All about your biometric in Dubai

During the process of becoming a resident in the United Arab Emirates, the biometric exam is the one step that is crucial for a smoothly going journey. This all ensures the utmost comfort and safety during your stay, and while you're out of the country.

What is the biometric?

Here in Dubai, the one unmissable step is your biometric, the actual meaning of your biometric is the body measurements and calculations related to the human body and characteristics. This information is mostly used for authentication and acces control to some files and/or personal information.
The biometric procedure in the United Arab Emirates, or specifically Dubai contains a simple eye-scan and a finger-scan of all fingers of both hands. This gets done in one of the biometric centers in Dubai, once there the whole procedure will mostly take up to one hour or until all the needed information is collected.

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Why is the biometric needed?

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The biometric authentication is mostly as a form of identification and to give you acces to certain data and files. Biometric screenings are also necessary if you apply for a temporary resident visa, study permit or work permit, these will have to be renewed every 10 years. When applying for a permanent residence visa you'll have to renew your biometric with each application. The screenings contain a series of tests designed to offer insight into the persons overall health and well being.

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When will you need to do your biometric?

The Biometric is needed indifferent stages of your process depending on what you specifically need it for. If you need to undergo your biometric in order to receive your residence visa, the biometric will consist of your fingerprint and a Retina scan, this is later used to prepare your Emirates Identity Card.
You will most likely be appointed for a biometric after you did your medical examination and you've been considered "fit". Within 72 hours of completing the medical exam that you will have to do before this to recieve your Emirates Identity Card you will be appointed to undergo your biomteric.
This will assure that you get your Emirates ID card 3 to 5 days after completion of your biometric scan.

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Corporate bank accounts may be one of the thorniest processes you will go through while setting up your business in Dubai. While you won't have to worry about a thing as we will arrange everything for you, it's still handy to know how everything sets in place. This bank account is going to help you observe all of your transactions, deposits and loans if required. With challenges like:

-          Requiring a physical office

-          Should prove credibility at all times

-          Not easy to open when you come from a high-risk country

To open a bank account for an LLC of Free Zone each bank has its own timeline, all in all, it will take up to four weeks to complete this process.

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Opening your bank account in Dubai

The UAE doesn't allow the do business with a personal bank account, so aside from that, you will need to open a corporate bank account as well.

Your corporate account should be a current one, this means that this has to be a transaction account.This type of account comes with the ideal way to make daily transactions, this provides a chequebook, debit card, no limit on your withdrawals, and many other strong points.

Current accounts are the main ones that will be used for corporate accounts, this comes with one obvious reason and that is: the ability of many daily transactions.

When we open your bank account we will need a few documents, these documents contain:

1. Trade license which we already have provided for you
2. Certificate of the company's registration
3. Your and the shareholder's visas and passports
4. The company's memorandum and articles of association

What about credit cards?

Credit cards are very handy to be used for businesses, this allows you to make small or big purchases on credit, they are only to be used for business purposes only, any personal purchase is not allowed here. This card is very important and can be used as a metric that is associated with your company's prosperous health.

It's also crucial to know that this card can be used for emergencies within the company, however, we do suggest you to obtain a credit card for you to build a credit score for your business.

Other than this, choosing the right credit card for you is a valuable decision to make as an entrepreneur as many banks do have different settlements. We assist you in this decision, making sure your choice will meet up to your wants and needs. With this process, you will also have to fall in on some criteria.

-          A valid trade license

-          Your age

-          Income

Getting started on this is an exciting journey where we are at support and assist at all times, making it a trouble-free process for you. We will arrange this in a time span of 2 to 4 weeks, are you ready to jump in?

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