Request a license (commercial company)

Required Attachments

• Power of attorney or an authorization depending on the type of applicant, if the application is not submitted by one of the partners
• Note: In this transaction, if the applicant is a manager or an authorized signatory who is not a partner, a power of attorney must be provided for them to submit the application
• A no-objection letter to the working partners, managers and authorized signatories
• A decision from the partner if they are a legal person
• A draft of the company’s memorandum of association / articles of association / declaration of incorporation
• Certificate issued by the bank with the company’s capital (if the company’s capital is in cash)
• Documents of the capital in kind if the company’s capital is in kind
• Note: If the partner is a Bahraini company, a decision must be provided by the company to either establish a new company or to enter as a partner in establishing a new company
• LLC/Joint Liabililty Company: partners’ meeting minutes. Closed or public joint stock company: board resolution
• If the partner is a foreign company, the following must be provided: a decision from the company to either establish a new company or to enter as a partner in establishing a new company, a copy of the company’s Commercial Registration, a copy of the company’s memorandum of association and any other amendments thereto. All these documents must be certified.

Note: If the company to be incorporated is a branch of a foreign company, the following must be provided:

• A certified decision from the parent company to open a branch in the Kingdom of Bahrain
• Certified power of attorney for the branch manager
• The company’s financial report (signed by a certified auditor)
• A letter of guarantee for the branch
• A certified copy of the company’s Commercial Registration
• A certified copy of the company’s memorandum of association and any other amendments thereto

Legal Regulations

• Trade Names Law
• The Commercial Register Law and the Commercial Companies Law promulgated by Decree-Law No. (12) of 2001 and its amendments with the executive regulations

Fees

• 20 BD : Notarization fees