Editorial
Source
Legal or tax sentences point to a publisher and a url, or they are explicitly a worked example. “Research starting point” is not a tariff guarantee.
Public dossiers
Formation, free zone or mainland, banking and visas.
The library is the public layer of AUREL Dubai. Each file has a review date, an emirate scope and, where needed, a primary source. General briefings apply across emirates; emirate-specific pieces sit beside them (for example starting a company in Dubai and in Abu Dhabi).
Premium pieces sit behind membership. The planner uses the same honesty rule as the files: unknown items stay unknown. Experience from the community or from “What to do in” sits apart from the official rule.
Filter by emirate or General first, then by topic. A property file does not solve your visa question; a relocation piece is not a purchase budget.
Editorial
Legal or tax sentences point to a publisher and a url, or they are explicitly a worked example. “Research starting point” is not a tariff guarantee.
Editorial
General is UAE-wide. An emirate briefing names local registrars and portals. Dubai rules do not silently apply elsewhere.
Editorial
A date on the file is the trail. Human review is a separate status. Bulk-approving everything in one click does not exist.
This category
Mainland or free zone, activity, formation versus renewal, visas, office, accounts and banking. Each zone has its own lists and tariffs. “Free zone” is not a quality mark. A flexi-desk is not substance.
We do not promise an account opening. A CSP can introduce; a bank’s risk committee remains the gate. You compare quotes on exclusions, not on the lowest one-off line.
Licence filing and PRO work are execution. They belong with a third party, on a separate brief. We do not sweep Dubai rules across the whole UAE. A flexi-desk can be administratively enough and still too thin for a bank or for substance.
Home-country tax effects sit beside formation. That answer belongs with an adviser who knows your home desk — not with a standard formation package sold on a low opening price.
General · Business
Mainland and free zone are registrar choices inside one emirate, not a country choice. This general briefing sets the comparison questions.
General · Business
A UAE company is always tied to one registrar in one emirate or free zone. This general briefing sets out federal frames and how to choose between emirates.
Abu Dhabi · Business
In Abu Dhabi you compare mainland and named free zones on activity, office and customers — not on tax slogans.
Dubai · Business
A trade licence is not a bank account. Banks in Dubai decide for themselves, on KYC, activity and UBOs. This briefing lists documents and costs — with no opening guarantee.
Dubai · Business
Year one of a Dubai company is a stack of invoices: registrar, office, adviser, compliance and a buffer for what the bank and visa research still ask. This briefing splits the lines.
Umm Al Quwain · Business
In Umm Al Quwain you compare mainland and named free zones on activity, office and customers — not on tax slogans.
Sharjah · Business
In Sharjah you compare mainland and named free zones on activity, office and customers — not on tax slogans.
Ras Al Khaimah · Business
In Ras Al Khaimah you compare mainland and named free zones on activity, office and customers — not on tax slogans.
Fujairah · Business
In Fujairah you compare mainland and named free zones on activity, office and customers — not on tax slogans.
Dubai · Business
Mainland and free zone in Dubai are different registrars, not two prices for the same product. This briefing compares market access, office, visa research and corporate tax — without 0% as a default.
Ajman · Business
In Ajman you compare mainland and named free zones on activity, office and customers — not on tax slogans.
Abu Dhabi · Business
In Abu Dhabi you pick a local registrar — not “the UAE”. This briefing covers activity, jurisdiction, licence and federal follow-ups.
Dubai · Business
Relocation is rarely the move of a single company number. Usually you form a Dubai entity and close or restructure the old one. This briefing lines up the home and Dubai tracks.
Umm Al Quwain · Business
In Umm Al Quwain you pick a local registrar — not “the UAE”. This briefing covers activity, jurisdiction, licence and federal follow-ups.
Sharjah · Business
In Sharjah you pick a local registrar — not “the UAE”. This briefing covers activity, jurisdiction, licence and federal follow-ups.
Ras Al Khaimah · Business
In Ras Al Khaimah you pick a local registrar — not “the UAE”. This briefing covers activity, jurisdiction, licence and federal follow-ups.
Fujairah · Business
In Fujairah you pick a local registrar — not “the UAE”. This briefing covers activity, jurisdiction, licence and federal follow-ups.
Dubai · Business
A Dubai company starts with the activity and the jurisdiction, not with a ‘package including visa’. This plan sets out the order, the parties and the decision points.