Making amendments to a business license in the UAE

Analytical articles from Real Law service

1. Company Registration in the UAE (Liability of Founders and Managers)
2. Procedure for License Amendments: Changing Address, Activity Type
3. License Renewal Procedure
4. Company Liquidation (Founders' Liability, Liquidation Process)

5. Procedure for Choosing a Company Form and Jurisdiction in the UAE

Review by Real Law

Reasons for amending a business license

- Change of activity type
- Change of legal address of the company
- Change of company name
- Change of general director of the company
- Addition or exclusion of partners
- Change of the amount of the share capital

Legal basis

Although there are no separate legislative acts in the UAE outlining the procedure for amending a business license in general, the process itself is based on the commercial companies laws, which regulate the commercial activity in the country.

• Decree-Law No. 32 of 2021 On Commercial Companies governs mainland companies. It establishes general rules for the registration, management and liquidation of companies in the UAE.
• Emirate-level legislation: each Emirate has its own regulations governing commercial activities...