Sijilat is a one stop online commercial registration portal for planning, starting, managing and growing your business in Bahrain. It is the national business registration and licensing portal owned by the MOIC and developed by iGA that provides information and services to the stakeholders and all investor to help them in starting, managing, and growing businesses in Bahrain.
Sijilat portal features:
1. An integrated online portal integrating about 52 business licensing entities.
2. Available 24/7 and accessible worldwide.
3. Automatic routing of applications to licensing entities
4. Provides all services electronically through a single virtual platform
5. Benefiting from the supporting eServices provided by iGA(payment gateway and e-key).
6. Provides a guide for registration and licensing processes in for all the requirements over 600 business activities in both Arabic and English languages.
7. Apply the International Standard Industrial Classification of all economic activities (ISIC4).
8. Unify business processes by facilitating procedures according to the best international practices.
The objectives of Sijilat are promoting Bahrain’s position as an ideal choice for investors and businessmen by providing transparency and clarity in the process of licensing and registration with government agencies, investors, and other parties. Sijilat offers accurate information regarding the services provided by the government to obtain the commercial registration that meets the quality standards and achieve investor satisfaction, providing all the necessary information and supporting documents to obtain the license and commercial registration through a state-of-the-art electronic system.
Also, Sijilat works to simplify the processes of obtaining the government licenses efficiently.
The outcomes can be measured by reduced processing times for registrations and licenses, a higher level of user satisfaction as evidenced by feedback and surveys, a decrease in errors within applications with user-friendly interface.

https://www.sijilat.bh/

• Bahrain

• Youth
• Older persons
• Women
• People with disabilities
• The unemployed
• Migrants
• Remote and rural communities
• Investors and businesses owners operating in the Kingdom of Bahrain or wanting to start a business in Bahrain

Sijilat offers accurate information regarding the services provided by the government to obtain the commercial registration that meets the quality standards and achieve investor satisfaction, providing all the necessary information and supporting documents to obtain the license and commercial registration through a state-of-the-art electronic system.
It focuses on improving the user experience by Implementing changes to streamline the registration and licensing process, making it more user-friendly, and responsive to user feedback demonstrated a willingness to experiment for the sake of user satisfaction and efficiency. As well, introduction of new features and tools, such as automated guide for starting a business online, application tracking, digital document submission, user dashboard suggested a willingness to innovate and experiment which make it a sustainable system and acceptable to future enhancement.

Sijilat is a strategic and ambitious project provides a wide range of services that business owners can leverage to meet all legal requirements using a single, virtual, and unified platform. It has significantly simplified and expedite the licensing process. By providing a digital interface to submit applications, track progress, and receive approvals, it has streamline administrative procedures, reduced paperwork, and enhanced efficiency. Also, instead of navigating multiple entities for different licenses of business activities, investors can apply to obtain all necessary licenses through a centralized process which reduce complexity, eliminate duplication, and promote a more business-friendly environment, potentially leading to transformative change in terms of ease of doing business. Enhancing coordination and collaboration among different government entities involved in business licensing led to transformative change by reducing administrative burdens by establishing SLA and faster licensing procedures. External system integration allows the applicant to use only Sijilat to electronically procure the necessary approvals from external entities to complete the commercial registration application. Applicants can submit applications at anytime from anywhere in the world.