The Ministry of Commerce and Industry, in cooperation with the Ministry of Interior (MoI), has launched a new service to issue establishment registrations through the Single Window Platform. (www.sw.gov.qa).

When applying for a comprehensive incorporation service or for commercial license issuance, citizens and residents can now obtain their establishment registration through the General Directorate of Passports, the unified MoI centres, or the Single Window Platform website.

The establishment registration is issued automatically along with a new commercial license for a fee of 200 QAR, which can be paid through the Single Window website.

Upon issuance, the registration will be available electronically through the Metrash2 application. Citizens and residents can also receive the registration by visiting the Single Windowheadquarters at the Ministry, the General Directorate of Passports, or at MoI’s unified service centres.

The rollout comes as part of the Ministry of Commerce and Industry’s efforts to continuously improve and develop its services, in an effort to upgrade and streamline the business service system in Qatar. The new service also aims to encourage the country’s investment and trade environment.

The Ministry had previously launched a package of 12 e-services, which have improved itsdealing with the public.

These smart e-services cover the setup of: comprehensive establishment, comprehensive renewal, requesting a replacement for a lost commercial license, printing a commercial register extract, factory establishment, foreign companies’ branch management, comprehensive incorporation completion, factory establishment completion, branch addition, sub-license addition, and commercial license issuance and renewal.