The IT Consultancy Freelancer License setup and visa package is designed specifically for individuals with expertise in information technology and computers who wish to be their own boss and need a residence visa in Abu Dhabi.

It's easy to start your own IT consultancy company whilst having the assurance you are freelancing legally under your own DED economic license and your visa requirements are taken care of, thanks to Gateway Group's exclusive Abu Dhabi Freelance License and Visa Package.

With no capital investment or office space requirements, you can enjoy the freedom of flexible working hours and the knowledge you'll own your business 100%.

If you don't need the visa, we provide a separate package for just the Abu Dhabi freelancer license setup.

What's included in the package

✔️ Complete license registration with the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (DED).

✔️ ALL government and third party incorporation and processing fees

✔️ Company name check

✔️ Economic license (trade license) valid for 12 months

✔️ Commercial registration certificate valid for 12 months

✔️ Company Stamp

✔️ Email reminder prior to license expiry

✔️ Notarized signature specimen

✔️ E Channel Registration

✔️ Establishment Card

✔️ Visa Medical

✔️ Abu Dhabi visa valid for 2 years

✔️ Emirates ID card valid for 2 years

What's not included in the package

❌ Health Insurance

Health Insurance premiums are based upon, the level of coverage required, age, sex and any pre-existing conditions. Therefore, it is your responsibility to arrange your health insurance and renew it accordingly. Our team will happily guide you and will supply the necessary paperwork when the time arrives for you to apply. We recommend seeking indicative costs in advance. Having an approved policy in place is mandatory for completing the processing of your visa.

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We provide easy-to-understand information for your decision making and enable you to buy and apply for your trade license and residence visa online, at your convenience - no need for appointments or delays waiting for quotations.

Timescales

From receipt of all required documents and information, the company registration process is usually completed within three to five working days, often sooner. Thereafter, applying for your visa and receiving your Emirates ID card takes approximately 10 to 14 working days, but arranging your health insurance may add extra days.

Essential Information

Before you buy this service, please ensure you have read, understood and agree the following:

Abu Dhabi Freelancer License Details
Trade License Activity
Requirements
Terms & Conditions
Annual Fee

These five sections can be accessed in the right hand column under the 'Buy Now' button if you are viewing this on a desktop; or below, if you are viewing this on a mobile.

If there is anything you don't understand, please contact us for clarification. By purchasing this service, you confirm to have read, understood and agree to all of these informations; and confirm you meet the requirements to apply for your Abu Dhabi Freelancer License.

Ready to start freelancing in Abu Dhabi?

Click the 'Buy Now' button and complete the payment formalities to purchase this service.
Upon successful completion of your purchase, you'll receive an email inviting you to upload the requirements to the online platform we use. If you purchase outside of our office hours, please allow up to 12 hours for receiving this email.
The online platform is user-friendly and very easy to use, we promise. You'll be guided, step-by-step, to supply and upload everything required for us to apply for your license.
When everything is successfully uploaded, our Abu Dhabi business setup team will start the process of applying for your new license. We will need to contact you at this point to request you to access the UAE Pass app on your phone to give us the confirmation to setup and submit the application (this will be during our standard office hours in the UAE). We will need to do this a couple of times during the process.
Before you know it, we'll be congratulating you on the issuance of your trade license. You'll be a business owner and starting your freelance journey!
At this point, it is necessary for you to be in the UAE in person for us to register your new company in Immigration and subsequently start the process of applying for your new visa.
We'll arrange your visa medical screening and Emirates ID appointments; and, we'll accompany you with all the necessary documents, so all you need to do it turn up.
We'll arrange your signature specimen notary signing, supply the video appointment login details, and be on the video call with you.
In no time, your visa will be approved and your Emirates ID card will be issued so you can start enjoying the benefits of living and working in Abu Dhabi.

Freelancer Visa & License Abu Dhabi (IT Consultancy)

$5,199.00

VAT Included

For comprehensive details about the Abu Dhabi Freelancer License, visit the information page.
For this trade license, you can choose any of the following activities which are relevant to the business you intend to carry out:

Information Technology Consultancy. DED description: It includes providing services and technical consultations in the areas of using information technology in the completion of administrative or technical work in various institutions and their applications, such as the use of the intranet, the Internet, information warehouses, etc., in addition to providing consultations related to proposing appropriate programs and services for preparing studies and survey reports of the nature of the institution and the technologies that are commensurate with the nature of its work. The activity of these institutions does not include marketing or producing any of the programs or products related to these technologies.

Computer Devices And Equipment Domain Consultancy. DED description: It includes institutions that provide consultations to institutions and companies and prepare studies related to analyzing the needs of those institutions and companies for computer hardware and software and provide the best solutions for them. , to other related services and consulting.

If you are intending to sell your services via social media or a website, then you will also need to add these activities to your license:

E-Commerce Through Social Media. DED description: Includes businesses that wish to have an e-commerce social media account for their existing commercial license.

E-Commerce Through Websites DED description: Includes businesses that wish to have an e-commerce website for their existing commercial license.

If the above activities don't describe what you want to do, do not purchase this package. Instead, contact the Gateway Group team and we'll be happy to discuss alternatives which might be a better fit.
Applicants will need to be able to supply the following for the license:

✔️ Full name

✔️ Date of birth

✔️ Nationality

✔️ Residential address (inc. verification, e.g. utility bill)

✔️ Mobile number

✔️ Email address

✔️ Source of funds

✔️ Occupation, employer & tax number

✔️ UAE Pass App (download to your mobile phone and register)

✔️ UID Number* (only for overseas applicants)

✔️ Passport copy (minimum 6 months validity)

✔️ Visa copy (only UAE citizen and resident applicants)

✔️ Emirates ID copy (only UAE citizen and resident applicants)

✔️ Proof of expertise in the activity being applied for:

University degree* (Attested) or

Certificate of experience or accredited accomplishments** (Attested)

✔️ Applicants currently working for the UAE government or in the private sector will also need to supply a No Objection Certificate (NOC) in Arabic addressed to the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development (ADDED)

✔️ Purpose of the transaction.

* The UID Number (Unified Identification Number) is a six digit number given to all UAE visitors upon arrival. It may be in the form of a small white sticker attached to a page in your passport by the immigration officer; alternatively, if you used the e-gates, rather than passing through the traditional immigration counter, you can search for your number here: https://gdrfad.gov.ae/en/unified-number-inquiry-service

** The document needs to be attested in the country of issuance and the UAE. If you require assistance to get your document attested, please less us know and our team will be happy to assist you.

If the document needs attesting in the country of issuance, please advise which country it was issued in, so that we can arrange a quotation for you. If the document has already been attested in the country of issuance and just needs attesting in the UAE, we can arrange this for you and send you a payment link. Once payment has been arranged, we will need you to courier the original document to us to be able to carry out this service on your behalf.

Applicants will need to supply the following for the visa:

If you HAVEN'T previously had a UAE visa

✔️ Everything in the Freelance License list (above) PLUS:

✔️ High resolution passport size studio photo, white background (soft copy)

✔️ Health insurance

✔️ Marital status

✔️ Mother’s name

✔️ Religion

✔️ Home country residence address

✔️ Home country telephone number

✔️ Tourist visa copy or Visa on arrival stamp

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If you HAVE previously had a UAE visa

✔️ Everything in the Freelance License list (above) PLUS:

✔️ High resolution passport size studio photo, white background (soft copy)

✔️ Health insurance

✔️ Marital status

✔️ Mother’s name

✔️ Religion

✔️ Home country residence address

✔️ Home country telephone number

✔️ UAE residence address

✔️ Previous residence visa copy

✔️ Previous Emirates ID copy
Annual Renewal Fee for the license and visa package will alternate. It will cover the license and immigration fees (first renewal); and, the license, immigration and visa fees (second renewal), due to the license being valid for 12 months and the visa being valid for two years.

The annual renewal fee for the license and immigration fees is currently $1,899 (first renewal); and for the license, immigration and the visa fees is currently $3,099 (second renewal). These are based upon current rates, which include third party fees outside of our control, and are therefore subject to change. This fee is provided for information purposes only. When we are made aware of third party fee changes we will update the relevant fees on our website, accordingly. Please check our website closer to the time of your renewal for the current fees at that time. You are welcome to contact our team to check the renewal fees at any time: Contact Us.

Freelancer Visa & License Abu Dhabi (IT Consultancy)

Abu Dhabi Freelancer License Details

Trade License Activities

Requirements

Terms & Conditions

Annual Renewal Fee