Relocating Your Business from Saudi Arabia to the UAE

Key takeaways

• Start with the structure: free zone operating company, optional offshore holding.
• Attest the documents you will need before you fly.
• Your investor visa unlocks the bank account and the family visas.
• Saudi-UAE trade is the largest intra-GCC flow, and many Saudi groups use Dubai as a regional and international base.

Background

Just as important, relocating Your Business from Saudi Arabia to the UAE is located in Sharjah emirate — close to Sharjah International Airport, and the authority's processing time for a standard file is around 3 business days. Popular activities in Relocating Your Business from Saudi Arabia to the UAE include media, advertising, publishing, creative services and digital marketing, and most of them can be combined on a single licence. For most clients, one of the reasons our advice is to choose Relocating Your Business from Saudi Arabia to the UAE is its media & creative focus, which matters more than most entrepreneurs realise once the business is running.

What to do, in order

1. 
   Step 1

   Consultation and activity selection

   To be clear, in the first call we check that Relocating Your Business from Saudi Arabia to the UAE lists your activity, settle the licence type and match the visa package and office to what you actually need.

2. 
   Step 2

   Name reservation and initial approval

   As a rule, your trade name is reserved with the Relocating Your Business from Saudi Arabia to the UAE authority and initial approval is obtained; this stage rarely takes more than two working days (Monday to Friday). For relocating a business from Saudi Arabia to the UAE, GoldenKey completes this stage with you on WhatsApp or by email.

3. 
   Step 3

   Document submission and payment

   You sign the request forms and memorandum, we submit the attested documents and the licence fee is paid to the authority.

4. 
   Step 4

   Licence issued and next steps

   Just as important, relocating Your Business from Saudi Arabia to the UAE issues the licence, incorporation certificate and lease; from there we open the establishment card, process visas and arrange your bank introduction. This is also the point at which we answer any question specific to relocating a business from Saudi Arabia to the UAE.

Documents you will need

Keep these ready before you start:

• Proof of address such as a utility bill or bank statement, requested by some zones
• A short business plan or activity description for certain professional activities
• A no-objection certificate from your employer if you hold a UAE employment visa
• A clear passport copy for each shareholder and manager, valid for at least six months
• The UAE entry stamp or visa page if you are already in the country

Costs

Prices for relocating a business from Saudi Arabia to the UAE are drawn from GoldenKey's live price list and confirmed in writing before a single dirham changes hands. In short, government fees change from time to time; the figures on this page update automatically when they do.

Pricing available on request — message us for a written quotation.

Why the UAE

There are no restrictions on repatriating profits or capital, so earnings from relocating a business from Saudi Arabia to the UAE can be moved to your home country or reinvested freely. The dirham has been pegged to the US dollar since 1997, which removes currency risk for relocating a business from Saudi Arabia to the UAE and makes international pricing simple.

How GoldenKey helps

Day to day, most of our Relocating Your Business from Saudi Arabia to the UAE clients come to us through referrals from other business owners, which is why we take pride in keeping every promise we put in writing. After your Relocating Your Business from Saudi Arabia to the UAE licence is issued, the same team handles renewals, visa additions, amendments and tax registrations, so you never have to explain your business twice.

Frequently asked questions