Frequently Asked Questions

A mainland company is registered with any Economic Department in the respective emirate and you will need a UAE national as sponsor or agent depending upon the type of license, It permits you to perform your business all over UAE and abroad. Free zone companies are 100% expat owned but are Jurisdiction specific. These companies are not allowed to do business outside free zone typically.

Any company’s trade license issued in the UAE has a validity of one year and is subject to renewal.

The license renewal process will take 2-7 working days to renewed.

Some authorities might require the Share capital to be kept in bank account but mostly it is not required.

With the eased requirements, you can have various options such as a flexi office, shared/co-working space, and virtual office too, it depends on the authority you are registering the company with.

Unfortunately, you cannot. However, you can obtain a branch license

Yes, you can but to do so you must first come up with a new suggested company name. Upon availability of the name and the approval an advert must be placed in a local newspaper notifying this change (a legal notice of company name change). You will also need to sign amendment forms and all the original company documents must be returned.

Unfortunately, you cannot. The office premises must be inside the Free Zone Jurisdiction.