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Public dossiers

Knowledge library

Public dossiers with a review date and emirate scope. Filter by General (all emirates) or one emirate. Not advice for an individual case.

The library is the public layer of AUREL Dubai. Each file has a review date and an emirate scope. General briefings apply across emirates; emirate-specific pieces sit beside them (for example starting a company in Dubai and in Abu Dhabi).

Unknown costs stay open. An anecdote or atmospheric image is not an official rule and not an offer.

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.

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Claim

Legal or tax sentences are explanation or a worked example. “Research starting point” is not a tariff guarantee.

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Scope

General is UAE-wide. An emirate briefing names local registrars and portals. Dubai rules do not silently apply elsewhere.

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Review

A date on the file is the trail. Human review is a separate status. Bulk-approving everything in one click does not exist.

Topic

All topics Relocating Starting a company Visas and Emirates ID Buying property Renting Letting Wills Moving and shipping

Quiet architecture in the United Arab Emirates, atmospheric illustration without logos.

General · Business

Starting a company in the UAE: choose the emirate first

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.

General · Business

Free zone or mainland in the UAE: pick one registrar

Mainland and free zone are registrar choices inside one emirate, not a country choice. This general briefing sets the comparison questions.

A sunlit modern office lobby in Dubai with empty benches, no logos or text.

Dubai · Business

Starting a company in Dubai: a step-by-step plan for founders

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.

A quiet office being packed: closed boxes by a window, city beyond, no readable labels.

Dubai · Business

Relocating a company to Dubai: what should you arrange first?

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.

Two Dubai office clusters in clear morning light, one on a campus, no text in the frame.

Dubai · Business

Free zone or mainland in Dubai: how do you choose?

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.

An empty Dubai boardroom in morning light through glass, no people and no screen text.

Dubai · Business

What does it cost to set up a company in Dubai in the first year?

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.

A stark bank façade in Dubai in muted morning light, logos not sharp in frame.

Dubai · Business

Opening a business bank account in Dubai: documents and costs

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.