Mainland or free zone, with the licence, office, bank account and visa quota in place. Then we move your people from our sponsorship to yours without a gap in visa, insurance or pay.
In 30 seconds
Start with us as your Employer of Record. When the time comes, we set up your own licence and move your people across without a gap.
Start in the UAE without a company.
Set one up when you're ready.
First, hire through us as Employer of Record while you test the market.
When you're ready, we set up your own company, from the licence to the bank account.
Then your people move across, with no gap in visa, insurance or pay.
Outgrowing EOR?
Talk to us.
Licensed by the economic department of the emirate (DET in Dubai, ADDED in Abu Dhabi).
Licensed by a free zone authority such as DMCC, IFZA, Meydan, RAKEZ or SHAMS.
The financial free zones in Dubai (DIFC) and Abu Dhabi (ADGM).
Costs depend on the activity, the office and the number of visas. We quote each government and free zone fee on its own line, from the official schedule, with our fee separate.
Licence fees
From the official DET, ADDED or free zone fee schedule for your activity, line by line.
Office
What the licence and your visa plans need, from a flexi-desk in a free zone to a leased office on the mainland.
Establishment cards and first visas
At the official MOHRE, ICP or GDRFA fees, with every receipt.
Bank account
Bank charges depend on the bank. We prepare the file the bank asks for and book the meetings.
Our fee
Fixed and quoted upfront. Setup partner fees, where a partner is needed, are passed on at cost.
Selling on the mainland
If you choose a free zone, we check what its licence allows on the mainland before you sign.
The order matters: the bank account and the establishment cards take longest, and visas cannot move until they exist.
Where customers are, which activities, who owns it, which jurisdiction. One page of advice, in writing.
Trade name, initial approval, the licence, and an office or flexi-desk that gives the visa quota you need.
Establishment cards with immigration and MOHRE, WPS registration, and the corporate bank account.
Gratuity settled, permits and visas transferred to your company, insurance and payroll continued without a gap.
Renewals, new visas and payroll with us as your PRO, if you want.
Very little in daily life, if the dates are planned. This is what we line up for each person.
A new contract
Registered with MOHRE under your company, with the same salary and job title unless you agree otherwise.
The visa moves
Their residence visa is transferred to your sponsorship, and their family visas follow.
One handover date
We set a single date for the permit, visa, insurance and payroll, and tell each person what changes and when.
Pay without a gap
The last salary from us and the first from you land a month apart, both through WPS.
Insurance continued
Health cover moves to your policy on the same day, so no one is uninsured.
Gratuity settled
What they earned with us is paid out, or carried over if you agree to recognise their service.
Something else? Ask us directly. A person answers, usually the same working day.
Our rule of thumb, not a legal line: compare a year of EOR fees (AED 2,000 a person a month, so about AED 360,000 a year for 15 people) with what your own company costs to run: licence renewal, office, PRO work and payroll. For many clients the lines cross at around 15 to 20 people, or earlier if you need to sign contracts with UAE customers or hold a licence only your own entity can hold. We tell you honestly when you get there.
Their employment with us ends and starts with your company the next day: a new work permit and contract under your entity, and their residence visa moved to your sponsorship. We settle the gratuity they have earned with us, so nobody loses what they built up, and we plan the dates so there is no gap in visa, insurance or pay.
We run the process and the government work, and use a licensed setup partner where the licensing authority requires one. You get one plan, one point of contact and the setup partner’s fees at cost.
Yes. Most clients keep us as their PRO for renewals and visas, and for payroll through WPS.
Tell us how many people you have here, where your customers are and what you sell. We reply with the right structure, a timeline and a fixed quote.