A CR amendment in Qatar is made through the Single Window’s Comprehensive Update service. It covers the trade name, legal form, activities, capital and ownership, managers, location and the contract. The CR fee is QAR 300 per request. The law asks for any change to be recorded within 30 days, and an amended memorandum must be in Arabic and notarised.
What counts as a CR amendment
Your company’s entry in the commercial register records its trade name, legal form, activities, capital, partners and their shares, managers and address. Article 9 of the Commercial Register Law (Law No. 25 of 2005) says that when any of that data changes, whoever is entered in the register must ask for the change to be recorded within 30 days of the contract, judgment or event behind it. The Ministry of Commerce and Industry (MOCI) repeats the duty in its list of business obligations: update the commercial register and licence data upon any change.
On the Single Window, all of these changes go through one service, Comprehensive Update. A request can hold a single action or several. From there the portal works out the fees and attachments, opens a case with each authority involved, and collects signatures if the contract changes.
- CR amendment fee, once per request
- QAR 300
- Each activity added
- QAR 300
- Commercial permit change, once per request
- QAR 100
- To record a change (CR Law, Art. 9)
- 30 days
Sources: the Single Window Comprehensive Update service and Law No. 25 of 2005. Checked 21 Oct 2026.
Adding or removing a partner
The Single Window describes three ways a partner joins an existing company: buying shares from the company, investing in it, or buying out an existing partner. A partner leaves by a contract selling their shares, or through the courts. Partners are changed on the main CR only; a partner cannot be added to a branch, because the branch belongs to the parent company.
For a limited liability company, the Commercial Companies Law (Law No. 11 of 2015) sets the order of events. A partner transfers shares by an official document, to another partner or to an outsider, on the terms in the memorandum (Article 237). The transfer binds the company and third parties only from the date it is entered in the company’s partners’ register and in the commercial register. Unless the memorandum says otherwise, a partner selling to an outsider for a price must first notify the other partners through the manager, and each of them may take the shares at their real price on the same terms within 30 days (Article 238). Shares that pass to heirs are outside this right (Article 239).
| Company form | Who must agree to the change | Article |
|---|---|---|
| Limited liability company | Partners holding three-quarters of the capital to amend the memorandum, unless it asks for more; all partners to increase the partners’ obligations | Art. 258, as replaced by Law No. 8 of 2021 |
| General partnership | All partners for a share transfer, unless the contract sets the terms; every amendment of the contract is unanimous, entered in the commercial register and summarised in an Arabic daily newspaper | Arts. 25, 28 and 34 |
| Shareholding company | The extraordinary general assembly; its approval is entered in the commercial register | Art. 137 |
If the change takes non-Qatari ownership above 49% of the capital, the Single Window asks for a non-Qatari investment licence amendment application on MOCI’s template, with a CV for each partner or owner. MOCI’s Invest in Qatar Center reviews the amendment, and the amended CR is issued once it is approved. If a partner is a minor, the approval of the General Authority for Minors Affairs is attached.
Changing or adding activities
A company may only carry on activities recorded in its register entry and trade licence; MOCI does not allow anything else. So a new line of business needs an amendment first. Start with the Single Window’s Business Activities Search, where each activity has a page with its CR fee, its permit fee for each type of location, the nationalities allowed and any approval needed. Check two more things. Some activities cannot be combined on one CR. Since the trade name has to reflect what the company does, a new activity can bring a new name with it.
| Legal form or case | What the Single Window asks for |
|---|---|
| Shareholding company | Minutes of the extraordinary general assembly approving the amendment |
| LLC, general or limited partnership | The partners’ approval under the memorandum and articles; for an added activity, collective pledges signed by the partners |
| One-person LLC or individual establishment | The owner’s consent |
| Regulated activity | A valid licence or approval from the regulator, unless you request it through the Single Window in the same application |
| CR under a block decree | A no-objection letter from each entity with an active block on the CR |
Changing capital or managers
To raise or cut an LLC’s capital, you need partners holding three-quarters of it. That is the majority that amends the memorandum, and the memorandum may set a higher one (Article 258). Shareholding companies decide in an extraordinary general assembly, and the decision is entered in the commercial register (Article 137). The company contract changes in both cases, which brings back the Arabic and notarisation rule.
Changes of manager have their own rule in Article 242. A decision that changes an LLC’s managers or limits their powers binds third parties only once it is entered in the commercial register. Article 258, in its 2021 text, adds that the general assembly may authorise the manager to sign the amended memorandum, by the same three-quarters majority. On the Single Window, a manager must hold a valid Qatari ID. Someone who does not yet live in Qatar cannot be listed as manager until they have one.
Location
Moving premises needs the papers a new commercial permit would need: the title deed or rental agreement declaration, the building completion certificate and, at 250 square metres or more, a Civil Defence certificate.
Trade name
Same naming rules as a first reservation.
Authorised signatory
In an individual establishment, anyone signing other than the owner needs the owner’s power of attorney.
Legal form
Turning a sole proprietorship into an LLC, for example, is another update action.
How to apply for a company amendment on the Single Window
The Single Window home page lists the service as Company Amendment; the request itself runs through Comprehensive Update.
- Log in
You need a Tawtheeq account and a valid Qatari ID, and you must be listed in the establishment. The establishment needs at least one active CR or permit.
- Choose the actions
Tick every change in one request: partners, activities, capital, managers, location, name or contract.
- Attach the documents
The portal lists what each action needs. Anything issued outside Qatar must be attested by the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and by the Qatari embassy in the country that issued it.
- Review
The file goes through an automatic check on the Single Window, then the government entities concerned review and decide it.
- Sign the memorandum
If the contract changes, the partners sign it digitally, on the portal or at a booked appointment.
- Pay and receive
Pay the fees online. The updated certificates and original copies are issued electronically.
| Fee item | Amount shown on the Single Window |
|---|---|
| CR amendment, once per request | QAR 300 |
| Each activity added | QAR 300 |
| Commercial permit change, once per request | QAR 100 |
| Contract amendment attestation | As for a new contract: QAR 500 for an LLC, QAR 1,000 for a general or limited partnership, QAR 2,000 for a shareholding company |
| Regulated activities | Any fee of the regulator |
After the amendment: licence, establishment card and bank
If the change touches the commercial permit (a new activity or address, say), the Single Window charges for the permit change and issues the updated permit together with the CR. A CR printed online counts as an original on the Single Window, and other parties accept it without Ministry attestation.
The establishment card is a separate Ministry of Interior record. To update it in the Metrash app, the owner goes to General, then Establishment, picks “Update/Renew Establishment”, checks the details and pays the fee shown. None of the pages we read says whether a CR amendment updates the card by itself, so after every change, compare the card with the new CR.
Shop front and papers
The trade name and CR number must appear in Arabic on the shop front and on all correspondence and business papers (CR Law, Art. 6). A new name therefore means new signs and stationery.
Bank
Banks keep their own record of owners and signatories. Send yours the amended CR and memorandum, and ask what else it needs to update the account.
Staff residence
Renewing a staff residence permit requires the company’s establishment ID, so get the card in line with the company before the next renewal is due.
How we help
We help you work out which update actions your change needs. We prepare the partners’ decisions and the Arabic memorandum amendment for notarisation, then put the Single Window file together in the right order. On share transfers and changes in foreign ownership we work alongside your lawyer. Every application is decided by MOCI and the other authorities.
