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This service describes the procedures necessary to issue, postpone, amend, cease and extend a tourism license for a Business events organizing office according to the rules and requirements associated with it.

Issue license for business events


This service describes the procedures necessary to issue a license for business events with the related requirenments, in accordance with Law No. 21 of 2018 on organizing exhibitions in the state of Qatar. There are different types of business activities as follows:

  • Specialized exhibition.
  • Exhibition with conference.
  • Conference.
  • Official exhibition. 
  • Applicant must be listed as either owner, partner, or authorized signatory on the commercial registration.
  • There may not be another open request of the same type.
  • The commercial registration must be valid for at least 1 day on the day of submission.
  • The commercial permit must be valid for at least 1 day on the day of submission.
  • The commercial activities required must be contained in the commercial registration and commercial permit.
  • The establishment ID must be valid for at least 1 day on the day of submission.
  • The applicant’s identification card must be valid at the time of application.
  • Copy of commercial permit or copy of commercial registration.
  • Copy of initials approvals.
  • Copy of event program.
  • Copy of event floor plan.
  • Copy of the entity's approval where the event is organized.

The fees for issuing a tourism license for tourism facilities are calculated based on the following selected activities:

  • Tourism license for business events – general exhibition is QR 500.
  • Tourism license for business events – specialized exhibition is QR 500.
  • Tourism license for business events – exhibition with conference is QR 500.
  • Tourism license for business events – conference - QR 1,000.
  • Tourism license for business events – official exhibition is QR 1,000.
  • Fees are paid after the application is approved.
  1. Login to the portal with your NAS credentials.
  2. Go to My Account.
  3. Click on the View to choose the organization.
  4. Select the specific service from the List of services (right-hand side).
  5. Fill in the required data.
  6. Attach the required documents.
  7. Confirm the accuracy of the entered data.
  8. Submit the service application.

Issue tourism license for business events organizing offices


This service describes the procedures necessary to issue a tourism license for business events organizing office according to the rules and requirenments assosiated with it. The office may offer the bellow activities:

  • Organizing business events and providing the required preparation for installing booths.
  • Supervising the operation and the management of business events.
  • Providing general services, marketing services and and facilitation for exhibitors.
  • The tourism license is valid for 5 years.
  • Applicant must be listed as either owner, partner, or authorized signatory on the commercial registration.
  • There may not be another open request of the same type.
  • The commercial registration must be valid for at least 1 day on the day of submission.
  • The commercial permit must be valid for at least 1 day on the day of submission.
  • The commercial activities required must be contained in the commercial registration and commercial permit.
  • The establishment ID must be valid for at least 1 day on the day of submission.
  • The applicant’s identification card must be valid at the time of application.
  • Managers' IDs must be valid at the time of application.
  • Copy of commercial permit.
  • Copy of commercial registration.
  • Copy of establishment ID.
  • Copy of title deed of the property of lease of the establishment.
  • Copy of the public liability insurance policy.
  • Copy of curriculum vitae of the general manager.

The fees for issuing a Tourism License for Business Events Organizing Officers are calculated based on the following selected activities:

  • Activity fee – Organizing business events and providing the required preparation for installing booths is QR 25,000.
  • Activity fee – Supervising the operation and the management of business events is QR 25,000.
  • Activity fee – Providing general sarvices, marketing services and facilitation for exhibitors is QR 50,000.
  • Fees are paid after the application is approved.
  1. Login to the portal with your NAS credentials.
  2. Go to My Account.
  3. Click on the View to choose the organization.
  4. Select the specific service from the List of services (right-hand side).
  5. Fill in the required data.
  6. Attach the required documents.
  7. Confirm the accuracy of the entered data.
  8. Submit the service application.

Postpone tourism license for business events


This service describes the procedures necessary to postpone the tourism license for business events with the related requirenments,in accordance with law no. 21 of 2018 on organizing exhibitions in the state of Qatar.

  • Applicant must be listed as either owner, partner, or authorized signatory on the commercial registration.
  • There may not be another open request of the same type.
  • The commercial registration must be valid for at least 1 day on the day of submission.
  • The commercial permit must be valid for at least 1 day on the day of submission.
  • The commercial activities required must be contained in the commercial registration and commercial permit.
  • The establishment ID must be valid for at least 1 day on the day of submission.
  • The applicant’s identification card must be valid at the time of application.
  • Only one-time delay is allowed.
  • It is allowed to postpone the event at least three months before its start.
  • Copy of commercial permit.
  • Copy of commercial registration.
  • The tourism license information amendment fee is QR500.
  • Fees are paid after the apploication is approved.
  1. Login to the portal with your NAS credentials.
  2. Go to My Account.
  3. Click on the View to choose the organization.
  4. Select the specific service from the List of services (right-hand side).
  5. Fill in the required data.
  6. Attach the required documents.
  7. Confirm the accuracy of the entered data.
  8. Submit the service application.

Renew tourism license for business events organizing offices


This service describes the procedures necessary to renew a tourism license for Business events organizing office according to the rules and requirenments assosiated with it. The tourism license is valid for 5 years.

  • Applicant must be listed as either owner, partner, or authorized signatory on the commercial registration.
  • There may not be another open request of the same type.
  • The commercial registration must be valid for at least 1 day on the day of submission.
  • The commercial permit must be valid for at least 1 day on the day of submission.
  • The commercial activities required must be contained in the commercial registration and commercial permit.
  • The establishment ID must be valid for at least 1 day on the day of submission.
  • The applicant’s identification card must be valid at the time of application.
  • Manager’s IDs must be valid at the time of application.
  • Copy of commercial permit.
  • Copy of commercial registration.
  • Copy of establishment ID.
  • Copy of title deed of the property or lease of the establishment.
  • Copy of the public liability insurance policy.

The fees for renewing a Tourism License for Business Events Organizing Offices are calculated based on the following selected activities:

  • Activity fee - Organizing business events and providing the required preparation for installing  booths is QR 25,000.
  • Activity fee - Supervising the operation and the management of business events is QR 25,000.
  • Activity fee - Providing general services, marketing services and facilitation for exhibitor is QR 50,000.
  • Ana dditional 5% of the license fee will be paid for each month or part of it in case the license renewal is delayed.
  • Fees are paid after the apploication is approved.
  1. Login to the portal with your NAS credentials.
  2. Go to My Account.
  3. Click on the View to choose the organization.
  4. Select the specific service from the List of services (right-hand side).
  5. Fill in the required data.
  6. Attach the required documents.
  7. Confirm the accuracy of the entered data.
  8. Submit the service application.

Amend tourism license for business events


This service describes the procedures necessary to amend the business events license according to the rules and requirements associated with it, allowing to modify the following types of data:

  • Basic information.
  • Product data.
  • Site data.
  • Applicant must be listed as either owner, partner, or authorized signatory on the commercial registration.
  • There may not be another open request of the same type.
  • The commercial registration must be valid for at least 1 day on the day of submission.
  • The commercial permit must be valid for at least 1 day on the day of submission.
  • The commercial activities required must be contained in the commercial registration and commercial permit.
  • The establishment ID must be valid for at least 1 day on the day of submission.
  • The applicant’s identification card must be valid at the time of application.
  • Copy of commercial permit or copy of commercial registration.
  • Copy of initial approvals.
  • Copy of the event program.
  • Copy of the event floor plan.
  • Copy of the entity's approval where the event is organized.
  • The tourism license information amendment fee is QR 500.
  • Fees are paid after the application is approved.
  1. Login to the portal with your NAS credentials.
  2. Go to My Account.
  3. Click on the View to choose the organization.
  4. Select the specific service from the List of services (right-hand side).
  5. Fill in the required data.
  6. Attach the required documents.
  7. Confirm the accuracy of the entered data.
  8. Submit the service application.

Amend tourism license for business events organizing offices


This service describes the procedures necessary to amend the tourism license for business events organizing offices according to the rules and requirements associated with it, allowing to modify the following types of data:

  • Trade name.
  • Comemrcial registration data (retrieved automatically from Ministry of Economics & Commerce).
  • Commercial permit data (retrieved automatically from Ministry of Economics & Commerce).
  • Applicant must be listed as either owner, partner, or authorized signatory on the commercial registration.
  • There may not be another open request of the same type
  • The commercial registration must be valid for at least 1 day on the day of submission.
  • The commercial permit must be valid for at least 1 day on the day of submission.
  • The commercial activities required must be contained in the commercial registration and commercial permit.
  • The establishment ID must be valid for at least 1 day on the day of submission.
  • The applicant’s identification card must be valid at the time of application.
  • Managers’ IDs must be valid at the time of application.
  • Copy of commercial permit.
  • Copy of commercial registration.
  • The tourism license information amendment fee is QR 100.
  • Fees are paid after the application is approved.
  1. Login to the portal with your NAS credentials.
  2. Go to My Account.
  3. Click on the View to choose the organization.
  4. Select the specific service from the List of services (right-hand side).
  5. Fill in the required data.
  6. Attach the required documents.
  7. Confirm the accuracy of the entered data.
  8. Submit the service application.

Cease tourism license for business events


This service describes the procedures necessary to cease (stop) a business events license according to the rules and requirements associated with it.

  • Applicant must be listed as either owner, partner, or authorized signatory on the commercial registration.
  • There may not be another open request of the same type.
  • The commercial registration must be valid for at least 1 day on the day of submission.
  • The commercial permit must be valid for at least 1 day on the day of submission.
  • The commercial activities required must be contained in the commercial registration and commercial permit.
  • The establishment ID must be valid for at least 1 day on the day of submission.
  • The applicant’s identification card must be valid at the time of application.
  • Copy of commercial permit.
  • Copy of commercial registration.
  • The cancellation fee of a tourism license for business events is QR 500.
  • Fees are paid after the application is approved.
  1. Login to the portal with your NAS credentials.
  2. Go to My Account.
  3. Click on the View to choose the organization.
  4. Select the specific service from the List of services (right-hand side).
  5. Fill in the required data.
  6. Attach the required documents.
  7. Confirm the accuracy of the entered data.
  8. Submit the service application.

Cancel tourism license for business events organizing offices


This service describes the procedures necessary to cancel a tourism license for business events organizing offices according to the rules and requirements associated with it.

  • Applicant must be listed as either owner, partner, or authorized signatory on the commercial registration.
  • There may not be another open request of the same type.
  • The applicant’s identification card must be valid at the time of application.
  • An announcement of license cancellation must be published in an official daily newspaper while the cancellation porcedures are administered.
  • Copy of commercial permit.
  • Copy of commercial registration.
  • Tourism activity cancellation certificate from the commercial registration.
  • Tourism activity cancellation certificate from the commercial permit.
  • Copy of announcement of license cancellation in an official daily newspaper.
  • The fee for cancelling a tourism license for business events organizing offices is QR 500.
  • Fees are paid after the application is approved.
  1. Login to the portal with your NAS credentials.
  2. Go to My Account.
  3. Click on the View to choose the organization.
  4. Select the specific service from the List of services (right-hand side).
  5. Fill in the required data.
  6. Attach the required documents.
  7. Confirm the accuracy of the entered data.
  8. Submit the service application.

Extend tourism license for business events


This service describes the procedures required to extend the tourism license for business events with the related requirenments, in accordance with law no. 21 in 2018 on organizing exhibitions in the state of Qatar.

  • Applicant must be listed as either owner, partner, or authorized signatory on the commercial registration.
  • There may not be another open request of the same type.
  • The commercial registration must be valid for at least 1 day on the day of submission.
  • The commercial permit must be valid for at least 1 day on the day of submission.
  • The commercial activities required must be contained in the commercial registration and commercial permit.
  • The establishment ID must be valid for at least 1 day on the day of submission.
  • The applicant’s identification card must be valid at the time of application.
  • Copy of commercial permit.
  • Copy of commercial registration.
  • Fee for extending a General exhibtion is QR 500.
  • Fee for extending a Specialized exhibition is QR 500.
  • Fee for extending an exhibition with Conference is QR 500.
  • Fee for extending a Conference - QR 1,000.
  • Fee for extending an Official exhibition is QR 1,000.
  • The tourism license information amendment fee is QR 500.
  • Fees are paid after the application is approved.
  1. Login to the portal with your NAS credentials.
  2. Go to My Account.
  3. Click on the View to choose the organization.
  4. Select the specific service from the List of services (right-hand side).
  5. Fill in the required data.
  6. Attach the required documents.
  7. Confirm the accuracy of the entered data.
  8. Submit the service application.