Why Dubai?
For decades, the economic development of The United Arab Emirates (UAE) was based on their crude oil and gas reserves. However, in the early nineties, the UAE federal government decided to pursue a diversification program aiming to reduce its monetary dependence to oil.
As a result, UAE grew an appetite for developing its financial service sector, aiming to become a regional financial centre.
International Financial Centres (IFCs) serve as clusters of excellence and expertise in economic and financial services and strive to deliver inclusive and sustainable development as part of an integrated network. IFCs display modern networks and infrastructures, flexible yet sound regulation and the ability to attract foreign investors.
DTOS' presence in the UAE
Dubai has a natural proximity and a lot of business and cultural affinities with Northeast African countries while Mauritius has maintained great closeness with Southeast African countries.
With more than 28 years of experience in setting up Trusts and Foundations in Mauritius, DTOS has the skills and competencies in the setting up of such vehicles in the UAE.
The opening of our regional offices in Dubai and Ras Al Khaimah has broadened the possibilities for investors to operate through a complementary jurisdiction and offer them the opportunity to choose within additional vehicles and therefore, to maximize their advantages for cross-border investments into Africa.
OUR SERVICES IN THE UAE
Advice on the corporate structure
and assistance with the choice of
jurisdiction / freezone.
Our expert team in the UAE can assist you with the choice of the freezone based on your business objectives and needs. DTOS also has the requisite experience and knowledge in the financial services and global business to advise on structuring across borders. 
End-to-end assistance with
registration and licensing of entities
in the UAE;
Our team can assist you with the pre and post incorporation and licensing process. Our expertise, experience and good working relationship with the authorities enable us to make the process seamless and efficient. 
Assistance with process
for corporate bank account
opening in the UAE and in
Mauritius;
We can assist you
We can assist you with the selection of the banks, based on your business size, needs and objectives. We can also assist with the opening of bank accounts in Mauritius, via our offices in the UAE, enabling the bank onboarding process to be completed without the signatories having to visit Mauritius in person. 
Assistance with business
residence permits;
We accompany you throughout the journey from the structuring, the implementation of the structure, to assisting with the relevant permits for your team. 
Assistance with putting in place
adequate control and governance
structure;
We are a team of professionals, with relevant expertise in company administration and governance. We will assist you with putting in place the governance structure which is adequate for your business and for your business needs and objectives. 
Company secretarial
and board services;
Our team of chartered company secretaries can assist with ensuring efficient administration of your company, particularly with regards to ensuring compliance with statutory and regulatory requirements and for ensuring that decisions of the board of directors are implemented. The team also has the required skills and knowledge to ensure the proper running of board meetings in accordance with the provisions in the constitutional documents. 
Acting as director, manager and
council member.
We have within our team, qualified and experienced professionals with the required calibre for acting as director and manager for companies and as council member for foundations. 
We are licensed registered agents
for Ras Al Khaimah International
Corporate Centre (‘’RAKICC’’).
We are licensed registered agent for RAKICC and can therefore assist with the registration of RAK International Business Company with RAKICC and provide the registered o ce address to the company. 
Management accounting and
financial accounting (IFRS)
Our team of certified accountants will assist you with the preparation and interpretation of monthly management accounts and executive dashboards, as well as with the preparation of IFRS financial statements. We also take ownership of the whole audit process, and ensure that the audit goes as per plan, and is completed within the specified deadlines. 
Assistance with
application for Tax
Residency Certificate
Our team can assist with the process to obtain a TRC from the Federal Tax Authorities in the UAE. The team will also assist you with ensuring you have the required structure to be eligible for the TRC 
Economic Substance Regulations
advisory and compliance services;
We have the relevant experience and knowledge, through years of dealing with cross border international structure, to assist you with ensuring you have the requisite level of substance in the UAE. We also assist with the relevant filings. 
VAT advisory and compliance
services;
Our team of chartered accountants has vast experience in Value Added Tax, and will be able to assist you with VAT compliance, and most importantly with advice on the different aspects of VAT that could be relevant to your business 