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Overview

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Identifiers

Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Bahrain and submit them as strings on the application body. Tax ID: 15-digit number; issued upon VAT registration. Not all entities are VAT-registered (mandatory threshold applies). Bahrain has no corporate income tax — CR number functions as primary entity ID for non-VAT purposes. Registration number: Unique numeric ID issued at registration; appears on CR Certificate; used across all MOIC and government transactions.

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Sector regulators

CBB · MOIC · NBR · NFCU/FIU

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How documents combine

For each evidence area, this table shows whether the listed documents are alternatives (any one of) or a bundle (all required). The artifact-by-artifact lookup follows below.

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Documents to collect

The physical documents you’ll collect from your customer, with the evidence area each one proves. One document can prove multiple areas — for example, Brazil’s Cartão CNPJ covers both tax and business-registration proof, so it appears once with both areas listed.

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Collection notes

  • Legal Registration: Issued by MOIC via Sijilat; renewed annually; CR Number is primary entity identifier.
  • Constitutive Documents: Arabic original required; notarised. English translation accepted.
  • Tax Registration: Issued by NBR. No CIT — CR Number serves as entity ID for non-VAT entities.
  • Operating Permit: Issued by Manama, Muharraq, or other local municipality; required for physical premises.
  • Sector-Specific License: Collect only for regulated-sector entities; CBB is single integrated regulator.
  • Governance Records: Lists managers (WLL) or board members (BSC); publicly accessible via Sijilat CR search.
  • Signing Authority: Notarised by Bahrain Notary Public; foreign documents: apostille accepted (Bahrain is a Hague Convention party).
  • Address: Conduit universal policy: lease (no time bound) OR utility bill OR bank statement, with utility/bank dated within 90 days. Same evidence satisfies both registered-address and operating-address checks.
  • Good Standing: Bahrain does not issue a separate Certificate of Good Standing. The MOIC/Sijilat Commercial Registration (CR) Certificate must be renewed annually and a currently valid CR carries the entity’s active status. Sijilat’s public search confirms ‘Active’ vs expired/cancelled status. Accept a CR Certificate within its current annual validity window.

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Person roles

When you submit a person on the application body, set their role to one of Conduit’s canonical BusinessPersonRole values. Use this table to map a local corporate-governance title onto the right canonical role.

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Notes

  • No CR number ≠ no tax ID. Bahrain has no corporate income tax; the CR Number is the primary entity identifier for non-VAT-registered entities. Only VAT-registered businesses receive a TRN from NBR.
  • Bahrain IS a Hague Apostille party (in force 2013-12-31) — unlike UAE. Foreign public documents with apostille are accepted; full legalisation chain not required.
  • WLL manager vs. BSC director are legally distinct tracks. WLLs are managed by appointed managers (not a board); only BSCs have a formal board of directors. Collect the correct document type (MoA for WLL managers; CR extract + board resolution for BSC directors).