FAQs about Emirabiz Services
Passport + photos, company docs (CR, license, OCCI), lease contract, health insurance, medical certificate (if required), police clearance, and proof of financial stability.
Costs vary by license and jurisdiction (mainland vs free zone) and visa type; see the costs & fees section above. Consultant fees are not included.
Work/Investor routes are typically up to 2 years (renewable). Golden Residency is 5 or 10 years
Yes. Once your residency is active, dependents can apply for a Family Visa. Golden Residency also allows family sponsorship.
You generally apply via an entry permit tied to your company/investor route. Check current ROP rules on in-country status change.
Yes: corporate tax 15% on mainland (SME relief may apply), 0% in free zones (tax holidays), and VAT 5%. No personal income tax is currently in force; a 5% PIT is planned from 2028.
A UAE TRC doesn’t change U.S. federal tax obligations. There is no U.S.–UAE income tax treaty, and the U.S. generally taxes its citizens on their worldwide income, regardless of where they live. A TRC may still help with non-U.S. counterparties, but it won’t by itself reduce U.S. tax.
Not really. A tax return only shows you filed and/or paid tax in a country; it does not certify where you are tax-resident for treaty purposes in a given year. In the UAE there are no personal income tax returns, so individuals don’t have a local return to present. In practice, the FTA-issued TRC is the clean, accepted proof.
Use the Treaty TRC when your audience is outside the UAE and you’re invoking a double tax treaty (reduced withholding, exemptions, tie-breaker tests, etc.). Use the Domestic TRC when the request comes inside the UAE (or there’s no treaty) and the institution simply needs confirmation you’re UAE-resident.
- Domestic TRC → for UAE banks, payment platforms, registrars, auditors, and CRS/FATCA profiling.
- Treaty TRC → for foreign payers/tax authorities to apply a UAE treaty (dividends/interest/royalties WHT relief, capital-gains provisions, residency tie-breakers).
Yes. Dubai has a very low crime rate and is widely considered one of the safest cities in the world for expats and their families.
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