Set up a company in Dubai. Start it from your desk in Australia.

Yes, and that is most of the calls we take from Australia. You do not need a structure in mind, a zone picked or a company name chosen. What the 30 minutes gives you is the honest version of the 4 answers that decide everything else: what you intend to sell, who you intend to sell it to, how many residence visas you need, and whether you need to be in the UAE to run it. Those 4 point at one setup rather than a shortlist, and the cost follows from them. If a UAE company does not do what you are hoping it will do, you will hear that on the call rather than after you have paid for one. 30 minutes, free, no obligation, at a time that works in your timezone.

It is most of who we talk to. The UAE sets no prior-experience requirement, and there is no minimum capital to deposit for most free zone setups. What matters is a clear description of what you intend to sell and to whom — everything else follows from that: the activity codes, the license type, the jurisdiction and the visa route. If you cannot answer that yet, the call is still worth having, because working it out is the part we do most often.

Almost all of it. Name reservation, initial approval, the license application and your corporate documents complete remotely while you are in Australia. What you cannot do from home is the residence visa — the medical fitness test and Emirates ID biometrics require you to be physically in the UAE, and some banks want to meet you before activating an account. We tell you exactly which stages need you here before you start.

It comes down to who your customers are. If you need to sell directly to people and businesses inside the UAE, that points to mainland. If your customers are international, or you are selling services and digital products, a free zone is usually better economics and far simpler to set up. E-commerce sits in its own lane for online retail. You do not need to decide before the call — deciding is what the call is for, and we will tell you which fits even when it is the cheaper option.

Not for a free zone company, and not for most mainland activities either. UAE law now permits 100% foreign ownership across the large majority of commercial activities. A small number of strategic activities still require an Emirati partner, and we confirm whether yours is one of them on the first call. Anyone telling you that you must hand a local partner 51% of a standard trading or consulting business is describing a rule that no longer applies.

You get a renewable residence visa as the investor or partner in your own company, usually for two years and tied to your license, and you can sponsor your spouse and children on it. That is not the Golden Visa. The 10-year Golden Visa is a separate route with its own qualifying criteria — property investment at a set threshold, public investment, or recognition as a specialist in certain fields. Be careful with anyone who implies that setting up a company gets you one. We will tell you honestly whether your situation qualifies.

Not by itself, and it is worth being clear on this before you start. There is a real difference between genuinely relocating and becoming a non-resident for Australian tax purposes, and staying an Australian tax resident while owning a UAE company. The second brings Australia’s controlled foreign company rules and anti-avoidance provisions into play. We are UAE corporate service providers, not Australian tax advisers — your residency position is a matter for a registered Australian adviser, and we will say so on the call rather than after you have paid.

You can file most free zone applications yourself, and some people do. What you are buying from a consultant is the order things happen in, knowing which activity codes match what you actually intend to sell, and someone who has seen the rejection before you get it. From Australia the practical difference is bigger, because a query from the authority lands in your inbox at 2am and a wrong answer costs you a resubmission. If your setup is genuinely simple and you have time to learn the process, doing it yourself is a legitimate choice, and we will say so on the call rather than pretend otherwise.

An LLC — limited liability company — is the standard mainland structure, where your liability is limited to what you put into the business. It is what you would register if you need to sell directly inside the UAE. A free zone company gives you the same limited liability without the mainland requirements, which is why most people setting up from overseas end up there instead. Which one you need follows from who your customers are, not from the label.

Bank onboarding is where most new companies stall, and it depends on your activity, your structure, your residency status and how the file is presented. We prepare the application to the standard UAE banks expect and introduce you to banks that accept your profile. Holding a UAE residence visa materially improves your position with most banks, which is why we sequence the visa before the account rather than after. No consultant can guarantee a bank’s decision, and you should be wary of any who claims to.

Passport copies for every shareholder, a short description of your business activity, three proposed company names, and for LLC structures an MoA or shareholder agreement. Some activities and some banks ask for extras such as a CV or proof of address. We confirm exactly what applies to your case on the first call, so you are not assembling paperwork you do not need.