Accounting & Bookkeeping in the UAE for South Koreans

Why IFZA Free Zone

IFZA Free Zone is located in Dubai Silicon Oasis district, Dubai — adjacent to Meydan and Academic City, and the licensing authority's processing time for a standard file is around 5 business days. In our experience, popular activities in IFZA Free Zone include trading, services, technology, consultancy and manufacturing, and most of them can be combined on a single licence.

How IFZA Free Zone works with GoldenKey

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   Step 1

   Consultation and activity selection

   GoldenKey starts by confirming your activity is available in IFZA Free Zone, then agrees the licence category, visa quota and office option with you in writing.

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   Step 2

   Name reservation and initial approval

   We submit your preferred trade names to IFZA Free Zone and secure initial approval, normally within a day or two of submission. Nothing is submitted for opening an accounting firm in the UAE as a South Korean founder until you have reviewed and approved it.

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   Step 3

   Document submission and payment

   Put simply, you sign the application and memorandum, we file the attested paperwork with IFZA Free Zone and the issuing authority's licence fee is paid.

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   Step 4

   Licence issued and next steps

   In our experience, once the IFZA Free Zone licence and company documents are released, we move immediately to the immigration file, residence visas and the bank meeting. Nothing is submitted for opening an accounting firm in the UAE as a South Korean founder until you have reviewed and approved it.

Documents required

Here is what you will need for opening an accounting firm in the UAE as a South Korean founder; GoldenKey checks every item before submission.

• A police clearance certificate from South Korea if the activity or the Golden Visa category requires it
• Accounting qualification
• A passport-size photograph on a white background
• Your current residence visa and Emirates ID copy if you are a UAE resident
• A no-objection certificate from your employer if you hold a UAE employment visa
• Attested parent-company documents and a board resolution if the shareholder is a company

Pricing

Use the table below to compare packages for opening an accounting firm in the UAE as a South Korean founder; we will confirm the exact total for your case in a written quotation. Crucially, the figures below for opening an accounting firm in the UAE as a South Korean founder are updated by GoldenKey whenever the authority changes its fees, so the price you see is the current one.

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

Why the UAE

Banking, logistics, telecoms and digital government services in the UAE are among the most advanced in the region, which keeps the running costs of opening an accounting firm in the UAE as a South Korean founder predictable. As a rule, there are no restrictions on repatriating profits or capital, so earnings from opening an accounting firm in the UAE as a South Korean founder can be moved to your home country or reinvested freely.

Why GoldenKey

As a rule, our office is a short drive from the Ajman Free Zone, Ajman DED and the immigration centre, so physical submissions for opening an accounting firm in the UAE as a South Korean founder happen the same day they are ready. Our quotations for opening an accounting firm in the UAE as a South Korean founder list every government fee and our service fee on one page, in writing, before you pay anything. GoldenKey is based in Ajman Free Zone and has helped entrepreneurs from more than 60 countries with opening an accounting firm in the UAE as a South Korean founder, so the paperwork, approvals and timing hold no surprises for us.

Frequently asked questions