Step 1 of 4 · Intent

What are you trying to do in the UAE?

Pick the closest option. This shapes which questions we ask next.

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Start a new business

Fresh company, no existing UAE entity

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Expand existing business

Already trading abroad, opening UAE arm

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Relocate myself only

Golden visa or residency route, no big operations

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Offshore / holding structure

No UAE operations, just IP or asset holding

Estimated time: 3 minutes · Multi-business owner-friendly: switch profiles per company

Your business profile

6 quick questions about what you do and where you sell.

1. In one line, what does your business do?

Free text. We match it against 7,400+ official UAE activity codes.

2. Closest activity category

3. Is your activity regulated?

No Yes — financial / health / education / media-sensitive Not sure

4. Main target market

UAE domestic GCC region India corridor Global exports Mix / flexible

5. Expected Year-1 revenue

6. Where are you based today?

Operational needs

7 questions about your setup, budget, and constraints.

7. Visas needed Year 1

0 1 2–3 4–6 7+

8. Office preference

Remote only Flexi-desk Dedicated office Warehouse Industrial plot

9. Banking importance

Critical Standard Low (offshore bank OK)

10. Year-1 budget (all-in)

< AED 20K AED 20–60K AED 60–150K > AED 150K Flexible

11. Timeline

Urgent (<2 weeks) 2–6 weeks Flexible

12. Emirate preference

13. Compliance / audit appetite

Low — minimum overhead Standard High — regulated business, used to it

Your top-matched UAE jurisdictions

Based on your inputs, here are the best-fit zones ranked by our 20-rule scoring engine.

50 jurisdictions. 7,400+ activities. One ranked answer.

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What are you trying to do in the UAE?

Your business profile

Operational needs

Consultant fields (internal)

Your top-matched UAE jurisdictions

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