Emirates ID on the basis of a UAE company
Residence for the owner through a company registered in the UAE. Suits you if the business is already open or is being opened alongside.
From the moment you arrive for the medical test until the residence visa is issued you cannot leave the country. If you fly out, the fingerprinting and the medical test have to be done again and the timeline shifts. Do not plan trips in that window.
How to get an Emirates ID by registering a company in the UAE
UAE residence is granted only where there is a basis for it. Registering a company of your own is the most common one: the owner receives a visa from their own firm and depends on no employer.
The visa term depends on the licence type — one year or two. No office lease is needed: free zones include a registered address in the package.
The company remains a working tool rather than a formality: with it you can hire staff and arrange visas for them.
How a UAE residence visa works
A UAE residence visa is not a stamp in a passport but a chain of three documents. First comes the entry permit, then the residence visa itself, and only after that the Emirates ID, the resident's plastic card. Without an Emirates ID you cannot open an account, rent a home or get a phone line.
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A visa always rests on a basis: property, your own company, employment, income from abroad. Once the basis is gone, the status is not renewed.
Midway through the procedure you have to come to the UAE for the medical test and fingerprinting. This is the only step that cannot be done remotely, and you cannot leave the country before the visa is issued: leaving resets the procedure.
Medical insurance is mandatory. Without a valid policy a residence visa will not be issued or renewed.
What can be done without coming to the UAE
Remotely
This option- Filing the licence application
- Registration with the immigration authority
- Obtaining the entry permit
- Receiving the Emirates ID after the visa
In person only
- Medical test
- Fingerprinting
The trip is needed once and for a few days — for the medical test and biometrics.
How to bring your family on a UAE residence visa
A resident with an Emirates ID sponsors their family: spouse, children and parents. Relatives' visas are issued for the same term as the sponsor's.
The order is strict: the main applicant receives their status first, and only then does the family application start. Filing everything as one package will not work.
Company owner's visa or employee visa
The difference is who sponsors you: your own company or an employer. The owner's visa rests on their licence — the company is registered first, and the Emirates ID is then arranged through it. The employee visa starts with the employer: they obtain a work permit from the labour ministry, and only after that is the residence visa opened. From there the paths coincide — entry permit, a trip in for the medical test and biometrics, Emirates ID.
One does not rule out the other: the owner's company then opens visas for its own staff, and their number depends on the licence package.
| Company owner's visa | Employee visa | |
|---|---|---|
| Who sponsors you | The sponsor is your own UAE company: the visa comes from your own firm and no employer is needed | The sponsor is the employer: the company opens a visa for a specific position |
| What is needed before filing | A company is needed before filing — already open, or registered alongside | A UAE employer with spare visa quota is needed before filing — the quota is checked before hiring |
| Order of the process | First the licence and the company's registration with the immigration authority, then the visa | First the work permit from the labour ministry, then the visa |
| Processing time | 10–21 days, including one trip in for the medical test and biometrics | 7–30 days; before the start, legalisation of the diploma in the country that issued it |
| Price | From $1,400: RAKEZ — $1,400; AFZA — $1,520; Mainland, IFZA, Meydan, SHAMS, DMCC — $2,100; company formation is paid for separately | Price on request; government duties and visa fees are not included |
A visa rests on a basis: with your own company that basis is in your hands, with an employee visa it is in the employer's, and when the basis disappears the status is not renewed.
What the service includes
| Filing and support throughout | |
| Medical test and biometrics | |
| Emirates ID | |
| Help with a personal bank account | |
| Company formation (charged separately)— billed separately | |
| Corporate bank account— billed separately |
How the process runs
1–3 weeks- Шаг 1Подбираем фризону и вид деятельности под задачу, готовим документы.
- Шаг 2Подаём заявку на лицензию — дистанционно.
- Шаг 3Регистрация компании в миграционной службе.
- Шаг 4Оформление разрешения на въезд в ОАЭ.
- Шаг 5Приезд в ОАЭ: медкомиссия и сдача отпечатков.
- Шаг 6Получение резидентской визы.
- Шаг 7Emirates ID — забираем дистанционно и передаём.
What we need from you
- 1A UAE company (or one being opened)
- 2A trip in for biometrics
Frequently asked questions
Do I need an office to register the company?
How many years is a company-based visa issued for?
Can I hire staff?
Do I have to file returns if there is no activity?
How many times do I need to come to the UAE?
Выберите форму бизнеса — от неё зависит виза
The difference is not the price — it is who each option suits. The “Best for” column is the business profile the option is built around.
| Option | Best for | Timeline | Price from |
|---|---|---|---|
| Emirates ID on the basis of a UAE companyyou are here | Business owners, entrepreneurs | 1–3 weeks | $1,400 |
| A UAE residence visa for family members (Dependent) | Bringing the family over once you have your own Emirates ID | 2–4 weeks | $1,650 |
| Remote worker visa in the UAE (Remote Working Visa) | Remote workers, digital nomads, employees of foreign companies | 1–3 weeks | $2,500 |
| UAE property visa: 2 years and the 10-year golden visa | Property investors, buyers of studios and apartments, families with children, long-term investors | 2–6 weeks | $4,900 |
| Company employee visa in the UAE (Employee) | Relocators, families, remote professionals | 1–4 weeks | on request |
The terms the expert works on
Guarantees the outcome by contract
Writes the outcome and the timeline for every service — including opening a bank account — into the contract, and answers for them.
Bills in stages
You do not pay the whole sum up front: invoices come in instalments as each stage closes.
Fixes the price in the contract
The cost is locked in and does not grow as the work goes on. Prices on the site are indicative — the final figure comes after your case is reviewed.
Charges no hidden fees
No penalties or surcharges beyond the contract. No Pactors markup either: you pay the expert their own price.
Works with lawyers of 8+ years in UAE law
The licence for your activity is matched, and the requirements worked through, by qualified lawyers.
Thinks a step ahead
Picks the zone and the licence so that a year from now you do not hit a limit and have to redo the whole thing.
Deals with authorities directly
Handles government bodies, free zones and UAE banks personally — no chain of subcontractors.
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