> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://v2.docs.conduit.financial/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Qatar > How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Qatar (QAT) when onboarding through the Conduit API. ## Overview | Field | Value | | ------------ | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | | Region | Asia (West, South & Central) | | ISO 3166-1 | QA / QAT | | Registry | MoCI (mainland) / QFC Company Registration Office (QFC entities) | | Last updated | 2026-05-06 | ## Identifiers Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Qatar and submit them as strings on the application body. | API field | Local name | Issuer | | ------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------- | | `businessInfo.taxId` | **Tax Identification Number (TIN)** | General Tax Authority (GTA) | | `businessInfo.businessEntityId` | **Commercial Registration Number (CR No.)** | MoCI (mainland) / QFC Company Registration Office (QFC entities) | *Tax ID:* Issued on registration at dhareeba.gov.qa; required for all entities with Qatar-source income. No VAT — Qatar has not implemented VAT as of 2026-05-06 despite 2015 GCC VAT Framework Agreement. *Registration number:* Mainland CR is the businessEntityId. QFC entities carry a separate CRO number — collect jurisdiction indicator at onboarding. ## Sector regulators `QCB` · `QFMA` · `QFCRA` · `QFIU` ## Legal structures | Local name | Abbreviation | Description | | ---------------------------------------- | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | With Limited Liability Company | WLL | Most common mainland entity for SMEs; 2–50 partners; liability limited to capital contribution; managed by appointed manager(s). Equivalent to a US LLC. | | Single-Person Company | — | One-person limited-liability company under Law No. 11 of 2015; sole owner bears no personal liability beyond capital contribution; registered with MoCI. Equivalent to a US single-member LLC. | | Private Shareholding Company | PSC | Closed joint-stock company; minimum 5 founders; share capital ≥ QR 2,000,000; shares not publicly listed or freely tradable without shareholder approval. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. | | Public Shareholding Company | QSC | Public joint-stock company; share capital divided into equal tradable shares; listed or eligible for listing on Qatar Stock Exchange; governed by a board of 5–11 directors. Equivalent to a US C-Corp. | | General Partnership | — | Two or more natural persons trading under a collective name; all partners jointly and severally liable for all company obligations with personal assets. Equivalent to a US General Partnership. | | Simple Limited Partnership | — | Two classes of partners: one or more general partners with unlimited joint liability, and one or more silent/limited partners liable only to the extent of their capital contribution. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. | | Partnership Limited by Shares | — | Hybrid form: one or more active partners with unlimited joint liability, plus one or more non-active partners whose liability is limited to their transferable share capital; minimum capital QR 1,000,000. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. | | Sole Proprietorship | — | Single natural person trading under their own name or a trade name; no separate legal entity; owner bears full personal liability; registered with MoCI. Equivalent to a US Sole Proprietorship. | | Branch of Foreign Company | — | Extension of a foreign parent; not a separate legal entity; parent bears all liabilities; requires MoCI approval and a local agent. Closest US equivalent: Branch/Rep Office. | | Representative Office of Foreign Company | — | Foreign company presence for market research and liaison only; may not conduct commercial activities or generate income; not a separate legal entity. Closest US equivalent: Branch/Rep Office. | | QFC Limited Liability Company | QFC LLC | Common-law entity incorporated under QFC Companies Regulations; no minimum share capital for non-regulated activities; governed by QFC law, not mainland Civil Code. Equivalent to a US LLC. | | QFC Limited Liability Partnership | QFC LLP | Common-law partnership under QFC Regulations; separate legal entity; all members have limited liability; minimum two members of any nationality. Equivalent to a US LLP. | | QFC Limited Partnership | QFC LP | Common-law limited partnership under QFC Regulations; at least one general partner with unlimited liability and one limited partner; separate legal entity. Equivalent to a US Limited Partnership. | | QFC Foundation | — | QFC-specific legal entity used for asset protection, estate planning, and succession; has legal personality and may hold assets and enter contracts; not a trading vehicle. Closest US equivalent: Statutory/Business Trust. | ## 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. | Evidence area | Documents needed | | ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Legal Registration | Commercial Registration Certificate (CRC) — MoCI | | Constitutive Documents | Memorandum & Articles of Association | | Tax Registration | *Any one of:* Tax Registration Certificate · Tax Identification Number Certificate — GTA | | Operating Permit | Municipal Trade License | | Ownership Records | MoA shareholder schedule | | Governance Records | Manager/Director List (CR Extract or MoA) | | Signing Authority | Board Resolution | | Address | *Any one of:* Attested Tenancy Contract · Kahramaa Bill · كشف حساب بنكي | | Good Standing | Commercial Registration Certificate (CRC) — MoCI | ## 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. | Document | Proves | | ---------------------------------------------------- | ---------------------------------------------- | | **Commercial Registration Certificate (CRC) — MoCI** | Legal Registration, Good Standing | | **Memorandum & Articles of Association (MoA/AoA)** | Constitutive Documents | | **Tax Registration Certificate** | Tax Registration | | **Tax Identification Number Certificate — GTA** | Tax Registration | | **Municipal Trade License (Baladiya)** | Operating Permit | | **MoA shareholder schedule** | Ownership Records | | **Manager/Director List (CR Extract or MoA)** | Governance Records | | **Board Resolution** | Signing Authority | | **Attested Tenancy Contract** | Address | | **Kahramaa Bill (خلال 90 يومًا)** | Address | | **كشف حساب بنكي (خلال 90 يومًا)** | Address | | **Sector-Specific License** | QCB licence, QFMA licence, QFCRA Authorisation | ### Collection notes * **Legal Registration:** Contains CR number, legal form, activities, registered date. QFC entities: QFC Certificate of Incorporation from CRO. * **Constitutive Documents:** Must be notarised and authenticated by Ministry of Justice; filed at MoCI on incorporation. QFC: Constitution / Incorporation Document filed with CRO. * **Tax Registration:** Issued via Dhareeba portal (dhareeba.gov.qa). No VAT certificate exists as VAT is not yet in force. * **Operating Permit:** Issued by Ministry of Municipality; premises-specific; renewed annually with attested lease. * **Sector-Specific License:** Required only for regulated-sector entities. QFCRA Authorisation Certificate is the QFC-sector equivalent. * **Ownership Records:** WLL: partner details in notarised MoA. QSC: shareholder register in governance filings. QFC: shareholder register on QFC CRO public register. * **Governance Records:** WLL: manager(s) named in MoA. QSC: board members listed in CR and governance filings. QFC LLC: Director and Secretary on CRO register. * **Signing Authority:** Foreign-signed POAs require notarisation, legalisation (embassy chain — Qatar is not a Hague Apostille party), and Arabic translation. * **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:** Qatar's Commercial Registration Certificate is valid for one year and must be renewed annually; an unexpired CR is itself the proof that the entity is active and authorised to do business. Banks treat a current CR (or a freshly-extracted CR-extract from the Single Window certificates service) as the good-standing attestation. QFC entities follow the parallel QFC CRO regime with the same pattern. ## 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. | Local role | Canonical API role | Description | | --------------------------------- | ---------------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Manager (Mudir — WLL) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Appointed in MoA; has full management authority unless restricted; binds company in day-to-day operations. | | General Manager (QSC) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Executive officer appointed by board; day-to-day authority. | | Board Member / Director (QSC) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Elected board member of public/closed shareholding company; governance role. | | Chairman of the Board (QSC) | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Presides over board; may delegate to senior management under Law No. 8 of 2021. | | POA Holder / Authorised Signatory | `LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE` | Named in notarised POA or board resolution; authorised to bind the company. | ## Additional fields Country-specific fields you'll need to collect during onboarding, beyond the document uploads. | Field | Applies to | Reason | | ------------------------------------- | ---------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | `Qatari / Non-Qatari ownership split` | founder | Certain activities remain restricted under Law No. 1 of 2019 on Foreign Investment and its amendment; MOCI verifies Qatari partner percentage at CR issuance. | ## Notes * Mainland vs. QFC bifurcation is hard: A QFC-registered entity has no MoCI CR number — it has a QFC CRO number and is governed by common law. Collect jurisdiction indicator at onboarding; do not apply mainland document checklist to QFC entities. * Qatar is not a Hague Apostille party. Documents executed abroad for use in Qatar (and vice versa) require full embassy legalisation chain — no apostille shortcut. Verify at HCCH Status Table before accepting apostilled documents. * No VAT in Qatar as of 2026-05-06. Despite the 2015 GCC VAT Framework, Qatar has not enacted VAT legislation. Do not request a VAT registration certificate — it does not exist. * 100% foreign ownership is now permissible on the mainland for most sectors under Law No. 1 of 2019; however restricted sectors still require ≥51% Qatari partner. Collect ownership split evidence for all mainland WLLs regardless.