Business
Company formation & trade licence
A trade licence is straightforward to obtain and expensive to get wrong. The jurisdiction you pick determines who you can invoice, how many visas you can hold, what your renewal costs look like in year two, and whether your bank application is plausible. We advise first, then hand a complete file to our licensed formation partner.
What we do
Included in this service
- Activity classification and jurisdiction comparison, with the trade-offs spelled out
- Name reservation and initial approval coordinated on your behalf
- MOA and shareholder documentation assembled and checked before filing
- Trade licence and establishment card tracked through to issuance
- Registered office or flexi-desk arranged
- Corporate tax and VAT registration explained and scheduled
Formation is executed by licensed corporate service providers and the relevant free zone or Department of Economy and Tourism. FirstKey Dubai advises and coordinates; it does not issue licences.
Please note
Figures on this page were reviewed in August 2026 and are subject to change by the relevant UAE authorities. Thresholds, eligibility rules and fees should be confirmed for your specific case before you commit funds. FirstKey Dubai coordinates with licensed partners and is not itself a visa-issuing authority, a licensed real estate brokerage, or a bank.
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