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I just realized that last year, IFZA charged me for visa renewal fees that were supposed to be free as part of their free visa for life promotion. In addition, their license renewal price was higher than the cost of renewing through DLS. This year, on top of the no loyalty discount, they also...

For someone in this situation (those keeping a FZCO only for residency purposes): how does your solution compare in terms of costs? Assuming no need for the Panama company. Only the Dubai residence visa/cash out part.

You can easily obtain a virtual and a physical debit card under your name from something like RedotPay. KYC is minimal and fast (minutes). Top it up with crypto instantly. You can even add it to Apple Pay. Should work.

Can anyone suggest what did they use for "Signed UBO declaration submitted to the registered Authority."? I don't recall submitting anything to the authority

I just got hit with the request now... with the deadline to submit on the 25th. Merry Christmas hap¤#"

WIO does work with Rain for both sending and receiving, $XX,XXX so far. Edit: the money arrives from "your name" to "your name" so I think that helps as well.

I have seen Fred in 'real' life. I'm pretty sure he even mentioned on the forum where he used to live and it wasn't difficult to see him around. If you know, you know. This was a few years ago. I don't know anything about their current situation. I renewed directly with IFZA. But for all...

I also received an email from DLS to renew. For what it is worth, the banking information was still the same as before. But it seemed sketchy and I decided to ignore and renew directly with IFZA.

I ended up doing it myself. It's quite easy and straightforward. This is the process for IFZA: 1. Get the medical test. I did it at Smart Salem DIFC because it's fast, convenient and they also have Amer center right there. But you can also get the medical somewhere cheaper. 2. Do Emirates ID...

Did you send them non-audited financial statements OR you didn't send any financial statements at all (because you were still in the process of finalizing them)?

Do you know if I can do the Emirates ID application at the typing center before getting the medical test results? I'm trying to organize my time most efficiently and hoping to do everything on the same day.

So any savings that anyone had before 2024 in their bank accounts could potentially be remitted into Thailand tax-free at any time? Doesn't matter if you remit in 2024, 2025, etc. as long as you had them as "savings" before 2024?

People also thought they wouldn't implement the change of remitted into Thailand regardless of the year... but they did implement it. Here we are again. I believe this is gonna go through. It's external pressure. I'm not even sure this benefits Thailand. Some people are, for the first time...

Let me clarify, I can't edit the original post: I'm asking for residence visa renewal. The company itself is already formed and renewed.

Hi, Does anyone have a recommended PRO service in Dubai that can replace what DLS used to do? Apply for and collect the residence visa for you, pick up the Emirates ID, take you to medical, etc.. I'm not sure if this is a process that's easy to do on your own. Thank you!!!