Mainland company setup allows you to do business in any part of UAE.

Mainland company Formation has no limitations in getting employment visas

Mainland company setup has flexibility to rent office anywhere

Mainland company setup has no limitation in office space requirement and recruiting process.

Mainland company Formation has no corporate tax.

Foreign equity in company does not exceed 49%, profit/losses can be shared at a ratio different from the share capital

UAE LLC offers unrivalled access to the wider UAE economy

The investor becomes the partner in the company

The investor gets the investor visa under which he/ she enjoys the investor’s status in the Emirates along with family

The investor has the option to commence branches.

Easy to open global /local corporate bank accounts and avail credit facilities.

A Limited Liability Company (LLC), defines the liabilities of the company and it is limited to its shares. This is one of the oldest and most popular structures in the international market. A Limited Liability Company can be formed by a minimum of 2 and a maximum of 50 shareholders. To incorporate this type of entity, as per UAE law, it is mandatory to have a UAE national (corporate or individual) owning a minimum of 51% shares and the remaining 49% of shares must be allotted to the other shareholder in the company. Mainland companies benefit majorly by having access to the UAE Market.

1. Overview of Business:
A mainland registered entity is allowed to carry out its business activities throughout the UAE market, It can work with anyone inside or outside the UAE and not restricted to just working within its freezone.

2. Ownership Structure
a) A UAE National is mandatory in all mainland licenses either as a Local Partner or a National Service Agent.
b) An LLC - Out of 100% shares, 51% of shares must be held by a UAE National and only 49% of shares are allotted to the expatriate partner.
c) An NSA - whereas the business activities that fall under a professional license, 100% of its shares are allotted to the expatriate partner and a UAE National is appointed as a National Service Agent.

3. Office Space
For every mainland license, there is a minimum requirement of 140 square foot office space needed. Only once an Ejari (Dubai) or Tawtheeq (Abu Dhabi) has been presented to the Department of Economic Development, will they release the license.

4. Visas Eligibility
There is no limitation on the visa eligibility for a mainland entity, An Electronic Quota is issued to every company by the Ministry of Labor(MOL) which shows their visas eligibility and this can be increased by increasing the size of your office space. Per 80 square foot of office space gives you the allocation of 1 visa. If you also have staff who are not in the office, like sales, pro’s and drivers then you can apply for a separate quota for them and this will not affect your office space quota.

5. Governing body approvals
a) A mainland license does require standard approvals for the license. For example, Department of Economic Development(DED), Dubai Municipality (DM), Ministry of Labor (MOL), Ministry of interiors or Immigration (MOI).
b) In some cases, there are also third party governing approvals that will be needed, depending on your business activities: Knowledge and Human Development Authority(KHDA) for all Education related activities, Dubai Health Authority(DHA)/Health Authority Abu Dhabi(HAAD) for all medical related business activities, Food Control Department of Municipality for all food-related license, Civil defense for all security-related activities, Real Estate Regulation Authority(RERA) for all real estate regulated business activities.