What Qarar handles
Renewals and compliance
Recurring trade license, establishment card, residency, Emirates ID, and maintenance workflows.
Audience
Companies, residents, sponsors, and operators
Renewals & Compliance
Trade license renewals, establishment card updates, residency visa renewals, Emirates ID renewals, and annual operational maintenance for UAE entities and residents.
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What This Service Covers
- Trade license renewal: Annual renewal of free zone and mainland business licenses, including activity changes if needed.
- Establishment card renewal: Required for most free zone and mainland entities to sponsor employees.
- Residency visa renewal: Before expiry, coordinating a new 2-year or longer-term visa stamp.
- Emirates ID renewal: Biometric update and new ID card issuance.
- Immigration file maintenance: MOL (Ministry of Labour) and MOHRE quota updates, cancellations, and transfers.
- Recurring document refreshes: Utility bills, bank statements, and address proofs that expire and need updating in your Qarar vault.
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Who Starts This Service
Any existing Qarar client approaching a renewal deadline, or new clients inheriting renewals from a previous provider. Qarar proactively flags upcoming renewals on active accounts.
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Renewal Timeline Guidance
| Item | Recommended Lead Time | |---|---| | Trade license renewal | 60 days before expiry | | Establishment card renewal | 60 days before expiry | | Residency visa renewal | 90 days before expiry | | Emirates ID renewal | 90 days before expiry |
Late renewals attract government fines. Qarar monitors your case and sends reminders in advance of deadlines.
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What Is Involved
Phase 1: Expiry audit When you join the Renewals service, Qarar reviews all your active licenses, visas, and IDs to create a renewal calendar.
Phase 2: Document refresh Qarar identifies documents that need updating — financial audits for license renewal, updated bank statements, new tenancy contracts — and requests them ahead of submission.
Phase 3: Submission and payment coordination Qarar submits renewal applications, coordinates government fee payments, and tracks authority processing.
Phase 4: Updated documents delivery New licenses, establishment cards, visa stamps, and Emirates ID cards are delivered and filed in your Qarar vault.
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Related Services
- Company Formation: Initial formation that then moves into annual renewal cycles.
- Residency & Visas: Visa renewal is a sub-workflow within this service.
- Attestation & Translation: Some renewal submissions require re-attested documents.
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*Renewal fees are set by UAE authorities and vary by license type, zone, and activity. Qarar coordinates the process but does not set authority fees.*