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 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 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 The DHA License is the mandatory professional certification issued by the Dubai Health Authority for doctors, nurses, pharmacists, and allied health professionals to legally practice in Dubai. The process runs through the Sheryan portal, requiring Primary Source Verification, a Prometric exam, and facility-sponsored license activation. Total costs typically range…
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…
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…
