Immediate licensing of 10.7 thousand business establishments in Dubai within 10 months
The commercial registration and licensing sector in the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai issued 10,707 licenses, immediately, during the first 10 months of 2021.
A statement issued by the department stated that these licenses were distributed according to the license category, at the forefront of which were professional licenses by 63%, then “commercial” licenses by 37%, pointing out that the “instant license” service provides a suitable model solution for businessmen who are now able to obtain A commercial license in the shortest possible time, enabling them to establish and conduct business in Dubai easily and conveniently.
"Invest in Dubai"
According to the statement, the issuance of the instant license, which takes only five minutes to issue on the invest.dubai.ae platform, comes with the option of issuing an electronic articles of incorporation, and a virtual site for the first year only, as part of the strategy of the Department of Economy and Tourism in Dubai, which aims to Supporting the process of economic diversification, sustainable growth and competitiveness in the emirate.
"Invest in Dubai", the unified digital platform for establishing a business, constitutes a model window that provides the ability to obtain licensing services, and start business in the emirate within a few minutes, in an easy and smooth manner that saves time and effort.
Territorial distribution
The report highlighted the distribution of immediate licenses issued during the first 10 months of 2021, according to the main regions in the Emirate of Dubai, as the largest share was the "Bur Dubai" region with a total of 9,451 licenses, then the Deira region with a total of 1,256 licenses.
As for the distribution of these licenses according to the most prominent sub-regions, they were as follows: Al Fahidi, Burj Khalifa, Al Murar, Al Karama, Al Mankhool, First Trade Center, Naif, Port Saeed, Al Nahda First, and Al Muraqqabat.
Legal form
The legal forms of an immediate license include four types: a limited liability company, a one-person company, a sole proprietorship, and a civil business company.
The immediate licenses issued during the first 10 months of 2021 were distributed according to the legal form, as "civil works" topped 38%, followed by individual institutions with 25%, then limited liability companies by 23%, and finally limited liability companies - one person by 14%.
License Features
The "Instant License" initiative contributes to reducing human interaction by automating the licensing procedures. It also ensures that businessmen are allowed to start practicing commercial activity as soon as the license is issued, and then complete the rest of the commercial license requirements, such as approvals from other relevant government agencies.
The "instant license" provides the option of issuing an electronic articles of incorporation, obtaining the license and commercial register of the company, and membership of the "Dubai Chamber" through the same procedure immediately.
He was also able to obtain the facility card of the General Administration of Residency and Foreigners Affairs immediately, in addition to the facility card of the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation, as the customer receives a text message after issuing the license, approving three employee permits.
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