The United Arab Emirates (UAE) is very welcoming foreign and local investors looking to establish a new company in United Arab Emirates, foreign and local investors looking to establish a new company in United Arab Emirates, If you have all the paper work needed to satisfy government standards, forming a new organization in Abu Dhabi is not too difficult. Abu Dhabi offers a wealth of business opportunities for foreign investors. When starting a new business in the UAE, foreign investors have a variety of options for company formation. The business has to work with a UAE National Agent or Local Partner for onshore creation. In Abu Dhabi, you can register six different types of companies if you decide to pursue 100% foreign ownership:

• Branch of a Foreign Company
• Branch of a GCC Company
• Branch of a Free zone Company
• Representative Office
• Civil Works Company
• Foreign GCC Branch (one GCC national shareholder/one foreign shareholder)

There are four other company types that can be registered in Abu Dhabi, aside from the wholly foreign-owned options:

• A Limited Liability Company
• Sole Proprietorship L.
• Sole Establishment
• Local Branch

Which kinds of business licenses are available 
for new enterprises in Abu Dhabi?

When establishing a new company in Abu Dhabi, both foreign and local investors can choose from six different business  licenses:

• Commercial License
• Professional License
• Industrial License
• Tourism License
• Craft License (Typing Centre, Laundry, Hairdressing Salon etc.)
• Agricultural and Fish and Animal Wealth License