BUSINESS SETUP · DOCUMENTS
The documents, structure by structure
Most delays in formation are not caused by missing documents but by documents prepared in the wrong order or the wrong form. These are the lists, and the order.
THE CHECKLISTS
What each structure asks for.
Every structure
- Passport copies for all shareholders and managers, valid at least six months
- Passport photos to spec
- Current visa or entry stamp copies
- Proposed names for reservation
- Defined activity list
Free zone, additionally
- Application form
- Flexi-desk or office agreement
- Some zones: a short business plan
- Banks later: a fuller business plan
Mainland, additionally
- Ejari-registered tenancy
- DED activity approvals
- Local Service Agent agreement where applicable
- External approvals for regulated activities
Corporate shareholder, additionally
- Parent incorporation documents
- Board resolution authorising the setup
- Incumbency certificate
- All of the above attested
ATTESTATION
Attestation and apostille.
Foreign corporate documents need attestation for UAE use. Both Türkiye and the UAE are Hague Apostille members, so Turkish documents take apostille plus sworn translation and notarisation.
Powers of attorney executed abroad need apostille or consular legalisation before they can be used at a registry or the Land Department.
Confirmed
UAE companies and Turkish taxTHE ORDER
The order that saves weeks.
Name reservation and activity confirmation first, because everything downstream is drafted against them.
Attestation started early, because it is the long pole and it does not compress.
Bank file prepared in parallel with formation, not after it.
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