Relocating Your Business from Spain 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.
• Spanish engineering and construction firms have delivered major UAE infrastructure, and food exports continue to grow.

Background

Government and semi-government tenders in Relocating Your Business from Spain to the UAE require a mainland licence and Chamber of Commerce membership, both of which GoldenKey arranges. Popular districts for a Relocating Your Business from Spain to the UAE mainland office include Al Nakheel, Al Dhait, Al Hamra, Al Marjan Island and Al Qusaidat, each with different rent levels and customer footfall. As a rule, relocating Your Business from Spain to the UAE mainland licences are issued by the Ras Al Khaimah Department of Economic Development (RAK DED), which currently processes most standard files in around 4 working days.

What to do, in order

1. 
   Step 1

   Activity and legal form

   In our experience, we select the correct activity codes from the Ras Al Khaimah Department of Economic Development (RAK DED) list and the legal form, generally a LLC or a sole establishment.

2. 
   Step 2

   Trade name and initial approval

   GoldenKey files the name reservation and initial-approval request with the Ras Al Khaimah Department of Economic Development (RAK DED) and obtains sector approvals where needed. Expect clear updates from your GoldenKey consultant while this step runs for relocating a business from Spain to the UAE.

3. 
   Step 3

   Office, MOA and submission

   After the MOA is signed and the office tenancy registered, GoldenKey lodges the full application with the Ras Al Khaimah Department of Economic Development (RAK DED).

4. 
   Step 4

   Licence, Chamber and immigration

   Your Relocating Your Business from Spain to the UAE mainland licence is issued, Chamber membership is activated and we open the establishment and labour files so visas can begin. For relocating a business from Spain to the UAE, GoldenKey completes this stage with you on WhatsApp or by email.

Documents you will need

Keep these ready before you start:

• External approvals where the activity requires them, for example from the health authority, RERA or the municipality
• The existing visa copy and NOC if a shareholder is on another UAE visa
• Passport photographs on a white background
• A tenancy contract for an office or shop registered with the emirate's system (Ejari in Dubai)
• Attested parent-company supporting documents for corporate shareholders

Costs

Prices for relocating a business from Spain to the UAE are drawn from GoldenKey's live price list and confirmed in writing before you pay. As we tell every client, government fees change from time to time; the figures on this page update automatically when they do.

Why the UAE

There are no restrictions on repatriating profits or capital, so earnings from relocating a business from Spain 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 Spain to the UAE and makes international pricing simple.

How GoldenKey helps

As we tell every client, because GoldenKey works with the licensing authority, the immigration department and the banks every single week, we know exactly which documents each of them will ask for on a Relocating Your Business from Spain to the UAE file. We will tell you plainly if Relocating Your Business from Spain to the UAE is not the right choice for your plan and point you to a better option, even when that option costs less.

Frequently asked questions