How to Get a Professional License in Dubai

How to Get a Professional License in Dubai

• To establish a mainland company in Dubai, an entrepreneur or firm must get one of three types of trade licenses.
• In the UAE, it is a necessity for anybody who wishes to perform professional services. To lawfully provide their services to clients, all experts, specialists, craftsmen, and artisans must first get a professional trade license.
• Moreover, a professional license permits foreign entrepreneurs and multinational corporations to control 100 percent of their firms even if they operate outside of a free zone. They can select between two legal forms based on their activities: Sole Establishment and Civil Company.
• While a professional license allows for 100 percent foreign ownership and 100 percent capital repatriation, the business must select a local service agent who completes the legal procedures but has no accountability or control over the company.

Professional business operations in Dubai and the UAE:

Professional licensees are permitted to do business or provide services in certain industries, such as:

1. Accounting, auditing, and finance
2. Promotion and entertainment
3. Make-up (e.g., hairdressing and beauty salon)
4. Consultation (e.g., architectural, business and management consultancy)
5. Carpentry and other artisanal activities
6. Healthcare and medication
7. Information and communication technologies
8. Law and legal counsel
9. Internet and site design
10. Printing and publishing
11. Repair services
12. Services provided by restaurants
13. Safety
14. Education
15. Technical services.

Documents necessary to obtain a professional license in Dubai

• To the Department of Economic Development (DED), you must submit your license application, a brief overview of your company operations, and the following documents:
• A completed application form
• Copies of foreign business owners’ or partners’ passports
• A copy of the naturalization book of a local partner.
• Academic credentials demonstrating that you possess the necessary abilities and expertise to perform a profession in Dubai.
• A No Objection Certificate (NOC) from the sponsor of any expatriate business partners who are on work visas. Copies of the business partners’ visit visas are required if they are on visit visas.
• Depending on the kind of business activity, first clearance from appropriate authorizing authorities other than DED (e.g., Dubai Municipality, RTA, or Telecommunications Regulatory Authority).

Steps to getting a professional license in Dubai

1. Complete and notarize the local service agreement form with the UAE national. If the agreement is in Arabic, a legal translator’s seal is not necessary. Furthermore, make sure to include the sponsor’s set yearly costs in the agreement.
2. Create and sign a Memorandum of Agreement (MoA) with the local sponsor. The Memorandum of Agreement should include everything you and your sponsor have agreed on.
3. Obtain Dubai Municipality permission for the tenancy contract. Prepare and submit the necessary documents: the BR1 form, the name reservation certificate, the initial permission from DED, the Ejari registration, a copy of the leasing agreement, and copies of the business owners’ and/or partners’ passports.
4. Submit to DED the certified paperwork and MoA, as well as passport copies and NOCs of expatriate owners/partners.
5. Make your payment. You will receive the license after the final payment voucher (for one year) is provided.

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