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Banking & Finance Source of Wealth vs Source of Funds: What UAE Banks Ask For
One term is about a single payment and the other is about your whole financial history.…
Free Zone Company Setup DMCC License Types: Which One Fits Your Business (2026)
Service, trading, commercial or industrial: the licence follows the revenue. This guide matches business models to…
Industry-Specific Licensing DMCC Recruitment Consultancy License: Requirements and Cost (2026)
A DMCC licence covers consultancy for free zone clients. Placing workers with mainland employers is a…
Free Zone Company Setup DMCC Manager Requirements: Residency, Eligibility and Changes (2026)
DMCC's own guidance says what a manager is, who can hold the role and how fast…
Industry-Specific Licensing DMCC Crypto License: Requirements, Steps and Cost (2026)
The DMCC company licence and the VARA authorisation are two separate steps with two regulators. Here…
Legal & Compliance UAE Power of Attorney and Document Attestation for Company Setup
Foreign company documents need a full legalisation chain before a UAE authority will accept them. One…
Industry-Specific Licensing Dubai Holiday Home Permit: DET Fees, Rules and the 2026 Relief
A Dubai holiday home permit costs very little, but renting without one is fined. The May…
Industry-Specific Licensing UAE Healthcare Clinic Licence: DHA, DOH and MOHAP Routes, Costs and Timeline
A clinic needs a facility licence from the health regulator and a trade licence for the…
Visas & Immigration UAE Establishment Card: What It Is and Why Visas Wait for It
The establishment card is the immigration record that lets a UAE company sponsor visas. Without a…
Tax & VAT UAE Withholding Tax and Double Tax Treaties: What Founders Actually Pay
The UAE charges 0% withholding tax, but other countries can withhold on payments to a UAE…
About the library
What you will find in our UAE company formation library
This library collects every guide we have published on starting and running a company in the UAE. The articles are grouped by the two main routes into the market, free zone company setup and mainland company setup, with further coverage of offshore holding companies, corporate tax, VAT, banking, visas, licensing and regulatory change.
Cost guides
Cost guides break a quote into its real components: licence fees, registration, visas, office or flexi-desk requirements, and the renewal costs that appear in year two.
Comparison guides
Comparison guides put mainland, free zone and offshore side by side so you can see the trade-offs in trading rights, ownership, tax treatment and visa quotas.
Regulatory updates
Regulatory updates explain new federal decrees and authority rules in practical terms, including what a business must do, by when, and what happens if it does not.
Use the category filters to jump to the topic you need, or work through the guides in order if you are planning a new company from scratch. Pair them with the free tools:
- 1Cost calculatorA budget estimate for your setup.Open the calculator
- 2Structure comparison tableFor choosing a route.Compare structures
- 3Document checklistFor preparing your application.Build your checklist
New articles are added regularly and older ones are revised when UAE rules change, so the date shown on each guide is the best signal of how current its figures are.