These all licenses are issued by the Department of Economic Development (DED). However, a special approval from certain ministries or department is required for some categories and activities of business.
Selected businesses may require special approvals of the Ministries. The following table enlists those activities and the respective approving authority.
Official Authority | Activity |
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Securities Commission | Stock Trading Companies, Stock Exchange |
Ministry of Environment & Water | Farms, Fodder Trade, Saplings roses and micro fertilizers, Domestic, Vultures and Extinct Animals, Veterinary Clinics, Imported & Exported Fish Trade (New Only) |
Ministry of Interior – Police Department | Gold Trading, Banks and Exchange Offices, Seals & Keys Industry, fixing weapons, Import & Selling old guns, Explosives & Fireworks, Hotels, Night Clubs, Medicine Factories, Furnished Apartments, Private Security Companies, Electronic Games Centers, Shooting Clubs, Jet ski, Diving Lessens, Mobiles, Rent a Car |
Ministry of Interior – Traffic & Licensing Department | Driving Lessons Schools for Men & Women, Renting Cars – Transportation. |
Ministry of Interior – Civil Defence | Companies of Extinguishers equipments, tools and materials, Factories, Bakeries Furniture, Carpentry and Oil and Diesel Stations, Extinguishing Consultation Services. |
Ministry of Culture, Youth and Social Development | Sports Training Centres, Sports Services Companies, Billiards, Fitness Centres for both men & women (new only). |
Ministry of Finance and Industry | All industrial Installations that exceeds 300 thousand AED |
Ministry of Labour and | Bringing Workforce and Nursery Schools |
Social Affairs | Nursery Schools, Marriage Offices, taking Care and hab-itation of special needs people |
Official Postal Authority | Documents transfer, letters post, Transfer of all kinds of packages, express mail |
Department of Civil Aviation | Travelling, Tourism, Internal Tourism, Air Cargo Companies, Flight Training, Air Survey, Planes Rental, Travel Agents, Planes Maintenance. |
Chamber of Commerce & Industry | Organizing Exhibitions |
Ministry of Education and Youth and Knowledge and Human Development Authority. | Private Schools, Nursery Schools, Cultural Institutions, Sports Cities, |
Municipality | Engineering services, Geological Services, Surveying Planning & Photogrammetry services and Architectural services |
Ministry of Higher Education and Scientific Research and Knowledge and Human Development Authority. | Private Universities, Universities Services |
Ministry of Justice and Islamic Affairs | Organising Hajj and Umrah trips, Quran Centres and Lawyers |
Ministry of Awqaf and Islamic Affairs | Organising Hajj and Umrah trips, Quran Centres |
National Media Council | Press and marketing related activities like Advertising directory, Printing press, Sign boards and others |
Road and transportation authority | All transportation related activities including Rental cars, Passenger transport by rental bus, Gas tanker rental and bicycle and Motorcycle rental. |
Ministry of Agriculture | Plants Nurseries, Farms, Livestock and Birds Trade, Fish and Aquarium Trade, Seeds and Fertilized Trade |
Ministry of Labour and Social Affairs | Nursery Schools, Bringing Workforce |
Ministry of Industry | All Industrial Licences |
Ministry of Health | Hospitals, Private Clinics, Medical Laboratories, Laboratories, Medical Centres, Medical Clinics, Pharmacies, Factories & Medicine Stores, Eyeglasses and lens, Medicine and Medical Herbs Trade & import Companies, Massage Centres |
Ministry of Economy | Auditing and Foreign Companies Branches |
Ministry of Culture & Information | Prints, Video & Cassettes Stores, Bookstores, Propaganda & Advertisements, Artistic & TV Production, Cinemas, Organizing Concerts, Journals & Magazines Distribution ( and all licenses related to media), Export of Journals & Magazines , Computer Programs Selling and Production, Theatre Production, Photography, Videotaping, Press Services Offices, Satellite Dishes and TV codes Devices, Internet Cafes, Entertainment Contractors, Internet Services, Exhibitions Organization, Copying Centres, Codes Devices & Satellite Dishes Agents in the States, Companies that broadcast its Satellite Channels in the State, Hand writing & Free Hand |
The Central Bank of UAE | Money & Banking, Banking Business, Representation Offices, Financing Companies, Investment Companies, Financial & Monitory Intermediation, Money & Banking Consultation. |
All commercial activities require minimum of 51% shares representation by the UAE national. However, most of the professional activities can be registered with 100% foreign (Expat) ownership. Services of local national are still require being the local service agent. Though, the local service agent has no active part in business conduct or profit sharing but, he/she merely act as representative of the company for all government affairs.
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