Beneficial owner (UBO) register: identifying owners, filing with the registrar and updating changes

We trace who really owns and controls your company, prepare the beneficial owner, shareholder and nominee registers, file them with your registrar, and update them whenever something changes so you avoid fines and licence holds.

AED 750At setup and on every change

For: All entities licensed or registered in the UAE mainland and non-financial free zones. Entities in financial free zones such as ADGM and DIFC follow their own rules. Government entities and their subsidiaries are exempt.

What we need from you

Shareholder register
Direct owners
Parent company structure charts
Indirect owners
Passports of individuals with 25 percent or more
Beneficial owners
Nominee arrangements
Nominee register
Directors and senior managers
Fallback owner if none identified

What we discuss

Who owns 25 percent or more, directly or through companies?
Beneficial owner test
Does anyone control the company in another way?
Control test
Are any shares held for someone else?
Nominee disclosure
Has anything changed since the last filing?
Update duty

What we file

Beneficial owner register
Update filing after a change

What you get

Filed beneficial owner register
Change log

The law

Cabinet Resolution 109 of 2023 on Real Beneficiary procedures: Entities keep and file beneficial owner data; owner is 25 percent or more of capital or votes, or control Source
Cabinet Decision 132 of 2023: Administrative penalties for UBO violations Source
Exemptions: Financial free zones and government entities are outside the federal resolution Source

Questions people ask

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