Renew your Dubai trade licence or plan a specific amendment to an existing business. We organise the current company record, requested change and application follow-up around the DET transaction.
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Use this service to renew or make a defined change to an existing Dubai licence. Start with the current DET record, expiry information and requested amendment; a new company requires a separate formation plan.
Describe exactly what will change and supply the current company and premises records relevant to that transaction. Identify who can approve and sign, with any associated renewal or external approval treated as a separate dependency.
We prepare the renewal or amendment around the current company record and the exact outcome requested.
Expand a deliverable for the detail.
The current record, requested outcome, dependencies and approved instructions in one working brief.
The relevant records, signatures and outstanding actions for your specific renewal or amendment.
The application reference, official outcome and connected updates identified at handover.
Firswood directly provides the agreed licence-renewal and amendment preparation, submission and follow-up. The authority decides the application. New company formation, legal advice and connected bank, tax or immigration transactions are scoped separately where needed.
A documented Dubai renewal or amendment outcome
Read the four decisions together: each contributes to the same setup brief. The map is a planning aid, not an approval sequence.
Read the detailed considerationsA renewal keeps an existing licensing record current; an amendment changes a specified part of that record. We start with your present Dubai licence and the outcome you need, rather than repeating the decisions involved in forming a new company. The written scope identifies the requested transaction and what must be checked before submission. Source: Invest in Dubai: trade licence renewal.
Firswood directly handles the agreed preparation, submission and follow-up work. You receive a transaction brief, a document tracker and a completion record. If you are establishing a new entity, use our Dubai mainland company-formation service for ownership, structure and launch planning. Wider company-file transactions can be scoped through PRO services.
Choose the transaction that matches the current record and the change you need.
Describe the new work and compare it with the current licence record. We prepare an activity-change brief and identify any approval questions before an application is lodged. Do not begin a new service on the assumption that a renewal changes the licensed activity.
Record the current and proposed particulars when the owners, manager, trade name or other company information changes. We identify the corporate decisions and signing evidence to investigate for that transaction. A shareholder decision, constitutional amendment and updated licence are connected records; they should be checked together.
Tell us if the operating address, lease or actual use has changed since the last licence issue. We assess whether a straightforward renewal is the right task or whether a location-related amendment must also be considered. A document pack for an unchanged business should not be reused without that review.
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The following is a preparation checklist. We confirm the official submission requirements for the exact transaction; not every item applies to every licence.
This filters the groups shown; it does not decide eligibility or replace a final requirements check.
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Do not send account passwords or original identity documents with an initial enquiry. We agree how the required records will be shared for the engagement.
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We separate the work you control from the authority’s review and record the status of each outstanding item.
We record the current licence, expiry, exact change and any active authority request. A new entity is directed to company formation.
We check the appropriate DET route and list Firswood’s tasks, client decisions, official charges and work outside the engagement.
We organise the relevant company, premises and approval evidence, recording missing items and any signatures to arrange.
We check the proposed details with the authorised company contact, complete the agreed submission and retain its reference.
We track enquiries and the official payment request, then compare the resulting licence record with the approved instructions.
You receive the outcome, receipts and outstanding connected updates, with the next relevant date recorded.
Ask for a transaction-specific quotation. A renewal without changes and an amendment involving several records are different assignments.
| Cost component | What to account for |
|---|---|
| Authority transaction charges | The current official assessment depends on the licence and requested transaction. We identify the fee request and its recipient rather than reuse an incorporation-package figure. |
| Conditional documents and approvals | Company decisions, premises changes, translations or external review can add work. The quote states which of these are included and which remain conditional. |
| Firswood preparation and follow-up | The engagement identifies the records we prepare, the submission and follow-up included, and the treatment of additional requests or changes to your instructions. |
| Separate connected updates | Banking, immigration, employment and tax-record work may follow a company change. Scope these expressly instead of assuming every record updates with the licence. |
Share the existing licence and requested change for a useful scope. Official approval and the authority’s final charge are not guaranteed by an estimate.
Share the current licence, expiry, requested renewal or change, and any open authority correspondence.
The preparation schedule begins with the actual expiry and the records that must be resolved. Authority review is a separate dependency.
Identify renewal deadlines, proposed changes and open requests. Clarify whether more than one transaction is needed.
Track updated company decisions, premises information and any external approvals or signatures needed for the chosen request.
Follow the application reference, check the issued record and identify connected updates. We do not promise a fixed approval date.
A complete handover helps the company use the correct record and avoid missing the next action.
File the latest licence and retain the previous version with its dates. Check the name, activity and other requested details against the completed transaction.
Identify whether banks, contracts, staff administration or tax records need a separate update. Allocate these actions to the appropriate authorised contact.
Record the next expiry and relevant premises or approval dates from the actual documents. Keep current authority correspondence with the licence file.
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This page focuses on maintaining or changing an existing licence. Start with Dubai mainland company formation if you need a new entity, owner structure and launch plan.
Renewal concerns the continuing licence record; an amendment requests a defined change. Describe both the deadline and any change so the correct work can be identified.
Tell us about both tasks at the outset. We check the applicable DET transaction sequence and supporting records for your licence; we do not assume that renewing it adds the proposed activity.
Send the current licence, the requested outcome, its timing and any existing authority correspondence. Mention changes to premises, ownership or activity. We confirm the document requirements after reviewing the task.
No. Firswood directly manages the agreed preparation and follow-up, but the relevant authority decides the application. We identify unresolved requirements and keep the instructions and official outcome distinct.
Do not assume so. The handover identifies related banking, immigration, employment or tax records that may require separate action following the licence transaction.
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