Everything Actas files
For individuals
Permits, ID cards, certificates and permissions for you and your family.
Actas service fee. Government fees are separate and charged at cost.
- 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.
Bring someone to Qatar
Visas and sponsorship for workers, family and visitors.
Actas service fee. Government fees are separate and charged at cost.
- 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, licence or branch from nothing.
Actas service fee. Government fees are separate and charged at cost.
- Open a company (commercial registration)500 QARA new commercial registration — the licence a business in Qatar trades under.
- Professional licence500 QARThe licence for practising a profession or running a consultancy in your own name.
- Home business licence250 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 factory1000 QARIndustrial registration and licensing for a factory, plant or production workshop.
- Foreign company branch1000 QARRegistering a branch or representative office of a company incorporated outside Qatar.
Run a business
Renewals and changes to a company that already exists.
Actas service fee. Government fees are separate and charged at cost.
- 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.