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Foreign Companies’ Services - Modification of Registration of Foreign Company Branch

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Modification of Registration of Foreign Company Branch

This service allows an establishment to modify the registration of a foreign establishment branch. A request is submitted through MoE's website within one month from the date of amending the establishment's details, provided that all supporting documents are presented.

Service Fees

  • Invoice Value (AED) Fees (AED) (Updated fees)

  • Fees AED 1500 (to be paid via the eDirham system)

Conditions and Requirements

    • The request must be submitted via the MoE website within one month from the date of the amendment, in addition to presenting the required documents on a case-by-case basis.

Required Documents

    Documents must be submitted as follows:

    Name of Establishment:

    • Trade name reservation certificate from the concerned authority
    • Official certificate from the concerned authority of the country in which the establishment was incorporated
    • Appendix of the amendment to the agency contract
    • Approval of the Central Bank of the UAE for banks and financial institutions
    • Approval of the Insurance Authority for insurance companies and related professions
    • Statement by the bank issuing the bank guarantee amending the name of the establishment or issuing a new bank guarantee


    Legal Form:

    • Certificate or transcript from the concerned authority of the country in which the establishment was incorporated
    • Approval of the Central Bank of the UAE for banks and financial institutions
    • Approval of the Insurance Authority for insurance companies and related professions
    • Establishment’s address in the country of origin:
    • Certificate or transcript from the concerned authority of the country in which the establishment was incorporated


    Address of the establishment’s branch in the UAE:

    • Lease contract (the establishment shall be exempted from submitting the amendment request if the name of property owner is changed)


    Bank Guarantee:

    • New bank guarantee from a bank operating in the UAE


    Activities of the branch (addition, deletion, change):

    • Approval of the concerned authority in the emirate
    • Approval of the Central Bank of the UAE for banks and financial institutions
    • Approval of the Insurance Authority for insurance companies and related professions


    Capital:

    • Certificate or transcript from the concerned authority of the country in which the establishment was incorporated


    National Agent:

    • True copy of the agency contract concluded between the establishment and the agent
    • True copy of the agent's ID - if he is a natural person or the owner of an individual institution. If the agent is a legal person, the following must be attached: copy of the establishment's commercial license, name and nationality of partners as issued by the concerned authority at the emirate in which the establishment is registered.
    • Agreement termination/letter of termination from the previous agent


    Names of establishment owners:

    • Commercial registration, articles of incorporation or company statute, as the case may be


    Establishment Branch Manager or Regional Manager:

    • Authorisation issued from the mother company to the new Manager
    • True copy of passport
    • Approval of the Central Bank of the UAE for banks and financial institutions
    • Approval of the Insurance Authority for insurance companies and related professions

Steps and Procedures

    • 01Access the eSystem of foreign establishment branches and offices via: (http://services.economy.ae//MOEinteranet).
    • 02Enter the information, attach the required documents and validate accuracy.
    • 03The request is accepted upon ensuring payment of the required fees - or rejected - while sending a message to the establishment via the eSystem clarifying the reasons for this.
    • 04Re-print the registration / renewal certificate, if needed
    • 05If the modification involves the name of the establishment, an announcement shall be published - as per the MoE's prescribed form - in a local paper issued in Arabic for one time only.
    • 06The request is accepted in the registry following one week from the date of publication
    • 07If the bank guarantee is changed, this shall be done pursuant to a letter directed to the issuing bank, to be delivered to the establishment's representative, along with the original bank guarantee

Service Rating

Average Duration for Service Delivery

day work

Service Provision Channels

MoE website

MoE smart app

Target Audience

Foreign companies, UAE nationals, Asians, other nationalities (transaction clearance offices)

Service Provision Timings

24 hours

Contact Details

Commercial Registration and Certificate of Origin Department

Phone

8001222

Email

info@economy.ae

Communication Channels

Call centre and customer protection
 

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