The online permit allows non-residents to conduct company in over 13 industries.
Abu Dhabi’s digital company licence allows capitalists or entrepreneurs from outside the UAE to look for a company licence in the Emirate from anywhere in the globe.
The digital licence was formally introduced in 2021 by the Abu Dhabi Division of Economic Advancement (INCLUDED) for non-resident foreigners, and also the entire application process is completed online through ‘Tamm’, which is Abu Dhabi’s main federal government services system.
What is the Abu Dhabi virtual business licence?
According to ADDED, the digital licence covers 13 economic sectors. Within these industries, you likewise have the choice of 100 percent ownership of a company, if you request it to be an LLC (Limited Responsibility Company) or single proprietorship.
These are the economic sectors offered for the virtual permit:
1. Agriculture
2. Manufacturing
3. Repair
4. Contracting
5. Maintenance and installations
6. Retail trade
7. Transport
8. Services
9. Leasing services
10. Health and entertainment events
11. Management and provision of the supporting services
12. Wholesale trade and
13. Import and export.
Within each of these private sectors are numerous organization tasks, such as ‘taxes assessment services’, ‘web-design’, ‘television production’ as well as ‘event administration’.
According to ‘Tamm’, business owners can add up to 6 business tasks on one licence Nonetheless, before you begin looking for the licence, you will certainly require to establish a ‘UAE Pass’ account. UAE Pass is a nationwide electronic identification for people, residents and site visitors in the UAE. Creating an account as a visitor on the application is an uncomplicated process. You can use your National ID, if you are a Gulf Cooperation Council (GCC) citizen or homeowner, or your key details to complete the process. For a detailed overview on exactly how you can finish establishing your UAE Pass account as a visitor to the UAE, utilize this web link.
How to apply for the Abu Dhabi virtual business licence
When you have actually set up your UAE Pass account, you can access the ‘Tamm’ system – www.tamm.abudhabi and also comply with these actions:
1. Under the ‘Services by federal government entity’ tab, pick ‘Department of Economic Growth’.
2. In the ‘financial’ group, pick the service – Ask for Issuing Economic Licence (Online Permit).
You will then be taken with a detailed procedure to establish your organization permit. The process, records and also expense can vary a little, depending upon the sort of business task you select.
However, according to ‘Tamm’, there are some fundamental actions that all candidates need to adhere to, no matter their business activity. These are:.
1. Selecting the legal type of the business – Sole proprietorship or Limited Liability Company (LLC):
Sole proprietorship describes a service licence that enables a solitary individual to have 100 per cent of a service. As it is a company licence, it permits a specific to collaborate with various other businesses along with individuals.
Minimal Obligation Company (LLC) is a business developed by agreement in between two and also as much as 50 individuals. An LLC licence is provided by the economic department of an Emirate and it has no constraints on where it can sell the UAE (unlike a cost-free area company).
2. Finding your business activity:
You can find the checklist of company tasks available for foreigners with the ‘Tamm’ site: https://www.tamm.abudhabi/services/business/ded/search-and-view-activities?lang=en.
‘ Business task’ is a basic term, which refers to any type of activity a business operates in.
2. Registering a trade name:
Next, you will have to schedule the trade name for your organization. If you have a name in mind, as well as want to know if it’s currently taken by an additional business, you can see this web link from ‘Tamm’: https://www.tamm.abudhabi/services/business/ded/tradename-search/home?lang=en to look for existing brand name. It is important to remember that brand name for companies in Abu Dhabi are authorised by ADDED as well as there are particular guidelines that require to be complied with.
According to u.ae, the main internet site of the UAE government, a brand name have to fulfill the complying with criteria to be accepted by a financial division in the UAE:.
1. Complies with business framework acronym (lawful kind of the company) such as: LLC, EST, PJSC, PrJSC.
2. Does not break the general public morals or the public order of the nation.
3. Is compatible with the called for type of activity and the legal status of the firm or organization entity.
4. Does not consist of names of any religion, or controling authority, neither names or logos of any type of exterior bodies.
5. Has actually not been previously registered.
3. Enter contact details:
You need to after that enter their individual details, this includes their complete name, mobile number, e-mail address, and nationality.
4. Mandatory documents:
Despite the business task you chose, there are two major records every applicant must send:.
- A copy of a valid passport
- Recent passport-sized photo.
After you have actually submitted the application for the licence, you will certainly get a deal number from ‘Tamm’ to watch the status of the application. You will certainly be able to track the development of your application by visiting this link: https://www.tamm.abudhabi/services/business/ded/application-status/landing.
ADDED will examine the application and either authorize or reject the request for the licence. If the application is approved, you need to work out the fees online and also you will certainly obtain the main online permit via the ‘Tamm’ website – www.tamm.abudhabi.
Cost of the Abu Dhabi virtual business licence
The cost for ‘releasing virtual permit’ is Dh790, based on the Tamm web site. However, you would need to factor in additional expenses for government service fees, making the total expense rise to approximately Dh1,000. Nonetheless, it is essential to keep in mind that the last price can differ a little, depending upon the amount of service tasks you add on the licence (you would certainly require to pay Dh100 for each and every additional activity) and also the ‘legal kind’ that you choose.
Last Updated: 27 January 2023