Compliance
Closing a UAE company without leaving a mess
Letting a licence lapse is not the same as closing a company, and it is considerably more expensive. The order matters as much as it does…
Insights
This section carries practical notes on licensing, residency and compliance in Dubai. We write when something changes that affects clients, rather than publishing weekly for the sake of it.
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Compliance
Hiring your first employee in Dubai, in the right order
Employment here is two files that have to agree - a labour file and an immigration file. Most first-time penalties come from doing them in the…
Compliance
The renewal calendar every UAE company should be keeping
A UAE company runs on expiry dates that fall on different cycles and block each other in ways that are not obvious until one is missed.
Visas and residency
Start attestation before you book the flight
Attestation is the one step in a UAE move whose timeline is set entirely outside the UAE, and it is the one most often left until…
Banking
Why corporate bank accounts get declined, and what to do about it
A UAE corporate account is a compliance decision, not an administrative one. Most refusals we see are avoidable file problems rather than genuine unsuitability.
Company formation
Free zone or mainland? Four questions settle it
The jurisdiction decision is made badly more often than any other in a UAE setup, usually on price. Four questions get you to the right answer…
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