Conditions for practicing economic activity in Umm Al Quwain

The applicant can go to the Department of Economic Development to complete the legal procedures and pay the applicable fees to issue the license, after obtaining all the required approvals from the relevant authorities. The required documents may differ based on the nature of the activity to be practiced and the legal form of the establishment.

General conditions for practicing economic activity:

- Adherence to the regulations and laws in force in the United Arab Emirates.

- Not to carry out any activities that may affect the security and safety of society.

- No person is allowed to practice any activity of a profitable nature without obtaining a license.

- Adherence to the provisions of the tolerant Islamic Sharia.

- Not to practice games and activities that violate public morals of all kinds.

- Gambling of all kinds is strictly prohibited.

- Adherence to any law that appears in the future from the relevant governmental and official authorities.

Special conditions for the license holder:

- The license applicant must not be less than 21 years old.

- He must not have licenses that have expired for more than a month.

- To meet the special conditions for the activity to be practiced.

Special conditions for the legal form:

- The institution:

The establishment owned by a natural person to practice economic activity (commercial, industrial or professional) in the Emirate of Umm Al Quwain, whose personality is not separate from the person of its owner to whom its financial liability is linked, as he is responsible for all financial obligations incurred by it towards others. The institution must take one of the following legal forms:

- Sole proprietorship (owned by a citizen)

- Sole proprietorship (owned by a citizen of the Gulf Cooperation Council countries)

- Sole proprietorship (owned by a foreign investor, and must have an Emirati service agent)

The company:

It is a company in which the number of partners may not exceed fifty partners and the number of partners may not be less than two. Each of them is liable only to the extent of his share in the capital, and the partners' shares therein shall not be represented by negotiable instruments. The company must take one of the following legal forms:

- Limited Liability Company

- Simple Partnership

- Private Joint Stock Company

- Public Joint Stock Company

- General Partnership

Branch:

A branch of a local main establishment (company or institution) registered in Umm Al Quwain or in another emirate or in any foreign country. Each branch of a company with multiple branches is entitled to carry out different activities, as long as all of these activities are included in the original license of the main company.

The branch takes one of the following legal forms:

- A branch of a local sole proprietorship (registered in Umm Al Quwain)

- A branch of a local sole proprietorship (registered in another emirate)

- A branch of a local company (registered in Umm Al Quwain)

- A branch of a local company (registered in another emirate)