Insights & guides

What do these Dubai business guides cover?

These guides cover the decisions that actually move a Dubai setup: mainland against free zone, the licence issued by the Department of Economy and Tourism or a free zone such as DMCC or IFZA, residence and Golden Visas through the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs and the Federal Authority for Identity and Citizenship, corporate bank account opening, and corporate tax and VAT with the Federal Tax Authority. Each article states the real figures and the responsible authority.

How often are the guides updated?

Each article is dated and carries a last updated date, and the figures are checked against the primary government source shown at the foot of the piece. When a rule changes, such as a corporate tax threshold or a visa requirement, the affected guides are revised and re-dated. The articles below are ordered with the most recent first, so the latest guidance is always at the top of the list.