Read the latest UAE government updates, company setup processes and industry insights — written and fact-checked by our business-setup advisors.
GuidesCSP licence UAE 2026: DET code 7010006, the five acts that make you a regulated CSP, MoET, DFSA and ADGM supervisors, AM
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Business SetupPR agency setup in Dubai 2026: DET codes, the media law and NMA, influencer permits and disclosure, Dubai Media City and
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Business SetupAluminium and glass company setup in Dubai, 2026: codes for making vs installing, glass processing, facade and Civil Def
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Business SetupEquipment rental company setup in Dubai, 2026: rental codes, RTA permit and registration, 12-month lifting certification
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GuidesFour ways a UAE free zone company can hire people abroad: whether UAE labour law and visas apply, what each costs, the 0
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Business SetupDubai telehealth licensing in 2026: the four DHA categories, what a platform may not do, clinician and prescribing rules
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GuidesUAE aviation free zones for 2026: Dubai South, DAFZA, ADAFZ, Nibras and SAIF by business type, the GCAA and DCAA approva
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Business SetupDIFC Innovation Licence 2026: the USD 100 and USD 1,500 fees, how long the discount lasts, who qualifies, visas and desk
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Business SetupDubai machinery trading setup in 2026: licence codes for new and used equipment, repair, conformity, customs, export con
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Business SetupSelf-storage in Dubai: activity code 5210005, warehouse approvals, what you can do when a customer stops paying, rents,
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Business SetupDubai Science Park in 2026: DDA licensing, segment fees of AED 15,000 to 25,000, AED 10,000 capital, lab space, approval
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Business SetupHSE consultancy licence in Dubai for 2026: activity code 7020018, which authorities register consultants, qualifications
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Business SetupIVF and fertility centre setup in Dubai, 2026: the federal law, the DHA licensing chain, lab and staffing rules, what is
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Business SetupSRTIP (SPARK) free zone in Sharjah, 2026: what it is, licence types, the zone's tiers and BD package prices by visa, Soi
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Visa UpdatesThe 10 ways to get UAE residency in 2026 compared: who qualifies, validity, work rights, family sponsorship, the 180-day
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Business SetupAffiliate marketing in Dubai in 2026: whether the Advertiser Permit applies, licence routes and costs, activity codes, t
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Business SetupStart a farm in Dubai or the UAE in 2026: DET activity codes, MOCCAE licences and fees, land for foreigners, indoor farm
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Business SetupOpen a nursery in Dubai in 2026: KHDA permit and approval order, DET activity, ownership, ratios and space, costs, fee r
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Visa UpdatesUAE family sponsorship by age in 2026: sons under 25, unmarried daughters, study proof, fees, grace periods and the cost
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GuidesUAE VAT registration in 2026: when the clock starts, how to count AED 375,000, the three dates, costs, EmaraTax rejectio
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Business SetupStart a vending machine business in Dubai: DET activity 4799002, mainland vs free zone, Dubai Municipality food rules, m
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Business SetupFood factory licence in Dubai for 2026: DET activity codes, the approval chain, product registration, halal, where to lo
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Business SetupOpen a padel club in Dubai: the court-rental activity code, Sports Council permit, mainland vs free zone, premises, cour
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Business SetupAircraft leasing setup in the UAE, 2026: DIFC, ADGM, Dubai South and mainland structures, both 0% tax routes, licensing,
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GuidesUAE IP holding company guide: which IP earns 0%, royalty tax rates, DEMPE substance, moving and registering IP, treaty w
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Business SetupRice and grain trading in Dubai, 2026: DET licence codes, FIRS and GSO import rules, export-ban history, the 0% commodit
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Business SetupSteel fabrication in the UAE, 2026: fabrication vs erection licences, workshop safety rules, where to locate, the free z
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Business SetupADAFZ setup 2026: who licenses you, licence types, what costs are and are not published, Designated Zone VAT, 0% tax for
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Business SetupUAE marine free zones compared for 2026: licensing, the MOEI and Dubai Maritime Authority layer, the ships 0% tax rule a
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Business SetupDubai bonded warehouses in 2026: duty suspension, the two-year storage rule, Dubai Customs licence and fees, VAT, excise
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Business SetupBuilding materials trading in Dubai, 2026: DET licence codes, MoIAT and Dubai Municipality approvals, mainland vs free z
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Business SetupCall centre and BPO setup in Dubai, 2026: activity codes, telemarketing rules and fines, telecom lines, data protection,
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Business SetupMainland to free zone in 2026: the two routes, what you lose, why tax rarely falls, Emiratisation, and verdicts for cons
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Business SetupDubai Design District (d3) in 2026: DDA licensing, GoFreelance at AED 7,520 or a company, unpublished costs, mainland se
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Business SetupPolymer trading in Dubai, 2026: licence codes, granule storage, the single-use plastics ban, JAFZA vs Hamriyah vs mainla
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Business SetupRAK DAO is now Innovation City: 2026 packages from AED 6,600, what the licence covers, the VARA and CMA regulator map, t
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Business SetupSPC Free Zone 2026: who licenses it, SPC's own tiers, BD package prices by visa count, activities and shareholders, VAT,
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Business SetupMetals and steel trading in Dubai, 2026: DET licence codes, the 0% Qualifying Commodities route, anti-dumping duties, DM
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Business SetupTextile trading in Dubai, 2026: real DET licence codes, GSO 863 labelling, 5% duty and India CEPA, JAFZA vs DMCC vs main
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Business SetupAjman Media City 2026: package prices and renewals, whether it is cheapest by visa count, activity scope, media regulati
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Business SetupTen UAE manufacturing free zones compared for 2026: land and power costs, light or full licence scope, VAT Designated Zo
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Business SetupTen UAE media free zones compared for 2026: NMA permits on top of the licence, costs by visa count, the Abu Dhabi film r
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Business SetupDWTC free zone setup 2026: the authority, licence types, published fees vs advertised costs, visa quota, virtual assets,
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Business SetupExpo City Dubai free zone 2026: who licenses you (ECDA), licence types, costs at 0, 1 and 2 visas, office and visa rules
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Business SetupFamily office setup in the UAE, 2026: DIFC and ADGM wealth thresholds, single vs multi family office licensing, DMCC and
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Business SetupRAK ICC offshore company 2026: government vs agent fees, structure rules, uses, Dubai property limits, corporate tax, ba
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Business SetupMoving a UAE free zone company in 2026: continuation or new company, which zones allow it, real costs, the order for vis
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Business SetupArticle 15bis re-domiciliation or close and reopen: the 2026 law, real costs, the QFZP tax trap, visas, TRNs and the ord
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Business SetupDMCC vs IFZA in 2026: DMCC's published fee schedule against IFZA partner prices, plus JLT office rules, audit, visas, VA
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Business SetupFZE vs FZCO vs free zone branch in 2026: which UAE zones still issue each form, shareholder caps, share capital, visas,
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Business SetupIFZA vs RAKEZ for a one visa consultancy in 2026: package prices, the AED 9,390 gap, what a Dubai address is worth, desi
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Business SetupMeydan vs Shams 2026: package prices by visa count, the real 50 visa cap, Fawri's 60 minute licence, shareholders, VAT,
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Business SetupBest UAE free zones for consultants in 2026: prices by visa count, activity fit, flexi-desk and visa quota, audit, VAT,
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Business SetupWhich UAE free zones hold VAT Designated Zone status, what it does for goods, the 0% corporate tax test, 2026 prices by
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Business SetupDAFZA company setup 2026: why no licence price is published, Designated Zone VAT, 0% corporate tax, activity codes, lega
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Business SetupDAFZA vs JAFZA for a Dubai trading company in 2026: why neither publishes pricing, activity codes, identical Designated
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Business SetupHamriyah Free Zone setup in 2026: the one price HFZA publishes, warehouse sizes, industrial land terms, visa quota, VAT
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Business SetupIFZA vs Meydan Free Zone in 2026: package prices by visa count, visa quota, office, activities, VAT, corporate tax, bank
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Business SetupSAIF Zone setup in 2026: why no official price list exists, licence types, visa quota by facility, VAT Designated Zone s
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GuidesSetting up in Dubai as a French founder in 2026: why French tax residence, not the treaty, decides your outcome, plus li
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Business SetupFor Korean founders: the Korea-UAE tax treaty, why engineering needs mainland while tech fits a free zone, first-year AE
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GuidesVAT on UAE property: why classification decides the answer, residential and bare land, leases against sales, tenant reco
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GuidesWhat makes input VAT recoverable, apportionment for mixed supplies, blocked categories, the tax invoice rule, the right
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Business SetupChoosing the activity on a UAE trade licence: how authority lists work, why extra activities cost you, bank and approval
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GuidesA 2026 guide for Bangladeshi founders: the 2011 UAE tax treaty, free zone or mainland, first-year costs in AED, visas, b
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GuidesGerman founders in Dubai: there is no double taxation agreement, what that changes, whether a UAE tax residency certific
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GuidesFunding a UAE company from Sri Lanka, the 2004 double tax treaty, free zone and mainland AED costs, attestation, visas a
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GuidesA 2026 guide for Turkish founders: the re-export trade model, free zone or mainland, first-year costs in AED, customs co
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Business SetupWhat really happens when UAE business partners fall out: the licence, visas, bank mandate and tax return all keep runnin
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Business SetupThe authorised signatory and bank mandate in a UAE company: which records carry it, single or joint, what breaks when it
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Business SetupChanging a UAE company address: the tenancy comes first, then the licence, establishment card, bank, tax records and vis
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Business SetupChanging a UAE company name: legal name change versus a trading name that needs no filing, the trade name rules, how the
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Business SetupCorporate records and the company secretary role in a UAE company: what the file must hold, the UBO register, who does t
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Business SetupWhat a small UAE company must keep and file: the records, how long to hold employee files, when a resolution is needed a
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GuidesExempt person, the 0% band to AED 375,000, Small Business Relief and the free zone rate are four different UAE Corporate
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GuidesYour first UAE Corporate Tax period sets your filing deadline and relief window. What determines it, why it can be longe
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GuidesUAE Corporate Tax on income earned abroad: what a foreign permanent establishment is, what a treaty actually does, resid
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GuidesSalary, director's fee or dividend: with no personal income tax the whole question is the company's 9% deduction, arm's
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GuidesAn employee stopped attending work: what a UAE absconding report is, why filing early exposes the company, the correct i
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Business SetupWhat happens to a UAE company when its owner dies: frozen accounts, the licence renewal nobody can sign, DIFC and ADGM w
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Business SetupThe private founders' agreement in a UAE company: equity splits, vesting, reserved matters, deadlock, leaver terms, drag
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Business SetupTwo UAE free zone companies trading: why corporate tax and VAT answer separately, QFZP status, Designated Zones, goods a
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Visa UpdatesRenewing a UAE Golden Visa in 2026: what must still be true for each route, the 180-day grace period, Emirates ID, depen
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GuidesUAE bans explained for 2026: work permit restrictions, immigration entry bans and court travel bans are three different
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GuidesDirect employment, secondment or outsourcing in the UAE: why the work permit decides everything, what Article 11 says, a
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GuidesZero-rating exported services under UAE VAT: the real export test, proving your client is outside the UAE, branch and fr
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GuidesRenewing an employee's work permit, labour card, residence visa and Emirates ID: why the clocks drift, the correct seque
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GuidesOpening a UAE bank account as a non-resident in 2026: why the corporate route works and the personal one rarely does, wh
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GuidesHow UAE businesses get cited in AI answers: citing the instrument behind each figure, dating claims, question-led struct
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GuidesSix UAE business accounts compared on monthly fee, minimum balance, transfers, cards and WPS, with the full annual cost
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Business SetupWomen own 100% of a UAE company on the same terms as anyone. The four licence routes, which ideas fit the cheapest one,
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GuidesWhat basing yourself in Dubai actually costs as a founder: the business half in year one and year two, what a residence
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GuidesWhat Australian founders face in Dubai: no tax treaty, what CEPA does and does not do, free zone or mainland, corporate
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GuidesCanadian founders in Dubai: what the UAE-Canada treaty gives you, why the Canadian side is the hard part, free zone or m
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GuidesEgyptian founders in Dubai: what is actually in force between the UAE and Egypt, why founders choose Dubai, free zone or
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GuidesThere is no Philippines-UAE tax treaty. What that means for Filipino founders, plus free zone or mainland, AED costs, co
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GuidesNigerian founders in Dubai: whether a UAE tax treaty exists, why founders choose Dubai, free zone or mainland, year-one
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GuidesPakistani founders in Dubai: what the UAE-Pakistan convention actually says, why founders choose Dubai, free zone or mai
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GuidesA guide for Russian founders: the 2025 UAE-Russia tax treaty and its status, bank due diligence, free zone or mainland,
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Business SetupWhat starting a Dubai business with almost no money really costs in 2026: the AED 1,370 e-Trader floor, its three hard l
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Business SetupFlexi desk, serviced desk, private office or warehouse: what each realistically supports, Ejari for mainland, how premis
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GuidesHong Kong's 8.25% and 16.5% profits tax against the UAE's 0% and 9%, with setup and running costs, residence, and where
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GuidesA 2026 comparison of Dubai and London for founders: all three UK corporation tax rates, UAE 9% and Small Business Relief
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GuidesDubai against Singapore in 2026: what each side effectively pays, VAT versus GST, annual running costs, the treaty, and
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GuidesHow long Dubai company setup really takes: the licence week, the visa chain step by step, why the bank decides when you
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Business SetupThe UAE side of selling on Noon and Amazon.ae: which licence and activity work, VAT thresholds on gross sales, where sto
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Business SetupRun a side hustle in Dubai legally: whether you are allowed to earn on the side, the four licence routes and their real
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GuidesUAE accounting standards and audit in 2026: IFRS or IFRS for SMEs, how the standard sets your Small Business Relief reve
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GuidesHow UAE companies actually get funded: what banks look at, SME facilities, invoice and trade finance, guarantees, equity
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Business SetupA share transfer moves five systems at once: the licence, the UBO register, the bank, residence visas and corporate tax.
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GuidesClosing a UAE company: why the tax registration survives, the order of the steps, the final return, VAT deregistration a
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Business SetupUAE Corporate Tax grouping: what a tax group does, who can join, whether one return is worth it, and why it can cost you
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GuidesSeven obligations for UAE online sellers: licence and activity, VAT thresholds, free zone selling limits, consumer rules
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Visa UpdatesGreen Visa eligibility on ICP's published conditions: AED 15,000 monthly salary, AED 360,000 freelance income, no invest
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GuidesAn employer's guide to Federal Decree-Law 33 of 2021, with article numbers: contracts, probation, hours, overtime, leave
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Visa UpdatesA UAE residence permit does not change your visa-free access; your passport does. The narrow 2026 exceptions, Georgia an
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Business SetupMinisterial Decision 131 of 2026 extends Small Business Relief to 31 December 2029. What changed, the AED 3m revenue tes
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Business SetupRenewing a UAE trade licence in 2026: what it requires, renewal costs from about AED 9,920, the Ejari and visa chain it
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Visa UpdatesCancelling a UAE residence visa: the order that matters because permits sit under permits, what happens if you cancel th
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Visa UpdatesThe residence visa chain in order: establishment card, entry permit, status change, medical, Emirates ID and stamping, p
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Visa UpdatesUAE overstay fines are AED 50 per person per day. Which grace period applies, why paying does not clear it, what it bloc
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GuidesA trade licence, a work permit and a residence visa do different jobs. What each authorises, the fixed order they are is
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GuidesHow to run WPS payroll in the UAE: what must exist before the first file, bank costs, the monthly cycle, why files rejec
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GuidesThe licence is the start of the compliance calendar, not the end: the bank account, establishment card, Corporate Tax an
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Business SetupHolding Dubai freehold in a company: the 4% DLD transfer fee and the share-sale claim, which vehicles DLD registers, cor
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Business SetupYou can own a Dubai company on a visit visa but not work in it. GDRFA status amendment, whether you must exit, real fees
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Business SetupAmending a Dubai trade licence: what counts as an amendment, the FTA's 20-business-day deadline, DMCC and JAFZA fees, an
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Business SetupLeasing business premises in Dubai: what the tenancy law covers, rent increases and notice, eviction grounds, Ejari, chi
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Business SetupRunning a dropshipping business from Dubai in 2026: the trade licence and activity code, the AED 300 customs threshold,
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Business SetupNo authority publishes PRO rates. How to split the PRO fee from government fees, the VAT disbursement rule, in-house or
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Business SetupSharjah Media City in 2026: why the unlimited visa headline is capped in the terms, the documentation gates, the VAT pos
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Business SetupFiling the UAE VAT 201 in 2026: tax periods and the 28-day deadline, all fifteen boxes, the Emirate split, reverse charg
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Business SetupAn ADGM vs DIFC comparison for 2026: English law and courts, regulators, capital tiers, published fees, crypto and virtu
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Business SetupYes: add activities, open a branch, a second company or a holding structure. Whether you get two AED 375,000 nil bands,
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Business SetupThe UAE is not in the Hague Apostille Convention. The legalisation chain that applies instead, MOFAIC fees, timings, tra
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Business SetupEjari for commercial premises in Dubai: why a valid Ejari lets your trade licence renew, the real fees, who can file, th
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Business SetupDubai Internet City in 2026: why DIC publishes no licence prices, GoFreelance fees, how the visa quota works, VAT status
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Business SetupDubai Media City in 2026: why the trade licence alone does not let you publish or broadcast, the NMA permit you also nee
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Business SetupDubai Silicon Oasis in 2026: what the DIEZ merger changed, which licence and entity you need, the facilities, the VAT po
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Business SetupShare capital for a Dubai company: why an LLC has no fixed minimum, where the AED 300,000 myth came from, free zone figu
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Business SetupCabinet Decision 98 of 2024 cancelled ESR filings for years ending after 31 December 2022. What still applies to 2019-20
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Business SetupA mainland company usually needs two establishment cards: the GDRFA immigration card and the MOHRE labour card. Fees, do
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Business SetupThe PDPL has applied since January 2022 but its Executive Regulations are still unissued: what binds you now, which quot
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Business SetupUAE ultimate beneficial owner rules under Cabinet Resolution 109 of 2023: who must comply, why the free zone exemption i
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Business SetupLicensing an AI or tech consultancy in Dubai in 2026: the degree and experience gate, attestation, professional indemnit
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Business SetupAjman Free Zone in 2026: why AFZ publishes no package prices, the fees it does publish, licence types, visa quota, Desig
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Business SetupRanked only on prices the zones publish: who discloses rates, licence-only against one-visa packages, renewals, hidden c
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GuidesThe DIFC AI Licence at USD 1,500 a year, free zone comparison, real first-year costs, the corporate tax position most gu
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NewsGet a Dubai VASP licence from VARA: the eight licence categories, real costs and capital, the documents, timelines, and
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Business SetupStart a hotel or hospitality business in Dubai: DET hotel classification, mainland or free zone licensing, which model s
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Business SetupBuilding a software company in Dubai in 2026: which licence, free zone or mainland, who owns your code, open-source and
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NewsUAE e-invoicing: the phased 2026 and 2027 deadlines, who must comply, the 51 mandatory PINT-AE fields, the Cabinet Decis
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Business SetupUAE Designated Zone VAT: the three Article 51(1) conditions, which zones qualify, why services are standard-rated, the s
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Business SetupSetting up in Dubai South Free Zone in 2026: the districts, licence fees from the DACC tariff, entity types, visa quotas
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Business SetupSetting up in Jebel Ali Free Zone: entity types, the four licences, facilities and costs, visa quota by floor area, Desi
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Business SetupMeydan's published licence prices, Standard and Fawri, the full visa cost stack, the flexi desk, why it is not a VAT Des
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Business SetupThe five Article 18 conditions, the 14 qualifying activities, excluded activities, the de minimis cap, substance, the au
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Business SetupA zone-by-zone RAKEZ guide: the six zones, which licence fits, the only prices RAKEZ publishes, which zones are VAT Desi
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Business SetupRunning a delivery fleet for platforms in Dubai: the DET licence, RTA approval and rider permits, vehicle rules, platfor
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Business SetupDubai has no kiosk activity code. Which classification a kiosk inherits, area minimums, when Civil Defence suppression a
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Business SetupFreelance permit or company in Dubai: the permit routes, liability and hiring limits, client onboarding, corporate tax,
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Business SetupDubai licenses gents and ladies salons as separate DET activities. What the segregation rule actually requires, unisex s
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Business SetupCan a Dubai management consultancy licence sell paid workshops? The KHDA training activity line, the AED 50,000 fine, li
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Business SetupRegistering with Dubai Customs in 2026: what the customs code is called, who can get one, the steps and AED 120 fee, Mir
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Business SetupE-commerce or a physical shop in Dubai: the licence each one needs, the E-Trader restriction, whether a free zone compan
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Business SetupFreight forwarding and customs brokerage are two separate Dubai gates. What each authorises, Dubai Customs registration,
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Business SetupStarting a mobile or at-home beauty business in Dubai in 2026: the separate permit on a licensed salon, allowed treatmen
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Business SetupChoosing a UAE payment gateway in 2026: who approves new Dubai companies, published rates, documents, rolling reserves,
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Business SetupSetting up a scaffolding company in Dubai in 2026: why a trading licence cannot erect, Municipality contractor registrat
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Business SetupThree regulators licence a Dubai special needs centre, not one. Which approval applies, why a free zone cannot work, sta
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Business SetupWhich Dubai free zone suits a healthcare business: why only DHCC can licence a clinic, the non-clinical options, real co
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Business SetupWhich authority licenses a Dubai clinic in 2026: DHA on the mainland, DHCR inside Dubai Healthcare City, what MOHAP stil
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Business SetupSoftware is not a Qualifying Activity, so a free-zone software company usually pays 9%, not 0%. When 0% works, Qualifyin
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Business SetupWhich licence you need: what your activities let you install or only repair, Law 7 of 2025, DEWA and Civil Defence appro
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Business SetupSetting up an asset manager in DIFC in 2026: the DFSA category you need, capital, fund regimes, family office routes, ti
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Business SetupStarting a chemical trading company in Dubai in 2026: the four control layers, Civil Defence hazmat storage, import perm
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Business SetupThe Dubai Municipality food permit and layout approval come before any fit-out. The DET cafe activity, why you must be m
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Business SetupStarting a cold storage warehouse in Dubai in 2026: why it is a regulated food establishment, cold-chain rules, Civil De
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Business SetupStarting a customs clearance company in Dubai in 2026: Dubai Customs broker registration, certified declarants, why a lo
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Business SetupOpen a dental clinic in Dubai: the DHA facility licence and medical director, the dental X-ray radiation approval, fit-o
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Business SetupStarting a desert safari and tour operator company in Dubai: the DET tourism licence, reserve access, vehicle and guide
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Business SetupOpening a driving school in Dubai in 2026: why RTA accreditation is the real gate, the 2026 opening to new investors, in
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Business SetupStarting an elevator and lift company in Dubai in 2026: Dubai Municipality certification, inspection and maintenance rul
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Business SetupDEWA is the real gate: the Charge Point Operator licence, fixed national tariffs that kill resale margin, approved insta
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Business SetupA gold trade licence does not let you refine. Good Delivery accreditation, mandatory responsible-sourcing audits, AML an
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Business SetupStarting an HVAC or AC company in Dubai: the graded contractor register, duct cleaning approval, refrigerant rules, owne
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Business SetupStart an interior fit-out company in Dubai: why fit-out is contracting not design, the contractor register, per-project
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Business SetupStarting a limousine company in Dubai: the RTA franchise, fleet minimum and capital, vehicle and driver permits, the VAT
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Business SetupOpen a diagnostic laboratory in Dubai: the DHA facility licence, who can be lab director, accreditation and NABIDH, radi
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Business SetupStart an MEP contracting company in Dubai: what Law No. 7 of 2025 changed, why DEWA enrolment is the real gate, classifi
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Business SetupStart a mortgage brokerage in Dubai: why the RERA practice card is the real gate, why a broker licence does not cover it
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Business SetupAn optical shop is a DHA health facility once you test eyes or dispense. Optician and optometrist licensing, the retail-
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Business SetupStarting a pharmaceutical distribution company in Dubai: the federal drug warehouse licence, product registration and pr
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Business SetupOpening a physiotherapy centre in Dubai: the DHA facility licence, therapist licensing, scope limits, DHCC, zero-rated V
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Business SetupKHDA, not the trade licence, is the gate: curriculum and rating rules, the fee cap that sets your fees, staffing and saf
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Business SetupThe Dubai Sports Council permit and coach registration are the real gates, not the trade licence. When KHDA applies, ven
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Business SetupNot ordinary trading: 100% excise and mandatory registration, digital tax stamps, MoIAT vape registration, the advertisi
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Business SetupStarting a drinking water bottling plant in Dubai in 2026: the industrial licence, three regulators, the Emirates Qualit
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Business SetupOpen an aesthetic clinic in Dubai: the DHA facility licence, the exact salon-versus-clinic line, who may legally inject,
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Business SetupStarting a fire and safety systems company in Dubai in 2026: Civil Defence approval, the registered fire engineer, produ
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Business SetupStart a landscaping company in Dubai: why Dubai Municipality gates the licence, the new Contractor Register, softscape v
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Business SetupStarting a signage and outdoor advertising company in Dubai in 2026: per-sign permits, the Mada Media platform, fabricat
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Business SetupPer-product registration is the real barrier: the two registration layers, Montaji, the cosmetic-or-drug line, import la
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Business SetupWhy pure hosting needs no TDRA telecom licence, asset-light against asset-heavy models, data residency demand, the e-ser
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Business SetupStarting a facade and high-rise cleaning company in Dubai: the Municipality rope-access rules, IRATA, per-job permits, s
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Business SetupGaming is not gambling and the GCGRA does not license you. The three business models, free zone choice, game content app
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Business SetupThe Central Bank does not licence a standalone agency, DET does. Why collectors have no enforcement power, conduct limit
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Business SetupStarting a pest control company in Dubai: why the trade licence is the first of five approvals, applicator cards, pestic
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Business SetupStarting a property valuation company in Dubai in 2026: RERA valuer and firm registration, RICS and experience rules, ow
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Business SetupStart a translation company in Dubai: general agency versus an MOJ-accredited legal translation office, what changed in
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Business SetupOne of the few activities that reaches the free zone 0% rate. The conditions, paper, physical and bunkering, the DSCE pe
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Business SetupStarting a tax consultancy in Dubai: consultant against FTA Tax Agent, the dual agent and agency registration, qualifica
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Business SetupThe conformity certificate, not the licence, is the real barrier: 14 regulated categories, the two tyre rules, used part
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Business SetupOpen a car repair garage in Dubai: whether RTA approval is really required first, industrial zoning limits, Civil Defenc
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Business SetupLicensing an engineering consultancy in Dubai in 2026: Dubai Municipality classification, registered engineers, Law 14 o
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Business SetupSet up an insurance brokerage in Dubai: why the Central Bank and not a free zone is the gatekeeper, the capital and bank
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Business SetupOpening a law firm or legal consultancy in Dubai: advocate against legal consultant, the DET and DLAD approvals, DIFC or
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Business SetupStarting a medical equipment trading company in Dubai: EDE registration, the medical warehouse licence, device classes,
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Business SetupBecoming a property developer in Dubai in 2026: RERA developer registration, the escrow account under Law 8 of 2007, lan
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Business SetupA trade licence does not let you connect a panel. DEWA Shams Dubai enrolment, the certified engineer rule, net metering,
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Business SetupBuying a business in Dubai: share deal or asset deal, the liabilities you inherit, VAT on a going concern, the tax-loss
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Business SetupSetting up cosmetics manufacturing in Dubai: licences, product registration, the regulator for medicated cosmetics, 0% t
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