Company Formation
Incorporation across mainland, free zone and offshore jurisdictions, structured around your business activity.
UAE Corporate Services
Your Business.
Our UAE Expertise.
Professional corporate services for businesses establishing, operating and growing in the UAE.
Business Setup
Corporate Services
Tax & Accounting
PRO & Visa
Compliance
Business Setup
Start your UAE business
with the right structure.
01
Mainland
What it is: a licence issued directly by the relevant UAE economic department, with no restriction on where you trade.
Who it suits: businesses that need to trade directly within the UAE local market.
What ABS supports: activity selection, local service agent arrangements, licensing and approvals.
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Free Zone
What it is: a licence issued by a designated free zone authority, with 100% foreign ownership.
Who it suits: international traders, service providers and founders building a lean structure.
What ABS supports: zone selection, licensing, office solutions and visa quotas.
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Offshore
What it is: an international business company structure used for holding and structuring, without a UAE trading licence.
Who it suits: holding companies and groups structuring international assets.
What ABS supports: incorporation, registered agent services and structuring advice.
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A full corporate services
practice, under one roof.
Trade Licensing
Licence applications, activity approvals and renewals handled directly with the relevant authorities.
PRO Services
Government transaction processing and documentation, so filings move without unnecessary delay.
Visa & Immigration
Investor, partner, employee, Golden and dependent visa processing from application through renewal.
Accounting & Tax
Bookkeeping, VAT, corporate tax and payroll, with periodic financial reporting.
Corporate Compliance
UBO declarations, ESR filings and ongoing regulatory monitoring.
Banking Assistance
Corporate bank account facilitation and preparation of KYC documentation.
HR & Corporate Administration
Employee onboarding, labour documentation, and shareholder or director record changes.
Corporate Structuring
Restructuring, branch offices, subsidiaries and holding structures for growing businesses.
Experience
Experience you
can build on.
UAE Focused
Every structure is built around how UAE authorities and free zones actually operate.
Business Minded
Advice is given from a commercial standpoint, not just a procedural one.
Process Driven
Every engagement follows the same defined sequence, from consultation to ongoing support.
Client Centric
The engagement is shaped around your business, not a standard package.
Why ABS
Why businesses
work with ABS.
01
One Point of Contact
A single team follows the file through formation, visas, tax and compliance.
02
Structured Process
Every engagement moves through the same defined stages, so nothing is missed.
03
UAE Market Knowledge
Recommendations are grounded in how authorities, free zones and banks actually work.
04
Ongoing Support
The relationship continues past formation, through renewals and changes.
05
Professional Service
Every filing and submission is prepared to a professional standard, the first time.
Process
How we work.
01
Consult
Understand the business and recommend the right jurisdiction and structure.
02
Plan
Set out licensing, ownership and the sequence of filings required.
03
Execute
Register the company and process visas, banking and approvals.
04
Support
Track renewals, tax and compliance obligations on an ongoing basis.
Insights
Guidance on doing
business in the UAE.
Starting a Business in Dubai
A guide to the decisions that shape a new company's formation, from activity to jurisdiction.
Guide coming soonMainland vs Free Zone
How the two licensing routes differ, and what determines which one fits a given business.
Guide coming soonUAE Corporate Tax
What corporate tax registration and filing involves for a UAE-licensed company.
Guide coming soon