The company owner shall apply for initial approval and appoint liquidator (for companies only) before proceeding with foreign establishment/company license cancellation procedures.

Through licensing foreign establishments/companies, DMCA aims at attracting foreign investments and consolidating UAE economic situation while ensuring that all licensed companies comply with laws and regulations applicable in the country.

Individuals: including expatriates, company owners and foreign investors

• Customer Happiness Centre – Dubai Maritime City Authority building “B”.
• Customer Happiness Centre – Al Shindagha area – Critical Infrastructure and Coastal Protection Authority (CICPA) building

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The company owner shall apply for initial approval and appoint liquidator (for companies only) before proceeding with foreign establishment/company license cancellation procedures.

Stages of Foreign Establishment/Company License Cancellation

Upon completing all required documents, the cancellation process shall be achieved in two stages as follows:

1. Submittal of all required documents, fees and copy of ad from the local newspapers.
2. Deregistration of foreign establishment/ company register and issuance of cancellation certificate.

First Stage: initial approval

Foreign establishments/company owners or their representatives shall submit the following documents to obtain the initial approval:

Required Documents:

1. Request letter from foreign establishment/ company.
2. Original copy of trade license.
3. Original copy of incorporation and share certificates.
4. Original copy of financial discharge and account closure certificate for the establishment/company issued by the bank.
5. Discharge certificate from the landlord.
6. Discharge certificate from RTA.
7. Attested copy of establishment owner/ board members’ resolution to cancel the foreign establishment/ company license.
8. Original copy of modification annexure to the memorandum of association (applicable for companies only)
9. NOC from the judicial liquidator determining the required period for provision of judicial liquidation report along with copy of the liquidator trade license and auditor certificate issued by the Ministry of Economy (applicable for companies only).

Upon receiving and reviewing all required documents, ad placement request will be sent to the local newspapers and a 14- day-waiting period from date of publishing.

Second Stage: foreign license cancellation 

Upon expiry of the specified period, foreign establishments/company owners or their representatives shall submit the following documents:

Required Documents:

1. Submit visa cancellation application for manager and employees on the foreign establishment/ company register.
2. Submit the final report of the judicial liquidator (applicable for companies only).

Upon receiving and reviewing all required documents, DMCA shall cancel the P.O. Box, establishment card and shall issue foreign license cancellation certificate.

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Payment can be made in cash to the Customer Service Centers of Dubai Maritime City Authority or through portal electronic payment gateway.

From Sunday to Thursday 08:00 am till 01:00 pm

The service is not available during official holidays determined by the country.

Processing time varies depending on the procedure and type of submitted application.

All our customers’ inquiries shall be handled at the same time, or within a period that does not exceed (48) hours in case the request is needed to be addressed to another division.