HBS Group · Guides
What we end up explaining
in every first call.
6 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.
What you get
Answers for buyers, investors and founders.
Thresholds, real costs, deadlines, and the points where files actually get refused — the detail we give a client in a first meeting, kept current on one page instead of scattered across dated posts.
Property and residence
Buying 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.
ResidenceThe property investor visa
Residence from AED 750,000 of property — a lower threshold than the Golden Visa, and a shorter term.
ResidenceThe UAE Golden Visa, route by route
Who actually qualifies, what each route costs, and the documents that decide whether the file clears.
Company, tax and licences
The UAE Golden Visa, route by route
Who actually qualifies, what each route costs, and the documents that decide whether the file clears.
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.
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.
LicencesWhich licence your activity needs
Commercial, professional, industrial or tourism — plus the freelance permit, and the approvals that sit on top of each.
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.
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