Establish your business in the UAE.
Licensing sets which activities you can legally invoice for, who can own the company, how many visas you can issue, and what banks will accept when you apply for a corporate account. Choosing wrong is expensive to undo. We work through those consequences with you before anything is filed.
- 01Jurisdiction and activity assessment
- 02Trade licence application support
- 03Registration and corporate documentation
- 04Visa and establishment card guidance
- 05Bank account preparation support
Where founders get stuck
Mainland or free zone
Most founders pick free zone because it's cheaper. Then they need a local contract and have to set up again.
The answer depends on who your customers are, whether you need local contracts, and where you plan to hold offices. We compare both against your intended trade, not against a package price.
Activity codes
Banks flag mismatched activity codes before they flag anything else.
Businesses often licence one activity and then sell another. We map what you actually invoice for to the activities your licence must carry, including the ones you expect to add later.
Banking readiness
A licence without matching documentation is a six-month bank application.
Account opening asks for a coherent story: structure, activity, expected flows, and a real digital footprint. We prepare that documentation alongside the licence rather than after it.
How it runs
Four steps, each with a clear decision at the end.
Consultation
We go through the business model, ownership, expected revenue sources and hiring plans. You leave with a written comparison of the viable structures and their cost implications.
Documentation
Name reservation, shareholder documents, attestations and the supporting forms are assembled and checked before submission, so applications are not returned for detail.
Licence and registration
Submission, follow-up and issuance, then the establishment card and visa steps for owners and staff. You get a single point of contact through the whole sequence.
Operational handover
Licence, domain, email and accounts handed over in your name, with a short list of what needs renewing and when. Digital presence can continue straight into the next stage.
Setup is stage one. Most clients continue into presence and systems.
Because we hold the licensing detail, the website, email domain and later software all reflect the entity correctly, and nothing needs re-explaining to a second supplier.
Timelines vary
They depend on jurisdiction, activity and approvals. We give a realistic range at consultation, not a headline figure.
Costs are itemised
Government fees and our fee are quoted separately, so you can see what is fixed and what is service.
Frequently asked questions