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For location-independent founders

Base your business in the UAE, live anywhere

A credible, stable, 0%-personal-tax home for your company, while you live and travel wherever you like. The serious base for founders, creators, consultants and remote teams.

Base it here, run it from anywhere

You don't have to settle in one country to give your business a proper home. A growing number of our clients base the business in the UAE, company, banking, residency and tax base, while they live and travel wherever suits. The brand gets a stable, reputable footing; you keep your freedom.

Why the UAE, not a tourist visa elsewhere

  • A real company & licence, contract and invoice properly, not through a personal account.
  • Real business banking, accounts and payment infrastructure built for foreign-owned companies.
  • Residency, a residence visa and Emirates ID, so you're formally based somewhere credible.
  • 0% personal income tax within the UAE, plus a competitive corporate regime.
  • Stability & reputation, a recognised jurisdiction, not a workaround that strains as you grow.
  • Connectivity, two major airports and a time zone between Europe and Asia, easy to pass through between trips.

Who it suits

  • Online & software founders
  • Creators & influencers
  • Remote consultants & agencies
  • Traders and holding structures

For creators: Creators HQ and the Golden Visa

If you earn from content, Dubai wants you here. Creatives in culture and the arts can apply for a recommendation for the Golden Visa: ten years, renewable, with no sponsor, family sponsorship, and freedom to stay outside the UAE for more than six months (u.ae, as at October 2026). Dubai's Creators HQ adds a creator community with studios, mentorship and events; ask us how it fits your route. We handle what sits around it, the licence, the company and the banking, so the brand has a base that holds up.

The honest caveats

  • Visa presence, a standard residence visa needs periodic UAE entry; the Golden Visa is the flexible option for long absences.
  • Substance matters, a real, active base stands on firmer ground than a nameplate.
  • Your personal tax depends on where you actually live, not just where the company sits, worth taking advice.
  • Your days: other countries count them even when the UAE doesn't, so keep a record. Our app, RezTally, logs them.