The Department of Economic Development in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi has authorized individuals, citizens, residents and non-residents of the UAE to apply for a free profession license for about 48 economic activities, allowing them to practice their business activities From the residence or any other location that is declared so that it is subject to the general provisions of the individual institution.
According to the Emirates News Agency, the department had recently issued a decision regarding the issuance of licenses to practice self-employment activities for UAE citizens only, which now gives non-citizens the right to obtain This type of license is required according to the terms and conditions specified by the department.
His Excellency Rashid Abdul Karim Al Balushi, Undersecretary of the Department, said that this decision contributes to activating the role of citizens and non-citizens to activate their participation in the business sector at the level of the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, for what would To stimulate the business and investment environment in Abu Dhabi and create free job opportunities according to specific specializations that achieve added value for the business sector.
Al-Balushi explained that the department’s decision to grant non-citizens the access to a free trade license / Freelance / will have positive results on the services sector in the Emirate of Abu Dhabi, since the specific activities for this license are service. And it is related to specific technical specialties available to a wide range of residents in the country, especially those with experience and professional specialties needed by the Abu Dhabi labor market.
His Excellency the representative of the department indicated that the license to practice liberal professions activities has many positive economic effects, including making use of the various available experiences that are either unemployed or outside Working hours for working technical expertise, not having to assign all the specializations whose services are sometimes needed, the ability to provide service remotely at different times around the clock, contribute to addressing the unemployment problem, and improve the income of different segments of society such as retirees, housewives, students and others Citizens and non-citizens.
and the regulations for the decision on liberal professions licenses specified the work controls according to it and the general requirements, as the non-citizen applicant is required to prove the specialization in the activity required to be licensed through academic certificates The field or certificates of experience in practicing work or approved achievements in the specialized field related to the activity, as this permit provides residency for the owner of the license and his family and does not give him the authority to request labor for the license.
The regulation indicated that if the license applicant works for any of the government agencies, he must obtain the approval of the employer, in addition to the general requirements .. As for The applicant for a license was working in the private sector with a permanent work contract. Here, two cases are identified, the first is if the activity of the employer is similar to the activity of the license to be issued ...
