Renew & manage
Renew and manage your trade license.
Renew your license, amend your company details, add business activities and request certificates and letters, with every fee shown before you confirm.
Everything for your company, after setup.
Choose what you need and an adviser will take it from there.
Renew your trade license.
Renew before your license expires to keep your company in good standing and your visas valid. Renew for 1, 2 or 3 years, and save 15% on the license fee with a multi-year renewal.
Amend your license.
Update your company name, address or workspace, share capital and other license details.
Add or change business activities.
Add new activities, remove ones you no longer need or move into a new activity group. Activities that need approval are flagged upfront.
Corporate changes.
Change shareholders, transfer shares, and appoint or replace directors and managers.
- Keep your ultimate beneficial owner (UBO) details up to date
- Update your company documents after each change
Certificates and letters.
Request company documents such as a certificate of good standing, an incumbency certificate, no-objection letters and true copies of your company documents.
Cancel or deregister your company.
If you are closing your business, we guide you through cancelling visas, settling liabilities and deregistering your company in the right order.
How license renewal works.
- 01
Start early.
Begin your renewal a few weeks before your license expiry date.
- 02
Check your details.
Confirm that your shareholders, managers, UBO details and workspace agreement are current.
- 03
Upload any documents.
Some companies also submit documents such as audited financial statements.
- 04
Pay your renewal fees.
See your renewal fees before you confirm, and pay online.
- 05
Get your renewed license.
We issue your renewed trade license. Renew your establishment card and visas as they fall due.
Your renewal checklist.
- A valid flexi-desk or office agreement
- A valid establishment card, if your company holds visas
- Up-to-date shareholder, manager and UBO details
- Audited financial statements, where they apply to your company
- Valid approvals from other authorities, for regulated activities
Late renewal can lead to penalties and may stop visa renewals, so start early.
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License renewal: FAQs.
Start a few weeks before your license expires, so there is time to update documents and pay before the expiry date.
Late renewal can lead to penalties, and an expired license can stop visa renewals and other company services. Talk to us as soon as possible if your license has expired.
Yes. You can renew for 2 or 3 years and save 15% on the license fee.
Yes. You can add or change activities at renewal or at any other time, as an amendment to your license.
Start by talking to an adviser. Closing a company usually means cancelling visas and the establishment card, settling any liabilities and then deregistering the company.
Need help with your company?
Tell us what you need to renew or change, and a DHCC Free Zone adviser will contact you.
- Every fee shown before you confirm
- Help with documents and approvals
- Renewals for 1, 2 or 3 years
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