Desk research against primary sources, with the issuing authority linked where a page states an official fee, rule or deadline.
The 25% ownership threshold is not the only trigger — anyone exercising significant control over the company, including through voting rights or the ability to appoint management, counts as a UBO even at a lower shareholding. Cabinet Resolution 58 of 2020 is the instrument that created the obligation, and it applies uniformly to every UAE-licensed entity regardless of size or sector.
The 60-day filing window runs from incorporation, but the tighter constraint is the 15-day window that opens every time ownership or control changes afterwards — a share transfer, a new director with signing authority, anything that alters who counts as a UBO. Missing either window exposes the company to the AED 50,000 starting fine, which applies per instance of non-compliance rather than once.
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