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Company amendments
Change your activities, partners, manager, trade name, capital or address. We prepare the resolution, notarisation and licence amendment so the records all agree.
- Simple changes typically take a few days
- Remote signing available for partners abroad
- Bank and registers updated afterwards
What each change needs
What do you want to change?
The licence is amended and reissued. Some activities need an outside approval first, and the change can affect your licence fee and visa quota.
- DET amendment fee
- AED 500
- Signatures
- AED 200 per party
- Typical time
- Same day to a few days
Dubai Mainland (DET) government fees. Other emirates and Freezones set their own. Approvals, attestation and professional fees are extra.
What a company amendment is.
A company amendment is any official change to a UAE company's licence or constitutional documents after it is formed: its activities, partners, manager, trade name, capital, address or legal form. The licence is reissued with the new details.
Ownership and capital changes also need a notarised annex to the memorandum of association. My Eloah Business Hub prepares the documents, arranges notarisation and files the amendment.
- Covers
- Activities, partners, manager, name, capital, address, legal form, branches
- Authority
- The licensing authority that issued your licence
- Dubai base fee
- AED 500
- After
- Owner register, bank and tax records updated
What you can change, and what it takes.
Dubai Mainland figures. Each also carries the AED 500 base fee.
| Change | What it involves | DET fee beyond the base |
|---|---|---|
| Add or remove an activity | Licence amendment; outside approval if the activity is regulated | AED 200 per party signature |
| Share transfer or partner change | Resolution, sale agreement, no-objection, notarised annex | AED 300 per signature under AED 100,000; 0.5% capped at AED 15,000 over |
| Capital increase or reduction | Notarised annex | Same as a share transfer |
| Change of manager | Resolution, passport, no-objection | AED 200 per party signature |
| Change of trade name | Name check and reservation, licence reissued | Reservation fee quoted with request |
| Change of address | New Ejari-registered tenancy contract | AED 200 per party signature |
| Change of legal form | Close to a re-incorporation | Quoted after review |
| Open a branch | Separate application | Quoted after review |
Other stated fees: Dubai Courts e-notary AED 100 per signature; attestation of foreign commercial documents AED 2,000 each. Timelines are typical, not guaranteed.
Four records that must match.
An amendment is not finished when the licence is reissued.
Beneficial owner register
Updated within 15 days of an ownership change.
Your bank's records
The bank needs the new licence, partners and signatories.
Tax registrations
Corporate tax and VAT records are updated with the new details.
Employment records
Contracts stay valid and carry over, including gratuity and leave.
Eight steps in a share transfer.
The most involved amendment, shown in full. Simpler changes skip most of these.
Start on WhatsApp →Shareholder resolution
A notarised resolution approving the transfer.
Sale and purchase agreement
Between the seller and the buyer.
No-objection from partners
Existing partners confirm they do not object.
Annex to the memorandum
The amendment is prepared for the notary.
Notarisation
All parties sign before the notary, by power of attorney or by remote e-notary.
Amendment application
Filed with the authority and fees paid.
New licence issued
The licence is reissued with the new partners.
Updates
Owner register, bank and other registrations are updated.
Company amendments, answered.
Ask anything else on WhatsApp and we will answer for your company.
What does a Dubai Mainland licence amendment cost?
The Department of Economy and Tourism charges a base fee of AED 500 for a request to amend a trade licence, plus signature or annex fees depending on the change. Approvals, attestation and professional fees are extra.
Why does a share transfer cost more?
Because it needs a notarised annex to the memorandum. The annex costs AED 300 per party signature when the sale value is under AED 100,000, and 0.5% of the value, capped at AED 15,000, when it is over.
Can a shareholder sign from abroad?
Yes, by power of attorney or through the Dubai Courts e-notary, which charges AED 100 per signature.
Is a signed letter between partners enough to change ownership?
No. An ownership change needs a notarised annex to the memorandum of association and a reissued licence.
What happens to staff when ownership or legal form changes?
Employment contracts stay valid. The new employer takes them on, including accrued gratuity and leave.
What else must be updated after an ownership change?
The beneficial owner register must be updated within 15 days, and the bank and other registrations need the new details.
Does adding an activity need approvals?
Only where the activity is regulated. Adding an activity can also change your licence fee and visa quota.
Do these fees apply outside Dubai?
No. The figures here are for Dubai Mainland. Other emirates and each Freezone set their own fees and procedures, which we confirm for your licence.
Tell us what is changing. We tell you what it takes.
We reply with the documents, the fees for your authority and the steps.