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Golden License

Golden License

​​The golden license is a comprehensive approval on the set up, operation and management of a project, including building licenses of such project and the allocation of the real property required therefor. It may be granted to companies upon a decree of the Council of Ministers.

​The company must be established.

​A company applying for the Golden License must submit its application through the website or to the technical secretariat of the Golden License Unit at GAFI Secretariat General Building located at Salah Salem Street. The company must do so using the designated application form and must attach to the application form two true official copies of the following documents:

The company's articles of incorporation and articles of association, together with a certificate of incorporation (if the company has already been incorporated);

A recent extract from the company's commercial registry (if the company has already been incorporated);

A photocopy of the company's tax card (if the company has already been incorporated);

A preliminary feasibility study on the company's project, provided it be prepared by a nationally or an internationally recognized consultancy firm having good reputation;

Evidence that the company is solvent enough to carry out the project;

Project timetable;

An acknowledgment by the company's legal representative (BoD chairman or company manager) or the shareholders/partners attorney to the effect that the company will provide all utilities related to the project's infrastructure including roads, water, sanitary sewer system, electricity, communications, waste handling system;

An acknowledgment by the company's legal representative (BoD chairman or company manager) or the shareholders/partners attorney to the effect that the company will abide by all rules and regulations related to the company's business as set out by the applicable laws and regulations;

Any other documents the Golden License Unit deems necessary


The investor is obligated to pay the fees.


The license requires 20 to 30 working days from the date of validating the documents.


The portal https://goldenlicense.gov.eg or the technical secretariat of the Golden License Unit, located in the General Investment Authority building in Saleh Salem

​Via the portal https://goldenlicense.gov.eg

1.      Register, create an account, and start applying through the electronic portal https://goldenlicense.gov.eg, then submit the required documents, and we will review them.

2.      We will send all amendment documents to your page on the electronic portal.

·         *If you encounter any problem while performing the service electronically, please call the hotline at 16035 from 8 am to 8 pm Cairo time.

 

  Technical Secretariat of the Gold License Unit

·         Attend the Authority to receive the required documents.

 

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