Dubaifor IndianFreelancers

Contents

1. 01 · What freelancing legally means in the UAE

   The permit that makes independent work legal, and how a permit differs from a residence visa.

2. 02 · Licence options: free zone or mainland

   The free-zone freelance permits we could verify, the mainland licence types, and the rules on working across the free-zone line.

3. 03 · Visa routes for a freelancer

   The self-sponsored Green Visa, the Dubai virtual work visa, Golden Visa categories, and the free-zone visa attached to a permit.

4. 04 · Arriving and getting residence

   Visit visas for Indian passport holders, then the medical test, Emirates ID and residence steps, with the deadlines that apply.

5. 05 · Tax and money in the UAE

   Personal income tax, corporate tax for individuals in business, Small Business Relief, VAT, tax residency certificates, UAE Pass and bank accounts.

6. 06 · Your tax status in India

   How India decides whether you are resident, what a non-resident is taxed on, filing returns, and claiming the India-UAE treaty.

7. 07 · Indian bank accounts and money rules

   FEMA residency, and the NRE, NRO and FCNR(B) accounts that apply once you are resident outside India.

8. 08 · Renting a home

   Ejari registration, utility connection, the housing fee and the rules on rent increases.

9. 09 · Health insurance and bringing family

   Dubai's health insurance law and the conditions for sponsoring a spouse, children and parents.

10. 10 · Driving, schools and daily life

    Driving with an Indian licence, the school regulator, emergency numbers and the working week.

11. 11 · Leaving India properly

    Emigration clearance, your passport from Dubai, consular registration, EPF and NPS.