Day One Setup

About Day One Setup

Aimed at French-speaking entrepreneurs, investors and freelancers moving to the Emirates, this Ras Al Khaimah company combines business formation with relocation paperwork. The whole website is written in French. Its process runs from a strategy session on jurisdiction and activity, through incorporation, licence issue and visa applications, to launch tasks such as bank accounts, driving-licence translation and phone lines. Corporate Tax, accounting and renewal of licences and visas are listed as follow-on services. Pages explain that a company can be created without immediate residence and run from abroad, with only short visits for medicals and biometrics. A free expatriation guide is offered as a lead magnet. The firm has recently announced a similar residency and structuring service for Panama. It does not state the size of its team, a founding year or any licences, and it gives no fees, saying quotes are tailored to each case after a call.

Services

Formation support covers structuring advice, free zone or mainland selection, activity choice, filing, signature of articles and licence issue. Residency work includes visa applications, Emirates ID, medical and biometric appointments and family sponsorship. Banking help covers business and personal accounts, multi-currency accounts, cards and cheque books. Other items listed are driving-licence translation, health insurance, property and transport referrals, website and marketing services, Corporate Tax, accounting and licence and visa renewals.

• ✓ Company formation: offered
• ✓ Accounting and bookkeeping: offered
• ✓ Tax compliance: offered
• ✕ VAT: not listed
• ✕ Payroll: not listed
• ✕ Audit: not listed
• ✓ Bank account assistance: offered
• ✓ Residency and visas: offered
• ✕ Corporate secretarial: not listed
• ✕ Virtual office: not listed