Local Service Company Setup (LLC)Columns, Tools and Lighting Equipment Cleaning Services

Shareholder - Individual

• • Personal documents of the shareholder, manager and authorized officers:
  • Passport copy
  • Emirates ID and UAE resident visa copies (for UAE residents)

Shareholder - Body Corporate

• • Certificate of Incorporation
  • Memorandum and Articles of Association (MoA and AoA)
  • License (if applicable)

1. Completed Trade Name Reservation Application Form containing the following basic information:

• • Legal form
  • Business activities list
  • Company name with translation into Arabic
  • Shareholders ownership shares
  • Contact details of the shareholder, manager and authorized officers: email, phone number, residential address.

• The company's trade name must comply with ADDED requirements.
• The company's business activities must be selected from the list of business activities available in ADDED.
• The trade name reservation is valid for one month. If this period expires, the procedure must be completed again.

Trade Name Reservation Notification

1. Passport copy
2. Emirates ID and UAE resident visa copies (for UAE residents)
3. Landlord's passport copy (if applicable)
4. Title Deed copy for the property
5. Approval from the Residential Privacy Committee
6. Municipality permits (if applicable)

• Registration of the lease agreement in the Tawtheeq system is only available for landlords or authorized property managers.
• For lease agreement with a duration of more than 4 years, an additional fee of 1% of the first-year rental value will be charged.

Registered Lease Agreement in Tawtheeq system

1. Personal documents of the shareholder and manager:
   • Passport copy
   • Emirates ID and UAE resident visa copies (for UAE residents)
2. Share capital amount
3. Shareholders ownership shares

• The Memorandum of Association (MoA) must be notarized by a notary public in the Abu Dhabi Courts.
• The MoA must be signed by each shareholder in person or by their authorized representative acting under a notarized power of attorney.

Authorized center for the drafting and notarization of the MoA

Shareholder - Individual:

• Personal documents of the shareholder, manager and authorized officers:
  • Passport copy
  • Emirates ID and UAE resident visa copies (for UAE residents)

Shareholder - Body Corporate:

• • Certificate of Incorporation
  • Memorandum and Articles of Association (MoA and AoA)
  • License (if applicable)
  • Board Resolution
  • Certificate of Good Standing
  • Personal documents of the authorized representative:
    • Passport copy
    • Emirates ID and UAE resident visa copies (for UAE residents)
    • Contact details of the authorized representative: email, phone number, residential address

1. Completed Company Registration Application Form containing the following basic information:

• • Legal form
  • License type
  • Business activities list
  • Share capital amount
  • Shareholders ownership shares
  • Ultimate Beneficial Owners (UBO) information
  • Unified Identification Numbers (UID) of the shareholder, manager and authorized officers (if available)
  • Contact details of the shareholder, manager and authorized officers: email, phone number, residential address

2. Registered Lease Agreement in Tawtheeq system

3. Notarized Memorandum of Association (MoA)

• The Unified Identification Number (UID) is a unique number automatically assigned to all individuals crossing the UAE border.
• The founding documents of the body corporate shareholder must be notarized, translated into English, and legalized by the UAE embassy.
• ADDED may require additional documents, such as a copy of the home country ID, a Police Clearance Certificate, a Medical Card, and others, depending on the risk level associated with the business activity and the shareholder's nationality.
• Costs and terms may be increased at the discretion of ADDED.

Pre-Approval Notification

1. None (previously provided)

• Company incorporation documents are issued in electronic form.
• Upon completion of the registration, ADDED sends all documents to the email, provided in the company registration application form.

License

1. Personal documents of the shareholder and manager:
   • Passport copy
   • Emirates ID and UAE resident visa copies (for UAE residents)
2. Corporate documents:
   • License
   • Notarized Memorandum of Association (MoA)

• The Establishment Card is required to obtain visa quotas.
• The Establishment Card is valid for one year.

Establishment Card in electronic form

1. None (previously provided)

• E-Channel is a unified immigration system that allows individuals and legal entities to apply for visas and related services through an online portal.
• Companies with visa quotas must register on E-Channel and renew their registration annually.

Access to E-Channel

1. Personal documents of the applicant:
   • Passport copy (main page and page with the UAE Entry Stamp)
   • Current visa (if applicable)
   • Digital passport-sized photo
2. Corporate documents:
   • Establishment Card
   • License
   • Memorandum of Association (MoA)
   • Registered Lease Agreement in Tawtheeq system
3. Completed Visa Application Form containing the following basic information:
   • Current visa status (if the applicant is in the UAE)
   • Religion
   • Native language
   • Marital status
   • Mother's full name
   • Education (degree, specialization, and country of issuance) (if applicable)
   • Unified Identification Number (UID)
   • Position in the company
   • Conditions of cooperation with the company
   • Applicant contact details: email, phone number, permanent residence address in the home country and the UAE (if available)

• If an applicant received an E-visa while being inside the UAE, or entered the country by an Entry Permit, he/she has to stay in the UAE until he/she has a UAE resident visa (E-residency). However, if the applicant plans to leave the country before obtaining resident status, the Entry Permit/E-visa must be canceled, and a fee must be paid. The visa allocation process has to be started all over again.
• The applicant's passport must have a remaining validity of at least six months at the time of applying for the Entry permit/E-visa.
• FAIC may require additional documents, such as a copy of the home country ID, a Police Clearance Certificate, a Medical Card and others, depending on the risk level associated with the applicant's nationality.

Entry Permit/E-visa

1. Passport copy (main page and page with the UAE Entry Stamp)
2. Entry Permit/E-visa
3. Current visa (if applicable)
4. Establishment Card

• This step applies if the applicant is in the UAE at the time of applying for the E-visa.

Status Change document

1. Passport copy (main page and page with the UAE Entry Stamp)
2. Digital passport-sized photo
3. Entry Permit/E-visa
4. Status Change document (if applicable)

1. The fee may vary depending on the location of the medical fitness test and the processing speed:

• • 24 hours - AED 320
  • 30 minutes - AED 750

Medical fitness test application with an appointment

1. Passport copy (main page and page with the UAE Entry Stamp)
2. Digital passport-sized photo
3. Entry Permit/E-visa
4. Status Change document (if applicable)

Emirates ID application with a biometric data submission appointment

1. Original passport
2. Entry Permit/E-visa
3. Status Change document (if applicable)
4. Medical fitness test application with an appointment

• The purpose of the medical fitness test is to check for the presence/absence of infectious diseases that may pose a threat to public health in the UAE.
• The medical fitness test requires personal attendance and consists of two stages:
  1. Blood Test: check for HIV, tuberculosis, hepatitis B, and hepatitis C
  2. Chest X-ray: check for tuberculosis
• The medical fitness test takes about 30 minutes, while the rest of the time is spent waiting for the results.
• The validity period of the Medical Certificate is 90 days.

Medical Certificate

Personal documents of the applicant:

1. 1. Passport copy
   2. Entry Permit/E-visa
   3. Status Сhange document (if applicable)
   4. Medical Certificate

Corporate documents:

1. 1. License
   2. Establishment Card

• The fee may vary depending on the chosen insurance company and insurance plan.

Basic Insurance Policy

1. Original passport
2. Entry permit/E-visa
3. Status Сhange document (if applicable)
4. Medical Certificate
5. Emirates ID application with a biometric data submission appointment

• The biometric data submission requires personal presence in Abu Dhabi and involves fingerprinting, which is used for identity verification.
• Waiting for the scheduled appointment for biometric data submission may take from 1 to 20 days, depending on the workload of the regulatory authority.
• Biometric data is not submitted if the applicant previously held a UAE resident visa.

Stamped Emirates ID application with a biometric data submission appointment

1. Original passport
2. Digital passport-sized photo
3. Entry permit/E-visa
4. Status Change document (if applicable)
5. Medical Certificate
6. Emirates ID application with a biometric data submission appointment

• The visa (E-residency) is digital and does not need to be physically affixed to the passport.
• The validity period of the UAE resident visa is two years.

UAE resident visa (E-residency)

1. Passport copy

• Emirates ID plastic card is delivered within 5 working days to the address provided in the application for obtaining Emirates ID.

Emirates ID plastic card

1. Corporate documents:
   • License (if applicable);
   • Memorandum of Association and/or Articles of Association (MoA and/or AoA);
   • Certificate of registration (if applicable).
2. Personal documents of the shareholder, general manager, and bank account signatory:
   
   • Copy of the passport;
   • Copy of UAE resident visa (E-Residency);
   • Copy of Emirates ID;
   • CV (work experience, education);
   • Personal bank account statement for the last 6 months.
3. For the bank account signatory:
   
   • Proof of residential address in the UAE (utility bill or bank statement);
   • Contact information: email, UAE phone number.
4. Commercial site lease contract (office or special purpose premises).
5. Information about the company's planned transactions (jurisdictions, turnover, counterparties). The application form will be provided by UPPERSETUP.

• The bank is chosen on an individual basis, depending on the needs and profile of the company.
• The cost of assistance, required documents and the timeline for opening a corporate account may be revised depending on the selected bank and risk factors associated with the company's profile, including but not limited to the company's direction of business, the profile of shareholders and potential counterparties.

Corporate bank account details
Active access to online banking