Schmidt & Schmidt provides extracts from the commercial register of Yemen with a translation and an apostille as pdf-file via e-mail.

The Republic of Yemen is an Arab sovereign state in Western Asia, at the southern end of the Arabian Peninsula. Yemen has a presidential system, with the president as head of state. However there is an ongoing Civil War throughout the country, which is why the provisional government does not entirely control the national territory. Local currency is the Yemeni Rial (YER), the official language is Arabic. Yemen is a member of the United Nations (UN), the Arab Union and other international organisations.

The economy was largely destroyed by the devastating civil war. The population is plagued by hunger and epidemics. Previously, petrol was the country's main source of income, at roughly 51% of the GDP.

There is no consistent legal system in Yemen. Every region has different regulations. In general, the legal system is heavily influenced by muslim and romanic-germanic law.

Corporate practice is regulated by the Civil Code and other legal statutes.

Main types of businesses:

• General business partnership
• Limited liability company
• Limited partnership
• Joint-stock company
• Foreign branch office
• One-man company

The Ministry of Trade and Industry is responsible for registration in the commercial register. Trademarks and patents are also registered with this ministry.

Regulations do not apply to war zones.

Extract from commercial register of Yemen contains the following information:

• Full legal name
• Type of business
• Current status (active/inactive)
• Full address
• Contact details
• Director and proprietors
• Registration number
• Additional data

NB: Information about some companies may be unavailable, or available for a fee.

Search in the register is not free of charge. Search results are sent to you within 7-14 days after request submission.

Due to the unstable political situation, a preliminary request must be submitted to the responsible authorities.

To get a required document, we will need the following information about a company:

• Full legal name
• Registration number

Legalization of extracts from Yemen

Yemen did not accede to The Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents in 1966. Therefore, all yemeni documents are subject to legalization.

An extract from the business register of Yemen can be used in order to:

• Obtain detailed information about potential business partners
• Negotiate foreign trade agreements
• File legal claims

You can order free preliminary availability check of required information on our website.