United Arab Emirates

Licensed Companies
In United Arab Emirates

Both VARA and the ADGM FSRA run purpose-built virtual-asset regimes with clear activity categories, so what a licence permits is unusually well defined before you buy it.

1

positions listed today

5–10

weeks to source and transfer, typically

4

licence types covered here

A.I. Overview

A UAE licensed entity can change hands, and the regulator — VARA in Dubai, the FSRA in ADGM — approves the new controller first. The UAE is bought for tax treatment and for proximity to Gulf and South Asian flows.

RegulatorVARA, FSRA
LicenceVASP licence (Dubai) · Virtual asset activity (ADGM) · Category 3C financial services permission (ADGM) · Category 3A financial services permission (ADGM)
ReachDomestic market only
Transfer window5–10 weeks
Change of controlPrior regulator approval required
Last verified2026-10-08
Know this first

A UAE licence is tied to its free zone and to a specific list of permitted activities; neither travels. Check that the activity list matches the plan before the price does.

Available now

What Is On The Shelf In United Arab Emirates

Each position was verified before it was published. The price is what you pay us, and it includes the transfer work.

3 companies
United Arab Emirates Sourced to order

VASP licence (Dubai)

  • VARA

Not in stock right now: we source it through the partner network and quote once a position is found.

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United Arab Emirates Sourced to order

Virtual asset activity (ADGM)

  • FSRA

Not in stock right now: we source it through the partner network and quote once a position is found.

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Buy or build

Ready-Made Or From Scratch In United Arab Emirates?

Buying the entity shortens the queue, not the diligence. Getting the licence from zero is cheaper in fees and far longer in months — the trade is time against cost, and the numbers are on the jurisdiction page.

Ready-made

  • Live in 5–10 weeks
  • Licence already granted
  • Priced as an asset, audit included
  • You inherit the history — which is why we audit it

From scratch

  • Months, not weeks
  • Outcome not guaranteed
  • Lower cash cost, higher time cost
  • Clean history by construction
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Questions

Questions Buyers Ask First

01How long does a transfer in United Arab Emirates actually take?
Typically 5–10 weeks from signed terms to the entity being yours. The variable is the regulator, not the paperwork: the change of control is assessed before completion, and that assessment sets the calendar.
02What does VARA check about the buyer?
Fitness and propriety of the incoming owners and managers, the source of the funds, and whether the business model after the sale still matches what was authorised. A clean, documented answer to those three shortens the process more than anything else.
03Is a company in United Arab Emirates usable outside it?
Only within its home market, with cross-border work handled case by case. If you need reach across the EU, look at a jurisdiction whose licence passports instead.
04What if nothing is in stock right now?
Then the card says so. We source against a written brief through the partner network, quote a real figure once a position is found, and never claim to hold a company we do not. The first buyer who asks to see documents is the last one who would come back otherwise.

Ask about United Arab Emirates

Tell us what the company has to be able to do and when you want to be live. We come back with availability, a real price and the transfer timetable.

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