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4 available 4 • View allHow to remove shareholder's name from a professional license?
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Q: How can I remove my shareholder name from a professional license in Dubai economy?
And how can I cancel my partner visa from this license?
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How to remove a partner's name from the trade license in Dubai?
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Q: Dear Madam,
How to remove a partner's name from the trade license in Dubai? Can you explain the procedures?
We are 4 equal partners. I hold the POA. Is it possible for me to remove the partners' names from the license?
Who all are required during the process, please explain. Thanks in advance. Regards, Shabbirali Kamal

Jun 28, 2022
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Removing the name from the license of a professional service company upon selling it
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Q: I had a professional service company in a partnership licensed by DED, Dubai.
There were some issues and we decided to sell the license. The sale was completed with the sale deed registered in a Dubai court in Feb 2020.
However, the new owner failed to renew the license and update the records with DED, Dubai. Therefore, I am still registered as the owner and manager of the license with the DED.
In this scenario, who is the legal owner now, and what are my options to remove my name from the license or to close it?

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Company's unpaid rent led to a travel ban on a former manager. What to do?



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Q: Dear Sir/Madam,
I was a manager in my previous company, and my name was on the trade license. I was not aware that my employer/company had not paid the shop rent of 117,000 AED.
I finished my contract with them on February 18, 2023, and started a new job on March 18, 2023.
Last week, I was at the airport to travel when I was stopped and told that I had a travel ban from the Dubai Land Department.
Can anyone help me with how I can clear my name?
I do not know what is going on, how it happened, or what I need to do to clear my name. I am no longer part of that company.




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السلام عليكم،
أعمل في شركة في العين مند ثلاث سنوات ونصف "منها سنة وعشرة أشهر إقامة تابعة للشركة" وما تبقى كنت أعمل بالإعارة من شركة أخرى. راتبي في عقد العمل 500 درهم ولكن راتبي الفعلي 2500 درهم.
هل يحق لي المطالبة قانونًا على حسب الراتب الفعلي؟
وهل فترة العمل بالإعارة تدخل ضمن أيام المستحقات؟
علمًا بأنني أستلم راتبي بشكل مباشر بإيصال قبض من الشركة، وراتب العقد (500) أستلمه بنكيًا أو عبر فروع الأنصاري.
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