The Free Zones

Our free zones are the world’s gateway to the Middle East, connected through award winning air and seaports, to some of the most exciting business opportunities on the planet .

The Authority

The Qatar Free Zones Authority (QFZ) is an independent authority created in 2018 to oversee and regulate the world-class free zones in Qatar, offering outstanding opportunities and benefits for businesses seeking to expand their global operations.

Investor Portal

The QFZ team are dedicated to enabling our investors’ growth and help facilitate everything from establishment to customs to permitting. The Investor Portal allows our investors to access, request and monitor their service requests.

Set up a new company

Organized as a fully-integrated step-by-step process, the QFZ investor on-boarding journey is set-up to get businesses operational as quickly as possible.

This is done in collaboration with QFZ’s business development and investor relations teams, in tandem with our regulations department.

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Step
01

Business contact

QFZ’s business development team initiates the on-boarding process by supporting you on the completion of your: 

  • Application inquiry and assessment
  • Property terms and solutions
  • Visa allocations
  • Entity registration
  • Lease agreement
  • Licensing of your business
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Step
02

Handshake

The business development team will then hand over the pre-required registration forms—alongside confirmation of lease signing, license issuance, and compliance of regulations—for review, cueing our investor relations team to begin its ‘Handshake’ process:

  • Approved customer information
  • Business and work visas
  • QID
  • Driving license
  • Bank account set-up
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Step
03

Road to operations

For land and Light Industrial Unit (LIU) solutions, upon completion of the handshake, investor relations will facilitate in securing required approvals to complete the final stage of the journey, including mainly:

  • Asset handover
  • Environment permits
  • Building permits
  • Customs registration
  • Property Management & 5G services

Once stages 1 – 3 are completed, QFZ will issue your certificate of completion!

For a more detailed and visual overview of our on-boarding process, please click here. 

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