Setting up of Branch of a Free Zone Company In Mainland

The only legal alternative for Free Zone Companies wishing to carry on business in the UAE is to appoint a mainland UAE agent or to establish a mainland branch of the Free Zone Company. In both cases the local UAE agent must be a UAE national or a company wholly owned by UAE nationals. 

Both options present practical difficulties and additional expense for Free Zone entities wishing to enter the UAE marketplace.

A branch company or local agent may carry out services or sell goods on behalf of the Free Zone Company, this can be a costly and, particularly in the case of service providers, where human capital is involved, an impractical and difficult model to operate.

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