Company Formation
What is the Commercial Registers System in Bahrain?
The Commercial Registers System or SIJILAT was launched in an effort to create an especially efficient electronic system for company registration in Bahrain that is also connected with the licensing system. It links the electronic systems used by all official authorities that issue specific licenses and approvals and thus manages to greatly simplify the entire company registration and licensing process.
The Commercial Registers Systems is a unified single platform for businesses that offers complete services to company owners who need to register a new company or change information about an existing one but also to individuals who need to perform a comprehensive business search.
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1. Choosing a legal form
Investors must choose a type of company from those described in the Commercial Companies Law of Bahrain.
2. Choose a company name
For this initial step, investors are advised to pick several names; when a name is available, it will be reserved with the Companies Register.
3. Draw up the documents
The Articles of Association and the By-Laws of the company need to be prepared and included in the registration file.
4. Make the deposits
A certificate is issued when the capital is deposited; in kind contributions are to be audited.
5. Register the new business
Once all of the documents are gathered, investors can submit the application for registration electronically; copies of the personal identification documents of the founders will be required and when the partners are other corporations, they will need to provide copies of the Articles of Association.
