HBS Group · Guides
What we end up explaining
in every first call.
Five guides covering the questions that decide a move to Dubai: residence, tax, structure, licences and property. Written from files we have actually filed, and updated when the rules move.
The pillars
Five guides, not a blog.
Each one is maintained as a single page rather than scattered across dated posts, so there is one current answer instead of six contradictory ones.
The UAE Golden Visa, route by route
Who actually qualifies, what each route costs, and the documents that decide whether the file clears.
Tax and accountingCorporate tax, VAT and what you must file
The 9% is marginal, the filings are not optional, and the penalties attach to the missed return rather than the unpaid tax.
StructureMainland, free zone or offshore
The structure decides your invoicing, your visa quota and your bank account. It is expensive to change and easy to get wrong.
LicencesWhich licence your activity needs
Commercial, professional, industrial or tourism — plus the freelance permit, and the approvals that sit on top of each.
Real estateBuying property in Dubai as a foreigner
Where foreigners can own, what the transaction really costs on top of the price, and how the process runs from offer to title deed.
When you want the service rather than the theory
Every guide ends at the team that does the work. These are the pages behind them.
Ask instead of reading
Most questions are faster answered than searched.
Tell us the situation in three lines. You get a written answer from the person who would handle the file, not a brochure.