Work & taxes

Employer, company, remote-work and other routes have different terms. Include medical screening, Emirates ID and dependent-family processing.

Virtual work residence. 1 year, self-sponsored

Foreign-company employees, freelancers, local employees and owner-directors are different legal scenarios. Company registration does not automatically authorize personally working for that company.

Tax residence

183+ days in 12 months is one test. A conditional 90-day test and usual-residence/interests test also exist.

Rates & limitations

Wages and qualifying personal investment are outside natural-person Corporate Tax. Business turnover >AED1m/year: profit up to AED375k at 0%, then 9%. Crypto activity requires investment-versus-business classification.

• Passport and immigration-status evidence; local identification number if required.
• Address evidence: lease, registration or utility bill as specified by the chosen bank.
• Tax IDs and tax-residence countries; CRS/FATCA self-certification when requested.
• Regular income evidence: employment contract and recent payslips, or freelance agreements, invoices and statements.
• Origin of savings: statement trail, property sale or inheritance records. For crypto, keep purchase, trade and withdrawal history—not just a wallet balance.

The absence of one tax does not remove business reporting or obligations elsewhere. Banks check activity and funds. This is a preparation pack, not an account-opening guarantee.

Before buying a business, separately verify debt, licenses, staff, lease, accounts and your residence basis. A purchase agreement does not replace immigration approval. When networking, check the legal entity and counterpart's track record before transferring funds.