Visa Services
Freelance Permit and Visa Support
For independent professionals who need to work legitimately and invoice clients under their own name.
Overview
About Freelance Visa
Independent consultants, designers, developers and other professionals need a permit that allows them to contract and invoice properly. Several authorities offer permit routes aimed at this way of working, each with its own activity list and conditions.
AZAN helps you identify the route that fits your discipline and client base, then manages the permit and residency application. Where your work is better served by a small company structure, we will tell you that instead.
How we help
How AZAN can help with freelance visa
- 01
Route matched to your discipline
Permit options differ by activity list and authority - we compare them against the work you actually do.
- 02
Honest structural advice
If a company licence would serve you better than a freelance permit, we explain why and what it would involve.
- 03
Permit and residency together
The permit and the residency application that follows are handled as one coordinated process.
- 04
Invoice-ready setup
You finish with the documentation clients and banks expect from an independent professional.
Key areas
What this service includes
Scope is confirmed in writing before any work begins.
- Comparison of freelance permit routes and authorities
- Activity selection guidance
- Permit application preparation and submission
- Residency processing and identity registration coordination
- Renewal support and advice on scaling into a company
Process
How we work on this
Four clear stages with a named consultant throughout.
Discussion
We review your services, clients and income pattern.
Route selection
Permit options compared and a recommendation given.
Application
Permit and residency applications prepared and submitted.
Ongoing support
Renewals handled and upgrade options discussed as you grow.
Why AZAN
Why clients choose AZAN for this
A Dubai-headquartered consultancy established in 2019, supporting clients across the UAE and the wider region.
- Practical advice for independent professionals, not just packages
- Willingness to recommend a company structure where it fits better
- Permit and residency coordinated by one team
- Support later if you decide to formalise into a company
FAQ
Freelance Visa questions
General guidance only. Your specific position is confirmed with our consultants.
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Set yourself up to work independently
Tell us what you do and who you work with, and we will recommend the permit route that fits your practice.