Doha: The Ministry of Commerce and Industry has announced the addition of 48 new activities, under the home projects license, bringing the total number of activities to 63. Shedding light on some of the new activities, the ministry listed these as: roasting and packaging nuts, tailoring and sewing men’s clothing, repairing and maintaining leather products such as luggage and bags, maintaining electrical appliances, repairing document copying machines, repairing and maintaining computers, trading dates and their by-products, trading computers and their accessories, designing and programming custom software, trading men, women and children’s clothing, trading shoes, renting travel supplies, translation activities, trading men’s accessories and perfumes, designing jewellery, photography activities, trading women’s cosmetics and beauty and hair care products, interior decoration design activities, among several other new work from home activities. The requirements for issuing home licenses, which include a service application form and both the property owner and license holder’s ID cards, (the address must match the license holder’s address data), as well as the “My Address” sign on the home.
The license application can be made online through the Single Window portal. If the application is submitted electronically, there is no need to fill out the license services application form. The ministry highlighted the simple steps to obtain the license electronically by s.