Everything Actas files
Prices below are the Actas service fee. Government fees are separate and charged at cost.
For individuals
Permits, ID cards, certificates, court papers and translation for you and your family.
- Renew my residence permit100 QARFor a residence permit that is running out or has already expired — yours, or one you sponsor.
- Renew my Qatar ID100 QARFor a Qatar ID that is running out or has already expired — yours, or a family member's.
- Replace a lost or damaged ID card100 QARFor an ID card that has been lost or damaged and needs issuing again.
- Move my residency to a new passport100 QARMoves a residence permit onto a passport that has just been renewed or replaced.
- Police clearance / good conduct certificate100 QARThe police clearance certificate employers, embassies and visa applications ask for.
- Travel history report75 QARAn official record of entries into and exits from Qatar, over a date range you choose.
- Traffic certificate75 QARClearance, ownership and accident-free certificates from the traffic department, by plate number.
- Exit permit75 QARPermission to leave the country for you or a worker you sponsor — a single trip, or multiple.
- Open a case file100 QARRegistering a new file with the court so a claim or a dispute can be heard.
- File a lawsuit150 QARDrafting the claim and filing it once a case file is open.
- Write an official letter25 QARYour words written the way a government office expects to read them, ready to submit.
- Document translation5 QARDocuments translated between Arabic and English for a government submission, priced by the page.
Bring someone to Qatar
Visas and sponsorship for workers, family and visitors.
- Maid / domestic worker visa150 QARSponsoring a housemaid or other domestic worker — new from abroad, or transferred from another sponsor.
- Driver visa150 QARSponsoring a personal or family driver — new from abroad, or transferred from another sponsor.
- Family visit visa150 QARBringing family over to visit — parents, a spouse, children or other relatives.
- Extend or renew a visa100 QARMore time on a visa that is running out — visit, work or family.
- Return visa100 QARFor someone who has been outside Qatar and needs permission to come back.
- No-objection certificate (NOC)100 QARA no-objection letter — for changing sponsor, staying outside the country, or secondment.
Start a business
Registering a new company or licence from nothing.
- Open a company (commercial registration)1000 QARA new commercial registration, with the tax card and the establishment card. The trade licence is a separate service.
- Issue a trade licence450 QARThe licence a registered company needs for its premises before it can trade from them.
- Open a company for foreign owners3000 QARA new commercial registration for a company owned wholly or partly by non-Qataris.
- Professional licence1500 QARThe licence for practising a profession or running a consultancy in your own name.
- Home business licence350 QARThe licence for running a business from your home rather than a commercial address.
- Open a restaurant or cafe500 QARThe registration and licensing behind opening a restaurant, cafe or cafeteria.
- Open a company bank account1200 QARThe paperwork a bank asks for before it will open an account in the company’s name.
Run a business
Renewals and changes to a company that already exists.
- Renew commercial registration100 QARFor a CR that is running out or has already expired, with any changes since last year.
- Add a business activity150 QARAdding a new activity to a commercial registration you already hold, or swapping one out.
- Add a branch150 QARRegistering a second location under a company you already have.
- Change company details150 QARChanging the name, address, manager, partners or capital on an existing commercial registration.
- Renew advertising licence100 QARFor the licence covering your shop sign, signboard or other advertising.
- Close a company300 QARDeregistering a company and cancelling its commercial registration.
- Build a website750 QARA website for your business — built, hosted and looked after for the first year.