Virtual and Remote Licenses at Dubai South Business Hub
Virtual and Remote Licenses at Dubai South Business Hub
Virtual and Remote Licenses at Dubai South Business Hub
Eleven out of fifteen setup steps run from a laptop. This guide covers what you can do from anywhere, the four things that still need you in the UAE, and why a virtual company license and a remote setup are not the same product.
Eleven out of fifteen setup steps run from a laptop. This guide covers what you can do from anywhere, the four things that still need you in the UAE, and why a virtual company license and a remote setup are not the same product.
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Inside the Guide
Inside the Guide
Virtual vs. Remote: Not the Same Product
What Runs From a Portal
The Four Steps That Need You Here
Does a Flexi-Desk Pass the Substance Test?
Banking: What Opens Remotely
Five Questions: Does Remote Fit You?
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Book an Appointment
Not Sure Which Fits Your Needs?
Speak with a Setup Advisor
Not Sure Which Fits Your Needs?
Speak with a Setup Advisor
Schedule a 30-minute consultation at DSBH Free Zone
office or online, and get clear answers to all your business setup questions.
Schedule a 30-minute consultation at DSBH Free Zone
office or online, and get clear answers to all your business setup questions.
You can obtain the trade license entirely remotely: application, documents, payment, and issuance all run through the portal. A residence visa is a different matter and needs you in the country. The guide separates the two clearly.
You can obtain the trade license entirely remotely: application, documents, payment, and issuance all run through the portal. A residence visa is a different matter and needs you in the country. The guide separates the two clearly.
You can obtain the trade license entirely remotely: application, documents, payment, and issuance all run through the portal. A residence visa is a different matter and needs you in the country. The guide separates the two clearly.
You can obtain the trade license entirely remotely: application, documents, payment, and issuance all run through the portal. A residence visa is a different matter and needs you in the country. The guide separates the two clearly.
A virtual company license is a specific product that works online but cannot sponsor residence visas or lease space. A remote setup is a normal free zone license that you applied for from abroad, a real company with a real workspace and visa eligibility. Only the paperwork happened at a distance. Dubai South Business Hub issues the latter.
A virtual company license is a specific product that works online but cannot sponsor residence visas or lease space. A remote setup is a normal free zone license that you applied for from abroad, a real company with a real workspace and visa eligibility. Only the paperwork happened at a distance. Dubai South Business Hub issues the latter.
A virtual company license is a specific product that works online but cannot sponsor residence visas or lease space. A remote setup is a normal free zone license that you applied for from abroad, a real company with a real workspace and visa eligibility. Only the paperwork happened at a distance. Dubai South Business Hub issues the latter.
A virtual company license is a specific product that works online but cannot sponsor residence visas or lease space. A remote setup is a normal free zone license that you applied for from abroad, a real company with a real workspace and visa eligibility. Only the paperwork happened at a distance. Dubai South Business Hub issues the latter.
Four things: Emirates ID biometrics, the medical fitness test, residence visa stamping, and, depending on the bank, a KYC meeting. That's four steps out of fifteen; the other eleven, including the entire licensing process, run from a laptop through the DSBH Free Zone portal. The guide explains how to sequence the four into a single trip of three to five days.
Four things: Emirates ID biometrics, the medical fitness test, residence visa stamping, and, depending on the bank, a KYC meeting. That's four steps out of fifteen; the other eleven, including the entire licensing process, run from a laptop through the DSBH Free Zone portal. The guide explains how to sequence the four into a single trip of three to five days.
Four things: Emirates ID biometrics, the medical fitness test, residence visa stamping, and, depending on the bank, a KYC meeting. That's four steps out of fifteen; the other eleven, including the entire licensing process, run from a laptop through the DSBH Free Zone portal. The guide explains how to sequence the four into a single trip of three to five days.
Four things: Emirates ID biometrics, the medical fitness test, residence visa stamping, and, depending on the bank, a KYC meeting. That's four steps out of fifteen; the other eleven, including the entire licensing process, run from a laptop through the DSBH Free Zone portal. The guide explains how to sequence the four into a single trip of three to five days.
With digital banks, generally yes, via video KYC. Most traditional banks still ask non-resident founders to attend in person. The guide's recommendation is to open a digital account remotely so the company can transact, then add a traditional bank during your visit.
With digital banks, generally yes, via video KYC. Most traditional banks still ask non-resident founders to attend in person. The guide's recommendation is to open a digital account remotely so the company can transact, then add a traditional bank during your visit.
With digital banks, generally yes, via video KYC. Most traditional banks still ask non-resident founders to attend in person. The guide's recommendation is to open a digital account remotely so the company can transact, then add a traditional bank during your visit.
With digital banks, generally yes, via video KYC. Most traditional banks still ask non-resident founders to attend in person. The guide's recommendation is to open a digital account remotely so the company can transact, then add a traditional bank during your visit.
It neither automatically passes nor automatically fails. Recent FTA guidance confirms that shared workspaces can qualify when they're proportionate to the activity carried out through them, but property without people behind it isn't enough. The guide sets out what the test actually measures.
It neither automatically passes nor automatically fails. Recent FTA guidance confirms that shared workspaces can qualify when they're proportionate to the activity carried out through them, but property without people behind it isn't enough. The guide sets out what the test actually measures.
It neither automatically passes nor automatically fails. Recent FTA guidance confirms that shared workspaces can qualify when they're proportionate to the activity carried out through them, but property without people behind it isn't enough. The guide sets out what the test actually measures.
It neither automatically passes nor automatically fails. Recent FTA guidance confirms that shared workspaces can qualify when they're proportionate to the activity carried out through them, but property without people behind it isn't enough. The guide sets out what the test actually measures.
The guide has five questions covering delivery, customers, team, tax position, and licensing. If the work is delivered digitally, distance is a non-issue. If it's physical, or depends on a tax position with nobody behind it, remote is the wrong answer.
The guide has five questions covering delivery, customers, team, tax position, and licensing. If the work is delivered digitally, distance is a non-issue. If it's physical, or depends on a tax position with nobody behind it, remote is the wrong answer.
The guide has five questions covering delivery, customers, team, tax position, and licensing. If the work is delivered digitally, distance is a non-issue. If it's physical, or depends on a tax position with nobody behind it, remote is the wrong answer.
The guide has five questions covering delivery, customers, team, tax position, and licensing. If the work is delivered digitally, distance is a non-issue. If it's physical, or depends on a tax position with nobody behind it, remote is the wrong answer.