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Company Setup & Corporate Services
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Company Setup & Corporate Services

Set up your UAE business with clarity and confidence.

Getting your structure right from the beginning can help you avoid unnecessary costs, delays and complications later. Our company setup Dubai services help founders, investors and international businesses identify the right UAE jurisdiction, business activity and operating structure before moving ahead with incorporation. From company formation and business licensing Dubai requirements to banking, PRO support and ongoing administration, we coordinate the essential steps through one senior-led relationship. Whether you are establishing a Mainland company, entering a Free Zone or considering an Offshore structure, our approach connects setup decisions with your longer-term business objectives.

CCL 32/2021 · DED · DMCC · ADGM · DIFC · RAK ICC
What We Cover

Sub-specialties of Company Setup & Corporate Services.

Each handled by a senior partner with the regulatory and commercial fluency the engagement demands.

Mainland Company Formation

Our mainland company formation UAE support covers business-activity selection, trade-name reservation, incorporation documentation, MoA preparation and relevant licence applications — helping ensure your Mainland structure is aligned with your business plans and operational requirements.

Free Zone Setup

Our free-zone company setup Dubai support helps you compare suitable jurisdictions based on your business activity, ownership requirements, visa needs and future plans. We assist with formation across leading Free Zones and specialised business zones in Dubai and the wider UAE.

Offshore Company Formation

For businesses and investors requiring an international holding or asset-structuring vehicle, offshore company formation UAE can provide an appropriate framework for specific objectives. We support structures such as RAK ICC and JAFZA Offshore based on the nature of the proposed arrangement.

Trade Licence Renewals

Keeping your licence current is essential to operating a UAE business. Our business licensing Dubai support includes renewal coordination, relevant authority requirements, lease or Ejari documentation, immigration cards and other government approvals.

PRO & Government Liaison

Our PRO services Dubai help businesses manage essential government and administrative requirements without coordinating multiple processes themselves — including visas, labour documentation, Emirates ID, Tasheel and MoFA or consulate attestations.

Corporate Sponsorship / Nominee

Where a specific business activity or regulatory requirement calls for an appropriate UAE national arrangement, we coordinate the process with vetted partners and relevant shareholder documentation — structured around clearly defined commercial responsibilities and interests.

Bank Account Assistance

Setting up the company is only one part of becoming operational. Our support for bank account opening UAE company requirements includes documentation guidance, structure review and introductions to relevant UAE banking relationships — subject to each bank’s KYC and compliance procedures.

Visa & Immigration Support

We assist with investor, employment, Golden Visa, dependant and domestic-worker visa requirements — together with renewals and relevant status changes — helping business owners and their teams manage immigration alongside the wider company setup process.

Who We Serve

Engagements accepted only where we can deliver genuine impact.

International Founders

Launching a business in a new country involves more than incorporation. We help international founders understand the appropriate jurisdiction, activity requirements, licensing process, banking considerations and operational structure before establishing their UAE presence.

Family Offices

Family offices often require carefully considered structures for holding assets, managing entities and supporting long-term succession objectives. We provide coordinated support across UAE and Offshore structures while keeping wider corporate and ownership considerations in view.

Foreign Businesses

International businesses expanding into Dubai and the wider UAE can rely on coordinated support for branches, subsidiaries and representative offices — connecting the UAE entity with the parent organisation’s commercial and operational objectives.

Existing Operators

As a business grows, its original structure may no longer suit its activities or ambitions. We support existing operators with restructuring, changes to business activities, licensing requirements and jurisdiction considerations as their UAE operations evolve.

What We Deliver

Tangible outputs — scoped, fixed-fee, defensible.

Every engagement starts with a written scope. We work to fixed fees wherever possible, tied to deliverables — not billable hours.

Start your UAE business
  • Jurisdiction recommendation covering Mainland, Free Zone or Offshore options
  • Business activity selection, trade-name reservation and initial approvals
  • Memorandum and Articles of Association drafting and notarisation
  • DED, MOEC and Free Zone authority filings and licence issuance
  • Establishment Card, Labour Card and Emirates ID processing
  • Visa quota allocation and dedicated PRO coordination
  • Corporate bank account introductions with relevant UAE banking partners
  • Year-one corporate calendar and renewal schedule at handover
Why TruWise

Built for this work — not bolted on as a side practice.

Jurisdiction-Agnostic

We do not recommend a particular Free Zone simply because it is familiar. We assess your business activity, ownership requirements, customers, operating model and future plans before identifying the UAE jurisdiction that best fits your objectives.

Senior-Partner Led

Your setup is overseen by senior professionals rather than passed between disconnected teams — creating one accountable relationship from the initial discussion through incorporation, licensing and the next stages of your UAE business.

Banking-Ready

A company licence is only the beginning. We consider banking requirements as part of the setup process and help prepare the structure and supporting information needed for a smoother corporate banking journey — subject to the bank’s own approval and KYC requirements.

Future-Proofed

The right structure should support more than your first year. We consider future licensing needs, Corporate Tax, ESR, UBO requirements, ownership changes and potential expansion — so today’s setup does not create avoidable complications later.

Frequently Asked

Questions clients ask before the first conversation.

The right choice depends on your business activity, target market, ownership requirements, visa needs and long-term plans. Mainland structures can be suitable for businesses that need broader access to the UAE market, while Free Zones can offer specialised ecosystems and setup options for particular activities. We assess your business model and objectives before recommending the most appropriate structure.
A straightforward Free Zone with no special approvals can be operational in 5–10 business days. A Mainland LLC with external approvals (e.g. healthcare, education) can take 3–6 weeks. We provide a written timeline with each engagement so you can plan banking and visas in parallel.
Banking is the most common reason setups stall. We design your structure, activity codes and supporting documents against the leading banks’ KYC criteria, and we introduce you directly to relationship managers we work with regularly. Most clients are banked within 2–4 weeks of licence issuance.
For the vast majority of activities — no. CCL 32/2021 abolished the 51% Emirati ownership requirement for most Mainland activities. A small list of strategic-impact activities still requires UAE participation; we’ll flag this if it applies to your business.
Annual licence renewal, lease/Ejari renewal, ESR notifications & reports (where applicable), UBO register filings, Corporate Tax registration and filing, VAT returns where registered, and IFRS-compliant accounting records. We provide an annual calendar at handover.
Yes — restructuring is a regular engagement. We can migrate Free Zone to Mainland (or vice versa), redomicile offshore vehicles, or insert holding companies to ring-fence assets. We’ll quantify the cost vs. the upside before any move.