During the account application process, you'll need to select the appropriate business type for your Stripe account. For UAE accounts, we only support the following types of businesses:

• Companies, LLCs, Single member LLCs, Sole Establishment LLC, Civil Companies, Partnerships, Branches of Foreign Companies

• Sole establishments, free zone establishments

You must also have a trade licence or freelancer permit that has been issued within the UAE to be able to use Stripe.

At present, we don't support individuals without a trade licence/permit, or NGOs, non-profits or government organisations.

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Choosing your business type

There are two choices to make in this selection process:

1. Type of business

2. Is your business registered in a free zone?

Depending on your choice, you'll be asked to provide specific business documents – you can find more information about required documents here: https://support.stripe.com/questions/verification-of-businesses-in-the-uae

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Having trouble determining the right business type for your business?

You should reference your trade licence to determine which option best represents your business type. Some common examples are:

• Company, Civil Company, Partnership, LLC, Single Member LLC, Sole Establishment LLC, Branch of Foreign Company = Company/LLC

• You can then indicate whether the business was registered in a free zone or not
• Sole establishment, sole proprietorship, free zone establishment (FZE) = sole establishment
  • You can then indicate whether the business was registered in a free zone or not