The United Arab Emirates, and Dubai in particular, is used by internationally active clients as both a residency base and a place to hold an operating or holding company. It is the jurisdiction where those two questions most often arrive together.
We coordinate the establishment of the company and the residency that can follow from it, along with the practical steps in between — documentation, appointments and the authorities and free zone bodies involved.
What the Work Involves
Company and Residency Together
For most clients these are not two projects but one. Decisions taken when the company is established shape what is possible on the residency side afterwards, so we plan them together.
Where to Establish
The UAE has numerous free zones alongside mainland options, each with its own rules, costs and suitability depending on what your business actually does. The cheapest option is rarely the right one.
The Practical Steps
Parts of the process require your physical presence and have to be scheduled in a particular order. We tell you in advance what those are, so you travel once rather than three times.
Who This Suits
- Entrepreneurs operating across borders
- Clients wanting residency and a corporate base in one jurisdiction
- Business owners serving international rather than domestic markets
How We Proceed
Every engagement starts with a private assessment of your nationality, current residence, business activities and objectives. Only then do we recommend a jurisdiction — including telling you when United Arab Emirates is not the right answer.
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