Wills for UAE residents
A will registered in the UAE that says what you actually want — so your family is not left working it out under pressure.
Who this is for
- Residents holding property, accounts or a company in the UAE
- Parents who want guardianship set out in advance
- Business owners whose shares would otherwise be left unresolved
- Families with assets in more than one country
Not the right fit if: you are asking which inheritance law applies to you — that is a legal question, and we bring in a qualified adviser rather than answer it ourselves.
What we handle
- A structured conversation about what you hold and what you intend
- Your UAE assets listed properly, company shares included
- The will drafted to say what you actually meant
- Guardianship provisions where you have children
- Registration arranged with the appropriate registry
- Translation and notarisation where these are required
- A qualified adviser brought in where your circumstances need one
How it works
- 01 We list what you hold Property, accounts, shares, and where each one sits.
- 02 We establish what you intend Beneficiaries, guardians, executors. In your words first.
- 03 We bring in an adviser where needed Where your circumstances raise a legal question, it goes to someone qualified to answer it.
- 04 We draft and register Prepared, reviewed with you, and registered so it can actually be relied on.
What it costs
Registry fees are set and published by the registry and are passed on at cost — we confirm the current figure for the registry your case uses before you commit. Our fee is for the preparation and for managing the registration. Where a qualified legal adviser is needed, their fee is theirs and is quoted to you by them directly. A will covering assets in more than one country is more work than one covering assets here.
- Which registry your will is registered with
- How many assets and beneficiaries are involved
- Whether company shares are included
- Whether guardianship provisions are needed
- Whether assets in other countries have to be considered
Indicative. Authority fees are set by the authority and revised without notice. Last reviewed 19 September 2026.
Documents you will need
The exact list depends on your activity and the authority. We send you a written checklist for your own case before anything is filed.
- Passport, visa page and Emirates ID
- Title deeds for any property held
- Trade licence and share certificates for any company held
- Account details for the bank accounts to be covered
- Passport and details for each beneficiary, executor and guardian
Questions
Possibly, and it depends on where your assets sit and what your existing will covers. A will written elsewhere is not automatically the fastest route to releasing an asset held here. We look at what you hold and, where the answer turns on a point of law, we put the question to someone qualified to answer it.
That is a legal question with a real answer for your circumstances, and it is not one we will guess at. It is exactly the point where we bring in a qualified adviser — and it is why relying on what a friend was told is a poor plan.
Yes, and for a business owner it is often the most important part. Shares left unaddressed are the reason a working company can stall at the worst possible moment.
Yes. A will is not permanent, and it should be revisited whenever something substantial changes — a birth, a marriage, a property, a new company. We tell you what the registry requires to update it.
Indicative. Nothing here is legal, tax or immigration advice. Last reviewed 19 September 2026.