Professional License in Dubai
For anyone with an entrepreneurial mind, Dubai is an excellent place to obtain a business license due to the plethora of opportunities. The professional license in Dubai is a highly beneficial one for a skilled individual looking to provide services of some sort. Not everyone can apply for a professional license as it’s only issued to people that show evidence of educational qualification in the field or proof of expertise.
A professional license is usually issued to individuals who want to manage their business operations themselves. However, if the business is to have more than one owner, legally it will be known as a civil company. A civil company, also known as a civil establishment, is a company owned by two or more individuals looking to provide professional license services.
What activities are involved under a professional license in Dubai?
Dubai is home to several people, skilled in their craft and with plenty to offer. A professional license is a luxury for such people, as it allows them to monetize their talents and put them to good use. With an abundance of activities that come under the umbrella of a professional license, the choices are endless for the skilled folk. Some of these activities are:
- IT services
- Educational institutes and consultancies
- Salons
- Restaurants and coffee shops
- Carpentry and artisanal services
- Legal services
- Designers and tailoring services
- Accounting firms and financial advisors
- Medical and healthcare services
- Publishing and printing services
- Automobile repair shops
- Laundries
Activities that require special permission
There are always certain activities whose proper functioning is kept at the forefront. To ensure everything is carried out in a safe and legal manner, there are some activities that require further approvals from their concerned authorities.
- Individuals wanting to open restaurants, cafés or coffee shops require you to seek approval from the Food Safety and Public Safety Department of the Dubai Municipality.
- Salons carrying out beauty-related and hairdressing services for women, men, and kids need to get approval from the Health and Public Safety Department of the Dubai Municipality. Along with the DM, you need to approach the Commercial Compliance and Consumer Protection Sector of the Department of Economic Development, in order to start your operations.
- The Knowledge and Human Development Authority (KHDA) is the authorizing body for all business activities that are related to educational and support services such as training institutes, and consultancies that assist with university application and exam preparation centers.
Thanks to our strong links with government entities, we are able to assist you with getting your approvals much quicker and without any hassle.
Benefits of a professional license
- The biggest advantage of a professional license is the ability to be the 100% owner of your company. You only require a local service agent who represents your company annually for license renewal, and they are to be paid a fixed annual fee at the same time. The agent however doesn’t have any shares in your company, he is simply a representative in front of the government. With the recent wave of updates, the need of an LSA is now optional.
- Those with professional licenses are exempt from all sorts of income or corporate taxes on their profit.
- All professional license activities have a vast range of activities under them; this opens several doors for professionals looking to provide extensive services.
- Ability to take on clients at your convenience
How can you obtain a professional license?
The process of a professional license has been curated in a simple manner to encourage deserving and qualified individuals to set up their own businesses. The steps to obtain a professional license, these are the steps you must follow;
- If you choose to go with an LSA, your first step would be to fill out the local service agreement form with your local service agent (LSA).
- Next, you must reserve a trade name and register your business activities with the DED.
- Upon the processing of your application, the DED will issue an initial approval to you.
- If you require some form of office space, you will required to opt for a virtual or real Ejari.
- The next step is to sign the Memorandum of Association.
- Once that's sorted, you may proceed with the payment. A payment voucher for the same will be issued to you.
- Additionally, depending on your business activity, you may be required to seek approvals from concerned government entities as well.
- With all the above steps completed, your business license will be issued to you sucessfully.