Foreign investors interested in starting businesses in Dubai, may choose between several investment options. An advantageous business option is setting up an offshore company in this city. For more details about the process of opening an offshore company in Dubai, you may watch our concise presentation. For business consultancy in Dubai, please contact our local company formation experts at: http://www.companyincorporationdubai.com/.

1. Create an Offshore Company
in Dubai
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Investing in Dubai
• Dubai is an important business center
that has become a magnet for investors,
because it offers several advantages.
• Dubai, together with Abu Dhabi, has
been recognized as the world’s top
investment destination.
• Furthermore, this city has an appealing
tax regime and offers one of the world’s
most attractive investment
environments in the real estate
industry.

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Doing Business in Dubai
• Foreign investors who don’t want a
permanent residence in Dubai may
open offshore companies.
• The law that governs the actions of
an offshore company in Dubai is the
Federal Law no. 8 from 1984, amended
by the Federal Law no. 13 from 1988
(the Commercial Companies Law).
• Our company formation agents in
Dubai can help you establish an
offshore company in this city.

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Advantages for Offshore
Companies in Dubai >>
• The main advantages of opening
an offshore company in Dubai are
the following:
 there are no personal,
corporate, capital tax
(except for the foreign banking
branches or oil producers);
 anonymity and privacy protection
are guaranteed;
 there is no obligation to deposit the
capital in a bank.

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>> Advantages for Offshore
Companies in Dubai
• Other advantages of opening
offshore companies in Dubai are:
 the foreign ownership is
allowed 100%;
 there is no minimum share
capital requested in the free
zone;
 it’s not necessary to submit the
company’s account.

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Regulations for Opening
Offshore Companies in Dubai
• There are several regulations
for opening offshore companies in
Dubai.
• The name of an offshore company
cannot contain the words: insurance,
re-insurance or banking in its
composition.
• Any name of the offshore company
must contain the termination “Ltd.” or
“Limited”.

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Setting Up an Offshore
Company in Dubai >>
• Any offshore company must have
a local registered agent, approved
by the Dubai Registered Office and
the local authorities.
• The incorporation of this type of
companies in Dubai consists in
submitting documents and information
with the Registrar.

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>> Setting Up an Offshore
Company in Dubai
• In order to register an offshore
company in Dubai, the following
information is necessary:
 name and address of the offshore
company;
 type of business;
 name and address of the founders;
 amount of share capital;
 articles of association.

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The Organization of an
Offshore Company in
Dubai
• An offshore company in Dubai can
be formed by at least one shareholder
and it can have maximum 50 members.
• This type of company must be
managed by at least two directors and a
secretary.
• Their names are kept in the register of
directors from the Dubai Registered
Office, but their details are not
available for the public.

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• After receiving the certificate of
registration of the offshore
company, a bank account needs to
be opened.
• In order to set up a bank account in
Dubai, the entrepreneur must present
several documents.
• Our local company formation
experts can provide you with
information regarding the list of
necessary documents.
Opening a Bank Account
in Dubai

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Business Consultancy
in Dubai
• If you need to register an offshore
company in Dubai or any other type
of company, you may contact our
specialists in company formation.
• Our team of company formation
experts in Dubai will handle the
entire procedure of company
incorporation.

12. • Please contact us for more information at:
(+44)203-287 0408
office@dubai-lawyers.net
http://www.companyincorporationdubai.com/
Thank you for your
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