*Beneficiaries can obtain title deed in less than an hour
 
 
The ministries of interior and justice on Monday launched an office for non-Qatari real estate ownership and use in Lusail City to provide services through one window for investors and dealers.
The office provides all the requirements for the sale and purchase of real estate, residential units and offices in the areas covered by Cabinet Resolution No 28 of 2020, determining the areas in which non-Qataris may own and benefit from real estate, and the terms, conditions, benefits and procedures for their ownership and use of them.
The office enables the beneficiaries to obtain the title deed in less than an hour.
It also provides, through an automated system created by the ministries of interior and justice, the issuance of residency upon completion of the ownership or procedures, in case the property of the owner or the beneficiary is in the category whose value is not less than QR730,000, so that the owner of the property from this category obtains a residence permit for themselves and their family without a recruiter for the duration of their ownership of the property.
In addition to residency for them and their family, the owner of the property or the beneficiary will also receive permanent residency benefits that include health, education and investment in some commercial activities, if the property value is not less than QR3,650,000.
During the inauguration of the office, HE the Minister of Justice and Acting Minister of State for Cabinet Affairs Dr Issa bin Saad al-Jafali al-Nuaimi reviewed the workflow of the office and the procedures in place to provide services in accordance with the quality and efficiency standards set by the competent authorities as part of the procedures for launching the office.
He thanked the government and private agencies, especially the Ministry of Interior and the Qatari Diar Real Estate Investment Company, which contributed to providing the required facilities, which aim to support the national development process and establish an integrated investment infrastructure that constitutes a catalyst and true support for the national economy.
The minister said that Qatar today enjoys the best environment for real estate investment supported by an integrated legal system that includes various economic and investment fields.
He added that the Lusail office will constitute a qualitative addition to the services provided by the ministries of justice and interior in Lusail, in addition to the services provided by the Pearl Office, which constitutes a new window for providing real estate ownership services and benefiting easily.
These offices will also contribute to the implementation of the objectives of Cabinet Resolution No 28 of 2020 in accordance with an integrated vision with the National Development Strategy 2017-2022 and the objectives of Qatar National Vision 2030.
HE the Director General of the General Directorate of Passports Brigadier Mohamed Ahmed al-Ateeq said that the office aims to facilitate for investors and real estate owners obtaining residency services associated with the ownership, adding that it enhances efforts to encourage investment in the country. This is the second office opened by the Ministry of Interior, in co-operation with the Ministry of Justice, after the Pearl office.
He praised the co-ordination between the two ministries in providing outstanding services to citizens and investors.
Assistant Undersecretary at the Ministry of Justice for Real Estate Registration and Documentation and Head of Committee for the Regulation of Ownership and Use of Non-Qatari Property Saeed Abdullah al-Suwaidi said that the opening of the Lusail City office came under the directives of HE the Minister of Justice, in co-ordination with the real estate development companies and the new economic zones, to implement Cabinet Resolution No 28 of 2020 in order to serve the development of the real estate sector and keep pace with the economic development in the new investment zones in the country.
Al-Suwaidi that these offices allow investors to own real estate and use in about 25 areas.
The resolution allowed ownership in nine areas characterised by investment attractiveness, advanced infrastructure, and modern communication network, while the number of areas of use of real estate is 16 areas.
He pointed out that Qatari and non-Qatari citizens may own a detached unit in a residential complex, and may also own the detached units (offices and shops) in malls.
CEO of Qatari Diar Eng. Abdullah bin Hamad al-Attiyah said the services provided by the new office will open up greater horizons for investment opportunities in Lusail City.
 
 
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