Organise the compliance work relevant to your UAE business: AML procedures, goAML registration, ownership records and customer checks, with clear documents and responsibilities.
Share your contact details and citizenship. We will discuss your licensed activity, current arrangements and the requirement you need to address.
Begin with the licensed activity, registration jurisdiction and relevant supervisor. A company’s AML, ownership and customer-check obligations depend on what it does; one generic policy is unlikely to describe every business.
For example, a property brokerage may need controls around parties and property transactions, while a precious-metals dealer needs procedures reflecting its customers and payment risks. Confirm the applicable classification before selecting the work.
We help review available records, document gaps and prepare the agreed procedures and working templates. Your company retains its management and reporting responsibilities. Review the Ministry of Economy and Tourism’s AML guidance.
Use your licensed activity to find a starting point. These are examples, not an automatic list of obligations; the applicable supervisor and work performed determine the final scope.
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| Business activity | Services to consider | Confirm before scoping |
|---|---|---|
| Real estate brokerage | AML risk assessment; goAML registration; KYC and customer due diligence; policies and periodic review. | Confirm that your licensed work involves property purchase or sale and identify the supervising authority. |
| Precious metals or stones dealer | AML risk assessment; goAML registration; customer checks; staff procedures and periodic review. | Check your products, customer profile, payment methods and the transactions your business handles. |
| Independent accountant or auditor | AML risk assessment; goAML registration; customer due diligence; procedures and periodic review. | Confirm the professional services you provide to clients and the relevant supervisory framework. |
| Trust or company service provider | AML risk assessment; goAML registration; customer checks; policies and review. Check your own UBO records separately. | Confirm whether you form, administer or provide company services for third parties. |
| Independent legal professional | AML and customer-check procedures; goAML support if the covered activity makes you a reporting entity. | Confirm the client work in scope and the legal profession’s applicable supervisor before selecting services. |
| Licensed financial institution | Sector-specific AML and KYC review first; reporting-platform support only within the confirmed scope. | Start with the licence category and financial regulator’s rules; specialist requirements need a separate review. |
| Other UAE trading or service company | Beneficial owner records and updates; review of the records and responsibilities relevant to the entity. | Check the legal form, registrar and any exemptions. Operating a company alone does not trigger goAML registration. |
Once you have identified your activity above, explore the services that may form part of your agreed scope. Registration alone does not complete ongoing compliance.
Review how your business identifies money laundering risks and translates applicable obligations into documented controls and assigned responsibilities.
For businesses required to register, coordinate the supporting documents and registration steps for the UAE Financial Intelligence Unit reporting platform.
Organise the ownership and control information needed for applicable ultimate beneficial owner records, declarations and updates with the relevant registrar.
Structure the collection, verification and review of customer information so your team can follow a documented process appropriate to its obligations.
Make the agreed procedures usable through clear responsibilities, working templates and guidance for the people who carry out compliance tasks.
Revisit the agreed controls and records as activities, customers or ownership change, with a documented action list for gaps requiring attention.
From understanding your activities to a clear set of responsibilities and follow-up actions.
Discuss your licensed activities, registration location, ownership and existing arrangements. Identify the requirements and supervisory framework relevant to the proposed work.
Review the available company documents, registrations and procedures against that scope. Establish what is missing, what needs updating and which actions take priority.
Agree the deliverables, fees and responsibilities before preparing the required documents, supporting registration steps or helping implement the procedures included in the engagement.
Record outstanding actions, responsible people and relevant review points. Where continuing support is agreed, revisit the scope when the business or its requirements change.
Example deliverables to include in an agreed engagement, adapted to the business and its obligations.
A list of applicable topics being reviewed, available evidence, identified gaps, action owners and priorities.
The agreed business risk assessment and procedures for customer checks, escalation and record retention, tailored to the reviewed activities.
Relevant onboarding checklists, ownership charts, review logs or UBO records, with required approvals and missing information identified.
Outstanding actions, responsible people and review triggers such as ownership, activity or customer-risk changes.
Common questions about applicability, registrations, documentation and ongoing support.
No. AML requirements depend on what a business actually does and who supervises it. The sector table above is a starting point, not a classification decision. Financial institutions and designated non-financial businesses and professions can have specific obligations; a general trading company is not automatically a goAML reporting entity. Check the Ministry of Economy and Tourism’s supervised sectors.
goAML is the UAE Financial Intelligence Unit platform used by reporting entities for suspicious activity and transaction reports. Registration depends on your activity and supervisory status. We confirm those first, then scope any registration support. See the Ministry’s goAML sector check.
Registration is one part of a wider framework. Depending on the applicable requirements, a business may also need risk assessments, policies, customer due diligence, staff guidance, record keeping and reporting procedures. These tasks should be considered together with the responsibilities of its appointed personnel.
Our support can include organising the ownership chain, checking supporting information and coordinating applicable beneficial owner records, declarations or updates. The entity type, registrar and exemptions need to be checked. See the Ministry’s beneficial ownership legislation.
Start with your trade licence, registration jurisdiction, a summary of your activities and the issue you want to address. We then identify the ownership records, existing registrations, policies or other documents needed for the agreed review. The enquiry form only asks for your contact details and citizenship.
Yes. A review can examine the onboarding checklist, customer identity and ownership evidence, risk assessment, escalation path and record-keeping process. For a property brokerage or precious-metals business, the examples and controls should reflect that sector’s transactions and applicable guidance. The agreed outcome is a documented gap list and the revised working materials included in the proposal.
Both can be discussed. A focused engagement may cover a registration or record update; ongoing support may include scheduled reviews and agreed follow-up tasks. The proposal defines the deliverables, review frequency and responsibilities, including those that remain with your business.
The scope depends on your activities, document readiness, existing arrangements and the support required. After the initial review, we explain the fee basis, expected stages and any external charges. Registrations or authority processes also depend on the relevant authority and the completeness of the information submitted.
Tell us your activity, current registrations and the issue to address. We will help define the documents, actions and responsibilities needed next.