your proposal. The applicable tax authority and filing requirements depend on the route you choose.
What we do
From the legal form to a bank account, the work comes in six parts. You choose what you need.
Choosing the legal form
We compare the routes for your activity, owners and customers and recommend one.
Trade name booking
We check the names you want and reserve one for the company.
Commercial registration
We prepare the application to the Ministry of Commerce and Industry and take you through it.
Articles of association
We help prepare the articles that set out ownership and how the company is run.
Licence and establishment card
We take you through the trade licence and establishment card the company needs to operate.
Bank account
We help you prepare what the bank asks for to open the company account.
How company formation works
- 1
Tell us your plans
Your activity, the owners and where you will trade.
- 2
Agree the scope
A written proposal with the steps, the documents and a fixed fee.
- 3
Register the company
Trade name, commercial registration and articles of association.
- 4
Ready to operate
Licence, establishment card and help with the bank account.
Documents we need from you
- Passport copies of the owners and managers
- Your preferred trade names
- A description of the planned activity
- An address for the company
- For corporate owners, their company documents
No tax card yet? Dhareeba registration and tax card
Get expert advice for your business
Tell us what you need. We reply with a written proposal covering the scope, the documents we need and the timeline.
Common questions about company formation
Answers about the service, the work involved and what to prepare. Open a question to read more.
What types of company can I set up in Qatar?
Common options include a mainland limited liability company, which can have a single owner, an eligible foreign-company branch, or an entity established through the QFC or Qatar Free Zones. The registration route and legal form are separate choices. Eligibility depends on your activity, ownership and the relevant authority’s approval, so we compare suitable options before you apply.
What is a commercial registration in Qatar?
The commercial registration, often called the CR, is the registration of a mainland company with the Ministry of Commerce and Industry. It records the company and the activities it is set up for. Banks, government bodies and customers ask to see it, and the later steps, such as the trade licence and tax registration, build on it.
Can a foreign company open a branch in Qatar?
A branch is one of the routes a foreign company can use to work in Qatar, alongside setting up a separate company. The two differ in how they are registered, owned and taxed, and some activities suit one better than the other. We look at your plans and confirm the current rules before you choose.
Do you help open a company bank account?
Yes. Once the company is registered, we help you prepare what the bank asks for and take you through the application. The bank makes its own checks and decides whether to open the account, so the timing depends on the bank. We tell you early which documents to have ready.
Can you set up the company and then keep its books?
Yes. We can include a chart of accounts, bookkeeping and tax registration support in the agreed scope. Mainland companies generally deal with the GTA through Dhareeba; QFC companies have a separate tax framework. We confirm the route before preparing applications. If we prepare your accounts, a different firm must audit them.
Tell us what you need. We reply with a written proposal.
You get the scope, the papers we need and the time it takes.
- 1You send your details by WhatsApp or email.
- 2We read them and ask anything we need to know.
- 3You get a written proposal: scope, papers and timing.