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Want to find out an easy, quick and affordable way to acquire a professional license? Read on.

So what exactly is a Professional license?

A professional license can be issued to a company or an individual whose
business relies on services that require trained skills such as an artist, a doctor or
a lawyer. Furthermore, if the company has more than one owner, they must
form a civil company.

Professional license or commercial license? What is best suited for your
company?

One of the prominent question that emerges out as a barrier to every start-up
entrepreneur is which license does my business need? While some businesses
qualify for both professional and commercial licenses, it is a smart move to
consult an expertise like Good Solutions Businessmen Services to make an
optimal choice. Our team of experts will zero in the most favourable choices that
caters exclusively to your business. This will help you establish your business
quickly at an affordable price.

To give you a surface level rundown, the following professions can be classified
as professionals that require a professional license.

• Consultancy businesses.
  ● Medical services.
  ● Businesses offering printing and publishing services.
  ● Businesses offering repair and security services
  ● Makeup artists and hairstylist or businesses offering salon services.
  ● Lawyers, Doctors, Auditors, and Artists.

Benefits

One of the most important outcomes of a professional license is that you can
obtain 100% ownership of your business. However, you must appoint a local
agent to execute the judicial formalities. A local service agent acts as a mediator
between the government authorities and your company and charges a fixed
annual fee. Note that a local service agent in a service-oriented company does
not have involvement in the key decision-making process of your business
unlike, mainland companies where the local agent has 51% ownership of your
business.

Procedure to get a Professional License in Dubai

The first step to perform while establishing any business is to determine the
activities involved. This will help you in acquiring the right license for your
business.

You must perform the following steps to obtain a professional license in Dubai.

• Obtain an agreement appointing a UAE National as Service Agent from a
  legal translator.
  ● Get the agreement attested from Notary Public at Al Tawar Centre. Note
  that the legal translator’s seal is not required if the agreement is in Arabic.
  Also, note that the agreement must contain the fixed annual fees of the
  local service agent.
  ● Obtain a Memorandum of Association (MOA).
  ● Obtain approval from the municipality for the tenancy contract.
  ● Submit all the forms with attestation (one original copy each) to the
  Department of Economic Development in Dubai (DED).
  ● Submit passport copies of owner/partners and NOC of expatriate
  owner/partners (if any), at any branch of the DED
  ● Make the payment at the counter and acquire the license. Note that you
  will receive a payment voucher when you make the payment.
  Documents required to obtain a professional license (Initial approval)
  ● An application form.
  ● Passport copies of owners or partners.
  ● Copy of local partner’s naturalization book (Jinsiya)
  ● A No-Objection Certificate (NOC) from sponsors for foreign partners if
  the expat is already on an employment visa. If the shareholder is on a visit
  visa, then his/her UID number is required
  ● A copy of visit, tourist or transit visa for the foreign partners
  ● Initial approval from the relevant government authorities such as
  Municipality, RTA, National Media Council based on the type of activity
  involved in the business.

Documents Required to Submit Tenancy Contract with Dubai Municipality

• A prescribed application form (BR1 form)
  ● The name reservation certificate
  ● Initial approval from the DED
  ● Rental contract
  ● Ejari registration

Note that an individual applying for a professional license without a partner
must pay AED 10,000 as a deposit.

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