Certified True Copy of Trade License for Bank Account Opening in Dubai
Get a certified true copy of your trade license for corporate bank account opening or KYC, done in house, in person at our office, online or on a home visit.
A certified true copy of a trade license for bank account purposes is a copy of your company’s trade license that has been examined against the original and certified as a genuine match by a licensed UAE legal professional, carried out in house, or in some cases directly by the licensing authority that issued the document.
Banks typically ask for this so they can keep a verified copy on file without holding onto your original license. The certification itself does not change or renew the license, it simply confirms the copy matches the original at the time it was certified.
Trade License Certification for Banking Purposes
Many Dubai banks ask for a certified true copy of trade license for bank account dubai as part of their KYC checks, whether you are opening a new account, adding a signatory, or switching banks. This page covers what the certification involves and how to get it done for a banking submission.
Who Typically Needs This
Who Can Request Certification
The request is normally made by the company’s general manager or another authorized signatory named on the trade license. Where that person cannot attend, someone holding a valid power of attorney for the company can request certification on their behalf.
Banks often specify who they expect to see on the certified paperwork, so it is worth checking your bank’s own KYC requirement before booking.
How It Works
- Send us the trade license and the supporting company documents your bank has requested.
- We confirm which certification route applies, a licensed UAE legal professional or, where relevant, the issuing authority directly.
- The certified true copy attestation is done in house.
- You collect the certified documents, or choose delivery, ready to submit to your bank.
Mistakes to Avoid
Typical Situations
A logistics company opening its first corporate account at a Dubai bank was asked for a certified true copy of its trade license as part of KYC, and had the certification done ahead of its account opening appointment.
A consultancy switching banks needed a freshly certified copy because its existing certified copy fell outside the new bank’s accepted date range.
A free zone trading company adding a new signatory to its account needed a certified trade license copy submitted alongside the new signatory’s own documents.
How This Differs From a General Trade License Certification
A general certified true copy of a trade license is prepared for whatever purpose the client names. A bank KYC certification is narrower because banks often expect the certification to fall within a recent date window and sometimes want it paired with other specific corporate documents. Confirming your bank’s exact requirement before booking avoids a certified copy that needs to be redone.
Our plain-language guide explains how these differ.
Read the comparison guideWhat to Bring
- Original valid trade license
- Memorandum of Association or equivalent constitutional document
- Certificate of Incorporation, for free zone companies where one was issued
- Passport copy and Emirates ID of the authorized signatory or general manager
- Board resolution or power of attorney, if someone other than the general manager is attending
- Any bank-specific KYC form your branch has asked you to attach
Need It Quickly for a Banking Deadline
Banks sometimes set a short window to complete KYC before an account application lapses. If you are working against a bank deadline, see our Same-Day Certified True Copy Attestation page for urgent certified true copy attestation.
Cost
What This Costs
Fees for a certified true copy of a trade license depend on the document, the certification route, and how urgently it is needed. See Certified True Copy Attestation Fees and Process for how our fees and process work.
Who Carries Out the Certification
Every certified true copy carried out in house is examined and certified by one of our own licensed lawyers or legal consultants, typically a notary public or legal consultant authorized to certify company documents, or in relevant cases by the government authority that issued the license.
Where We Cover
We issue certified true copies for companies across Dubai, and also certify for companies based in Abu Dhabi or Sharjah as well. See Certified True Copy Attestation in Abu Dhabi and Certified True Copy Attestation in Sharjah for details specific to those emirates.
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Requirements vary by bank and by account type, so it is worth checking directly with your bank’s relationship manager or KYC team what they need before booking certification.
Banks often want a certified copy dated within a recent window, though the exact period is set by each bank rather than by us.
In most cases yes, though the certification route can differ from a mainland license. See our Certified True Copy of Free Zone Trade License page for that case specifically.
Normally the general manager or another authorized signatory named on the trade license, or someone holding a valid power of attorney for the company.
Let us know the full list your bank has requested so all the required documents can be certified together where possible.
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