Summary Individual crypto trading is fully legal in the UAE, requires no personal license, and remains untaxed for personal gains. What changes the picture is scale and structure: commercial trading, exchange operation, or custody services require licensing through VARA, the SCA, or ADGM’s FSRA depending on where you operate, and…
Summary Starting an insurance company in Dubai requires AED 100 million in minimum capital, AED 250 million for reinsurance, and comes with an ownership rule most guides overstate: mainland UAE insurers generally require 75% UAE or GCC ownership, while DIFC-based insurers can access full foreign ownership, a distinction genuinely worth…
Summary Saudi Arabia actually offers two distinct investor residency routes, not one: Premium Residency, costing SAR 800,000 permanently or SAR 100,000 annually with no business sponsor needed, and the MISA-linked business Investor Visa, tied to an active licensed company and typically requiring either SAR 7 million in investment or a…
Summary A genuine UAE offshore company can only be registered through one of three specific registries: RAK ICC, JAFZA Offshore, or Ajman Offshore, not through a standard free zone like DMCC or IFZA, which is a common and costly point of confusion. This guide explains what an offshore company can…
Summary An ice cream and dessert parlour license in Dubai is a food and beverage trade license issued by the Department of Economy and Tourism, backed by Dubai Municipality food safety approval and, in most cases, a civil defence clearance. This guide covers the current fee breakdown, the approval sequence…
Summary A Company Registration Number (CRN) is the unique identifier issued to every legally registered UAE business, generated once your trade license is issued and used across banking, contracts, visas, and tax filings. It’s often the same number as your trade license number, though it’s a genuinely different identifier from…
