Limited Liability Companies (LLC) are one of the most common types of commercial entities that entrepreneurs and corporations can establish in the UAE. With a quick and easy setup process and a broad range of available business incentives, LLCs are widely preferred by entrepreneurs and corporations that want to penetrate the UAE market and establish a solid footing in the Middle East region.

Setting up a Branch Office of a foreign company in Dubai is easy and an attractive prospect as it can be 100% foreign owned, provided a local service agent is appointed. A Branch Office in Dubai is an extension of a foreign parent company registered outside of the UAE. It is a full-fledged business, permitted to perform contracts or conduct other activities as specified in its licence. A foreign Branch Office may only engage in activities similar to those of its parent company.

If your foreign company is looking for exposure in the UAE market, you may want to set up a Trade Representative Office. This type of representation is useful in promoting a foreign company and introducing your products to UAE companies as a non-trading ‘shop-window’.

A Professional Licence/ Civil Company (sole trader or partnership) is a business for professionals in recognised fields such as consultants, doctors, lawyers, engineers and accountants. The bearer of a Professional Licence can only practise professional business and the company is 100% owned by the individual partners