FROM TURKEY TO DUBAI — END-TO-END STRUCTURING
Build your futurein Dubai.
Company formation, Golden Visa, bank account, and real estate. Instead of four separate advisors, one team, one file, one point of contact — and a complete plan that includes your obligations on the Turkey side.
Plenty of firms sell Dubai. Few explain what comes after.
Most firms in this business either only set up companies or only sell property — and almost none of them tell you what is waiting for you on the Turkey side. That is where we start to differ.
One team, one file
You won't juggle four separate firms for the company, visas, banking, and property. The whole process runs through a single team and a single file, so no step sits waiting on another.
The Türkiye side is part of the plan
Setting up a company in Dubai does not automatically end your obligations in Türkiye. We put residency, CFC rules, and place of effective management on the table from day one.
A range, not a headline number
No one can quote a firm price in a first meeting. We define the scope in writing and show government fees separately from our professional fees.
We'll tell you if it doesn't fit
Dubai is not the right answer for every profile. If a structure would work against you, you'll hear it in the first half of the meeting — not afterward.
Five services, one file, one point of contact.
The steps depend on one another: without a company the visa gets harder, without a visa the bank gets harder, without a bank the property payment gets harder. We set the order and the timing.
The numbers are good. But they are not the whole picture.
The framework that makes Dubai attractive is real. Even so, every number comes with a condition, and those conditions change with your circumstances. Do not look only at the headline figures before reading the notes below.
Applies to taxable profit above AED 375,000. The bracket below that is 0%. A different regime applies to free zone companies.
The UAE levies no income tax on salaries or personal income. Your tax position in Türkiye is a separate matter.
100% foreign ownership is available for the large majority of activities. Exceptions apply to certain strategic activities.
Five or ten years depending on the category. Renewable. Approval is at the discretion of the competent authority.
The information above was reviewed as of August 2026 and is for general information purposes only. Tax rates, thresholds, and eligibility conditions may change by emirate and from period to period. An assessment of your personal situation is made by a licensed professional.
You set the company up in Dubai.But what about the Turkey side?
A Dubai company formed while you continue to live in Turkey can produce the opposite of what you expect if it is not planned correctly. The reason this section is on our site is simple: we want to discuss these questions at the beginning of the conversation, not at the end.
Full tax liability
As long as your domicile remains in Türkiye, or you stay in Türkiye for more than six months in a calendar year, your worldwide income remains reportable in Türkiye. Obtaining an Emirates ID does not end this on its own.
CFC — undistributed profits
Controlled foreign company rules can trigger taxation in Türkiye even when profits are never actually distributed, once four conditions are met together. The assumption that "if I don't distribute, it isn't taxed" fails precisely because of this rule.
Place of effective management
If management decisions are in practice taken from Türkiye, the company's place of effective management may be deemed to be in Türkiye. In that scenario the entire company can be treated as fully liable to tax in Türkiye — the most expensive outcome of all.
Capital export notification
The initial export of capital made to establish a company abroad must be reported to the relevant ministries. This frequently overlooked step creates a gap that is troublesome to remedy after the fact.
This section is for general information purposes only; it does not constitute tax or legal opinion. An assessment of your personal situation is made by an authorized and licensed professional. We coordinate your processes together with these specialists.
Six steps. No surprises.
The timelines below are realistic ranges, not commitments. Some steps depend on appointment calendars, others on the decision of the bank and the competent authority — we prefer to say so up front.
Discovery call
30 minutesWe discuss what you do, where your income comes from, and what your ties to Türkiye will look like. By the end of the call, you'll know whether the structure fits you.
Structure and cost report
2–4 business daysYou receive the recommended company type, free zone alternatives, visa quota, and first-year cost range in writing. Government fees and our service fee are shown as separate line items.
Formation and license
1–3 weeksName approval, activity registration, MOA, and license issuance. You get the document checklist up front, and we run the process from a single point of contact.
Visa and Emirates ID
2–4 weeksEstablishment Card, visa allocation, medical test, biometrics, and Emirates ID. Some of these steps depend on appointment availability.
Bank account
2–8 weeksMatching the right bank, the source-of-funds file, and interview preparation. Timing and outcome are at the discretion of the bank's compliance department and cannot be committed to.
Living and continuity
OngoingHousing, schools, health insurance, property, and the annual compliance calendar. The first 12 months after formation are when support is needed most.
Answers to the uncomfortable questions.
This section covers what most firms skip. The answers are deliberately honest, because a process that starts with the wrong expectations ends badly for both of us.
No. As long as you are treated as resident in Türkiye (if your domicile is in Türkiye, or you have stayed in Türkiye for more than six months in a calendar year), your worldwide income is reportable in Türkiye. In addition, the controlled foreign company (CFC) rules in Article 7 of the Corporate Tax Law (Kurumlar Vergisi Kanunu) can trigger taxation in Türkiye even when profits are not distributed, once certain conditions are met together. That is why the Türkiye side has to be planned before the structure is set up.
The treaty prevents the same income from being taxed twice, but it does not produce zero tax. Article 23 of the treaty provides the credit method for residents of Türkiye: Türkiye grants relief equal to the tax paid in the UAE. Since the UAE levies no personal income tax, the amount available to credit is zero. In other words, a person who remains a tax resident of Türkiye pays the full Turkish tax on income sourced in Dubai.
No. A residence visa and tax residency are two different things. Tax residency in the UAE is defined by Cabinet Decision No. 85 of 2022 and offers three alternative routes: 183 days of physical presence in a 12-month period; or 90 days of presence combined with UAE residence or citizenship and a permanent home or business in the UAE; or having your usual place of residence and center of personal and financial interests in the UAE. To rely on treaty provisions, you also need to obtain a tax residency certificate (TRC).
The low figures circulating online usually cover the license fee alone. Once you add the Establishment Card, visa allocation, e-channel registration, medical test, Emirates ID, mandatory health insurance, and an office or flexi-desk solution, the realistic first-year cost is typically two to three times that number. That is why we give you a range with the scope defined in writing, rather than a single figure.
It's conditional. For a company that meets Qualifying Free Zone Person (QFZP) status, only its qualifying income is subject to the 0% rate; non-qualifying income is taxed at 9% from the first dirham. The point to watch: the AED 375,000 0% bracket does not apply to a QFZP, and a QFZP also cannot use the small business relief. So a free zone is not automatically the better option; the decision depends on the nature of the activity.
This is the most commonly overlooked risk. Under the Corporate Tax Law (Kurumlar Vergisi Kanunu), entities whose legal seat or place of effective management is in Türkiye are fully liable to tax. If management decisions are in practice taken from Türkiye, the company's place of effective management may be deemed to be in Türkiye, and the company may be taxed in Türkiye on its worldwide income. When building the structure, you need a consistent documentary record of where management actually takes place.
First we listen,then we map out the route.
In a 30-minute discovery call we talk about what you do, where your income comes from, and your ties to Turkey. At the end of the call we tell you plainly whether this is right for you — with no sales pitch.