Service Card
The Service
Operation name / VAT and TAX Certificates / Responsible Department / International Financial Relations and Organizations
Indicators / Issuing VAT and TAX Certificates / Service name / Issuing VAT and TAX Certificates
Description /
  1. Value Added Tax Certificates:Certificate issued to exempt from Value Added Tax (VAT) in various countries round the world.​​
  2. Tax Domicile Certificate: Certificate issued to take advantage of the agreements to avoid double taxation on income concluded by the State

Requirements to get the service / Email, the establishment of the Account on the system (electronic or smartphone), a mobile phone
Individuals: to be resident in the state 180 days at least
Companies: that the entity has practiced its activity in the State for at least a year
Reasons to issue the service / The governmental and private organizations and individuals Take advantage from tax exemptions on the basis of the agreements concluded between the United Arab Emirates and the United States and other countries.
Automated Percentage / 100%
Service Requirements
Required Documents / For Value Added Tax Certificates
  • A request letter signed by the authorized signatory.
  • A copy of the decree and act of incorporation
For Tax Domicile Certificate (Government)
  • A request letter signed by the authorized signatory
  • A copy of the decree and act of incorporation
For Tax Domicile Certificate (Individuals)
  • Copy of the passport.
  • Copy of valid Residential ID.
  • A certified copy of (residential) lease agreement.
  • Source of income/Salary certificate.
  • A validated 6-month bank statement
  • A report from the General Directorate of Residency and Foreigners Affairs specifying the number of days the resident has stayed in the UAE.
  • Tax forms (if any) from the country in which the certificate is to be submitted.
For Tax Domicile Certificate (Companies).
  • A copy of the trade license and partners' attachment.
  • Establishment contract certified by official authorities (if it is not a Sole Company).
  • A copy of the company’s owners/partners/directors' passports
  • A copy of the company’s owners/partners/directors' IDs
  • A copy of the company’s owners/partners/directors' permits of residence
  • A certified copy of the audited financial accounts
  • A validated 6-month bank statement
  • A certified copy of the lease agreement.
  • Tax forms (if any) from the country in which the certificate is to be submitted.

Service implementation procedures/steps: /
  • Create a new account on MOF website and apply through MOF website
  • Review of the submitted documents by the department and adoption
  • Payment of certificate’s fees before the dealer
  • After the payment is complete, a certificate will be issued and sent to your address by express courier.

Responsible Officer /
Eshraq Saeed Mubarak Mohamed Reda Hendawy
Telephone number / 04 311 0602 02 698 7521
Email /
Location of service provision / Through ministry's website or ministry's smart application
Duration of service Provision​​ /
  • The expected duration during processing: 3 working days after getting the approval.
  • The expected duration for getting the result: 2 working days through Impost.

Data Service classification and Users
Service type / Main
Operational type / Supportive
Service division / Internal and external
User Classification / External
Service Classification / Commercial
User Nationality / Citizen and Resident
Service repetition / weekly
Service Evaluation /
  • errors proportion
  • Service Measurement

Evaluation Channel / Internet
Delivery Channel / Internet
Target Audience / Companies, Government Sector, Private sector and individuals​​
Service fees / special fees of individuals and companies
 forward each request (100) dirhams
 certificates of added value (500) dirhams
 Tax Domicile Certificate for individuals (2,000 dirham)
 Tax Domicile Certificate for companies tax (10,000 dirham)
* Subject to a fee of 3 AED in case of use card in the pre-payment of the electronic dirham
* subject to special fees credit cards according to the World Bank fees of the card.
Number of request (2015) / 3,248 / Number of Users(2014) / 2,121