For Irish founders, professionals and families moving to the UAE
Your UAE company, residence visa and Irish exit, planned as one move
Alan Underwood, an Irish passport holder, moved himself and his businesses to the UAE and now sets up licences, visas and bank accounts for people doing the same. We plan your departure year around the Irish day counts and the three-year tail, with Irish-qualified advisers alongside. Book a free 30-minute call and you'll leave with the order to do things in.
Alan replies within one working day. Agents for RAKEZ, IFZA, Meydan and RAK ICC. Leaving this year? Check your Irish residency and the tail in two minutes.
You'll speak to Alan Underwood, founder of Dubai Transition Consultants.
People we have helped
All case studies →- The founders of a UK technology businessA multi-shareholder holding company with visas for the founding teamThey went ahead within two weeks of receiving the proposal. The operating company was licensed about five weeks later, over a holiday period, and the visa applications began straight after.Proposal to go-ahead: under two weeks. Go-ahead to licence: about five weeks.
- A UK founder planning the move with business partnersA founder’s free zone company, set up from the UKThe incorporation documents arrived less than four weeks after payment, and the mortgage introduction went ahead.Payment to incorporation documents: under four weeks.
- Two business partners already spending time in the UAETwo co-founders, a 50-50 company and a visa eachBoth partners signed the company’s memorandum of association within a week of paying.Payment to signed memorandum: one week.
The Irish side
- An effective marginal rate that can reach about 52%
- Residency decided by day counts: 183 days, and the 280-day look-back
- A three-year ordinary-residence tail that follows you out
The UAE side
- 0% personal income tax
- 100% foreign ownership in a freezone
- A trade licence in about a week
We plan the Irish side with Irish-qualified advisers and set up the UAE side on the ground.
Set up in the UAE, and as much of the move as you need, from Ireland
Company, tax planning, visas, banking and family, whether you're setting up from Ireland, moving for good or running a base from anywhere.
Irish & UAE Tax
Plan the Irish exit and the UAE setup as one project, with Irish-qualified advisers alongside.
See how we plan your Irish exit →Company Formation
Your UAE company set up properly and fast: freezone, mainland or offshore, matched to what you do.
See how we set up your company →Visas & Residency
Golden, investor, employment and freelance routes, and your family.
See how we handle your visa →Banking
Open UAE accounts as an Irish citizen, without the runaround.
See how we open your account →Family Relocation
Schools, areas, housing and a soft landing for your family.
See how we help your family settle →Why Irish leavers choose Dubai
Low tax, quick setup, and an Irish exit you plan before you go.
- 0% personal income tax, versus an effective marginal rate at home that can reach about 52%.
- Cease Irish residency cleanly, the day counts and the three-year tail mapped before you fly.
- 100% foreign ownership and quick, well-trodden setup routes.
- Residency for you and your family, with long-term Golden Visa options.
- A huge Irish community, GAA clubs, direct Dublin flights, and a familiar accent never far away.
Free: the Ireland → Dubai move planner
The whole move on one page, in the right order: the Irish exit, the UAE setup, and the five cross-border things most expensive to get wrong. No call needed.
Get the planner →How it works
From the first call to keys, licence and bank account.
A call with Alan
Thirty minutes on your situation, timeline and goals. If you don't need us, he'll say so.
Irish exit, planned
We map your dates against the day counts and the three-year tail, with Irish-qualified advisers where your case needs them.
Company and visas
We set up the UAE company that fits your work, then residence visas for you and your family.
Banking
We prepare your application and introduce you to a bank that suits your profile.
Settling in
We help your family with schools, a home and healthcare.
Guides
Plain answers to the questions Irish movers actually ask.
- Moving from Ireland
Moving back to Ireland from Dubai: the practical checklist
Moving back to Ireland from Dubai: fix your arrival date first. Days, not the flight, set Irish tax residence, and a UAE company can follow you home.
- Irish & UAE Tax
Returning to Ireland after Dubai: when you become resident
You're Irish resident again at 183 days in a tax year, or 280 across two. If you return within three years, ordinary residence never lapsed.
- Irish & UAE Tax
What Irish leavers should keep: records and Revenue proof
Keep a dated day log, your P45, UAE residency papers and disposal records. The catch: the three-year tail means you may need them after the move.
- Irish & UAE Tax
One partner leaves, one stays in Ireland: residency rules
Each partner is tested on their own days in Ireland. The catch: the leaver can stay ordinarily resident for three years, whatever the stayer does.
DTC in action
At the free zones, summits and events where the region's business community gathers.
