A general recruitment and temporary-staffing enquiry that required the employment model to be matched to MOHRE requirements and the Dubai economic licence.
Recruitment mediation and temporary staffing are different operating models. These reference activities must be matched to the employer responsibilities and MOHRE permissions; they are not a confirmed combined licence.
Activity 7810001 · Dubai mainland · DET reference
Includes recruitment offices specialized in bringing in manpower for companies, establishments and individuals and assuming necessary procedures for having their visas issued.
Find this activity in the directoryActivity 7820001 · Dubai mainland · DET reference
Includes specialized firms engaged in supplying others with different professionals on temporary basis
Find this activity in the directoryActivity 7810002 · Dubai mainland · DET reference
Includes third-party recruiters specialized in listing employment vacancies and referring or placing applicants for employment.
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Activity, legal form and Dubai mainland
Owner / You and VantablackNamed team, checklist and your project timeline
Owner / VantablackDocuments and activity checks.
Passports, KYC and anything the activity needs
Owner / You, checked by VantablackSubmitted to the Department of Economy and Tourism
Owner / Vantablack, then the authorityPremises and the licence decision.
Lease and Ejari for the dedicated premises
Owner / You and VantablackYour company exists; documents in your workspace
Owner / The authorityFollow-on work in your agreed scope.
Immigration file for you and your team
Owner / Vantablack PRO teamBank application, VAT and Corporate Tax registration
Owner / Vantablack and the bankList your services on the Ecosystem and receive requests
Owner / You, on VantablackTime markers are our service standards; authority steps follow the authority’s own timeline, and approvals are the authority’s decision. Your accepted quote confirms which post-licence services are included. Sales depend on licensing, approvals and demand.
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mediation or agency-employed staffing
The client wanted to establish a general recruitment or temporary-staffing business serving other companies. The enquiry concerned the employment-agency route, rather than domestic-worker recruitment.
Recruitment mediation and temporary employment are different operating models. In mediation, the agency connects an employer and a candidate without becoming the employer. In temporary employment and outsourcing, the agency employs the worker and supplies their services to a beneficiary. The intended contracts and employer responsibilities must therefore be clarified before the relevant MOHRE permissions and DET activity can be matched.
We launched a formal investigation. Our PRO team physically visited MOHRE to present and validate the documents, we gathered the DET requirements separately, and we escalated directly to senior DET management for rare points that ordinary channels could not answer. We then reconciled both authorities into one application checklist.
A commercial licence alone does not establish permission to operate an employment agency. The investigation brought MOHRE and DET requirements into one checklist. The case records that investigation; it does not establish a completed licence, a fixed cost or a confirmed processing time.
This activity involves professional, regulated or physical operations: assess the operating premises and any inspection or technical conditions first. A virtual address does not replace a required operating site. For an eligible Dubai mainland setup, our indicative planning example is AED 1,200 for trade-name reservation and initial approval, AED 3,500 for a virtual-office provider, and AED 12,000 for the licence: approximately AED 16,700 before Vantablack service fees. These are Vantablack planning estimates dated 20 October 2026, not official tariffs or costs recorded for this case. Provider tax, visas, immigration and labour files, external approvals and other scope-specific costs are separate where applicable.
Where dedicated premises are required, replace the virtual-office allowance with the actual office, shop, warehouse or other suitable lease cost. Our planning allowance for the licence is AED 12,000 plus a market fee estimated at 5% of the annual lease value, subject to the authority assessment; the initial application allowance remains AED 1,200. Fit-out, deposits, inspections and activity-specific approvals may add costs. Your written quotation and actual authority voucher determine the payable amounts.
Planning guidance for a new enquiry, not a statement of this client’s costs or completed approvals. Basic and Advanced Setup include virtual-office sourcing and coordination where eligible; office-provider charges are separate.
Compare premises options and request current pricingRelated commercial labels can describe different regulated functions. Identify who employs the worker and what the client is paying the company to do.
Moving from HR advice to recruitment or worker supply requires a new review; a consultancy label does not authorise the additional function.
