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UAE Wind-Down
Left the UAE with things still open behind you? We find out exactly what's still live in your name — company, visa, accounts — and close it down properly, from wherever you are now.
Plenty of people leave the UAE before tying off the practical side, then feel stuck because it all has to be handled locally — while a dormant company quietly keeps costing money. A UAE Wind-Down starts by establishing what you've left behind and what it's costing, then we close it down from the ground here so you don't have to fly back.
This is for you if you've left the UAE and still have:
- a company or trade licence you're no longer using
- an open corporate tax (or VAT) registration
- a residence visa — yours or your family's — that was never cancelled
- a UAE bank account sitting dormant
- loose ends like rent, security cheques, or staff still on the books
No judgement. Life moves fast and the UAE side is the easy thing to put off. The point isn't what you left — it's drawing a clean line under it before it turns into a problem.
Request a UAE Wind-Down
Tell us roughly what you left open and we'll be in touch to look into it. No payment now.
Why you can't just walk away
In the UAE, letting a licence lapse isn't the same as closing the company — and the gap between the two quietly costs you:
- Fees and penalties keep accruing on an unrenewed licence — the company is treated as in default, not closed.
- Blacklisting is a real risk — which can affect future UAE business, visas, and in some cases travel.
- An uncancelled visa can leave you (and dependants) with overstay exposure and trouble returning later.
- Tax registrations stay open — a registered company can still owe filings even when dormant.
- Unsettled obligations — debts, security cheques, staff end-of-service — don't resolve themselves.
None of this is meant to alarm — it's just why dealing with it once, properly, is far cheaper than leaving it. More detail in our guide to closing a UAE company properly.
How it works
- You tell us what you left. Request a wind-down above with a rough picture — company, visa, accounts.
- We establish what's still live. We check the real status of your licence, tax registrations, visas and accounts, and what each is costing or risking — then give you a plain summary and a fixed quote to close it down.
- We wind it down — from here. Liquidation or licence cancellation, tax deregistration, visa cancellations and clearances, handled on the ground by our UAE-licensed team so you don't have to return.
One fixed fee to establish where you stand, agreed before we start — no open-ended bills. Regulated and licensed steps (liquidation, immigration cancellations, any legal matters) are handled by UAE-licensed specialists; DTC coordinates the whole thing. This page is general information, not legal advice.