Tourism License Renewal for Travel (Companies, Offices, Agencies)

This service is for all entities operating in the tourism industry in the Kurdistan Regional Travel (Companies, Offices, Agencies). They are required to renew their licence before its expiry.

Responsible Entity

General Directorate Tourism in Governorates

Responsible Entity Information

وه‌زاره‌تی شاره‌وانی وگه‌شت و گوزار / ده‌سته‌ی گشتی گه‌شت و گوزار / بەڕێوەبەرایەتییە گشتییەکانی گەشت و گوزار لە پارێزگاکان (هەولێر، سلێمانی، دهۆک، ئیدارەی گەرمیان)

Website

bot.gov.krd/kurdish/erbil-province/erbil

Office Hours

08:00 AM - 03:00 PM

All addresses

هەولێر

دیوانی ده‌سته‌ی گشتی گه‌شت و گوزار ( شەقامی هەلەبجە- بەرامبەر ئەکوا پاڕك)
info@bot.krg.org :ئێمێڵ

هه‌ولێر

به‌ڕێوه‌به‌رایه‌تی گشتی گه‌شت و گوزاری هه‌ولێر (32 پارك )
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سلێمانی

به‌ڕێوه‌به‌رایه‌تی گشتی گه‌شت و گوزاری سلێمانی (سەرچنار)
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دهۆك

به‌ڕێوه‌به‌رایه‌تی گشتی گه‌شت و گوزاری دهۆك ( دهۆك)
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کەلار

به‌ڕێوه‌به‌رایه‌تی گشتی گه‌شت و گوزاری گەرمیان ( کەلار)
ژمارەی تەلەفۆن:٠٧٧٠١٥٥٢٠٩٦

Conditions

A financial bank statement from one of the regional banks.

The applicant must have Tourism Business Licence.

Submit an affidavit to provide company profile details and its travel programs to tourism management.

Documents

Submit an updated financial bank statement from one of the regional banks with practice guide.

Submit all training certificates for travel company employees who participated in tourism industry training programs for the last two years.

Previous Tourism Business Certificate

A copy of all applied documents to General Directorate of Tourism which are exclusive for inviting foreign tourists from aboard within the last two years.

A copy of all applied documents to General Directorate of Tourism which are exclusive for previous year tourism activities (for invited tourist groups into Kurdistan Region and other local tourist groups among the regional governorates and number of exhibitions for tourism industry presenting show stands.

Tourism Package Proposal for the renewed year (no less than 5 packages while inviting foreign tourists into Kurdistan).

The three final inspection committee report for the activity of travel (company/office/agency)

Time

7-15 days

Price

Annual Service Fees:
(Tourism Franchiser bodies) 1.000.000 IQ for other cities in Kurdistan;Halabja , Garmyan , Raparin districts and sub-districts)
(Travel Companies) 2.000.000 IQ for applicant in business centers; ErbilL-Sulaimanya- Duh
(Tourism Franchiser bodies) 1.000.000 IQ for other cities in Kurdistan; Halabja , Garmyan , Raparin districts and sub-districts)
(Tour guide companies for tourists) 75.000 IQ for applicants in ErbilL-Sulaimanya- Duhok
(Tour guide companies for tourists) 75.000 IQ for applicants in Halabja , Garmyan , Raparin districts and sub-districts)
50.000 IQ for inspection fees for applicants in ErbilL-Sulaimanya- Duhok
50.000 IQ for inspection fees for applicants (Halabja , Garmyan , Raparin districts and sub-districts)

Procedures

The requestor visits the General Directorate of the relevant governorate.

Licensing body to fill out the renewal application forms for tourism industry

Inbound/outbound network to register the inbound applicant number

General Director to hand over the application form to related party.

Tourism Affairs Directorate to assess the annual tourism programs and travel packages for (companies/offices/ agencies)

Directorate of Tourism Inspection to assess the previous year activities of the travel company/ office/ agency in support with inspection reports (inspection forms for (company/office/agency) travel activities

Licensing body to audit the application forms ensuring the validity of all renewing documents and granting the permit with giving feedback to renew the travel business license (company/ office/ agency).

General Director to grant the final decision of renewing the license

Administration Directorate to issue the administration order for tourism (company/ agency)

Accounting Unit to receive the annual legal fees from the owner of tourism (company/ agency) with financial bank statement.

General Director to sign the license

Licensing body to send business license after signature of General Manager including all supporting documents to Board of Tourism to be signed by head of Board of Tourism.

Inbound and Outbound network to register inbound application number and sending to Board of Tourism office.

Board of Tourism to send the application to Directorate of Tourism Affairs.

Directorate of Tourism Affairs to audit the received application forms from General Directorate.

Board of Tourism to sign the license

Directorate of Tourism Affairs from Board of Tourism to stamp the business license to be officially sent to General Directorate for categorizing and registering in database and returning the paperwork to General Directorate to issue an official letter signed by General Director of Tourism Affairs.

Inbound/outbound network from General Directorate to register the inbound application number.

General Director to send the application to licensing body.

Licensing body to close the dossier and granting the true copy of the business license to the company executive officer. A copy of the license with application forms are stored to be registered at database.

Application Form