Professional License In Dubai - 10 Zone Professional License In Dubai: Professional companies are usually partnerships that can offer professional services, such as most consultancies, media, craftsmen & artisans, and accounting. These companies cannot engage in commercial activities. The main feature of a Professional Company is that 100% foreign shareholding is permissible (very few exceptions); however, this form of a company can be formed only by an individual or a group of individuals (corporate shareholding is not allowed). These companies can bid for Government contracts, as opposed to free zone companies, which are usually not allowed to do so. Businesses can be registered anywhere in the mainland; a wide range of choice - from the lanes of old Deira to the shining towers of Business Bay.
What activities can be carried out with a Professional License in Dubai? A Professional License can have consultancy activities, such as marketing consultancy or management consultancy, artistry, crafts, Information technology, or media-related activities. Click below to download a list of consultancy activities allowed under a Professional License in Dubai. All DED Consultancy Activities A Professional license can be registered on a desk space as well. However the desk space allows for only one employee visa apart from two investor visas. Most startup licenses prefer to start initially with a desk space, and then shift to a full office once the business is more well established. Click here to enquire about desk space packages for professional licenses in Dubai.
Who can be the owners of a Professional License in Dubai? The legal structure of the license can be Sole Establishment (if one Partner) or Civil Company (If two or more partners). The UAE National will have no shares in the License but will only act as a Service Agent, i.e. a liaison between the entity and Government departments such as the Ministry of Labour.