 Hey guys, welcome to OxyVlogs! If this is your first time here and you would like to know more about life in Dubai, don't forget to hit the subscribe button and the notification icon so you will not miss anything. Today many people want to become a freelancer. It's quite popular today, especially among young generation. And if you want to be a freelancer in Dubai, you need to get a freelance permit and you need to have a residence visa. Once you get a freelance permit, you can work as a one-person company and do business under your own name, not a startup company. Another important thing you need to know that you can get a freelance permit only if you work in one of these three sectors, media, education and IT. For example, if you're a photographer, graphic designer, social media manager, web developer and so on. How much does it cost to get a freelance permit? If you have a visa and you need just a permit, it will cost you 7,500 dirhams per year. But if you need to apply for a visa, the whole package will cost you between 10,000 and 20,000 dirhams. It depends whether you need a visa for one year or three years. How can you get your freelance permit? Go to this website, fill out the application form, submit the required documents and once the application form is approved, you need to make a payment and then you will get your permit within 10 to 15 days. But what if you live outside the UE and you are just planning to move to Dubai and you need a visa? So you need to follow the same steps. First of all, you need to get a permit. So you go to the same website, you fill out the application form. Once a permit is approved, you can apply for your visa and I believe the same company can help you to get a visa for you. Another thing you should know about if you are moving to Dubai with your family and you get a freelance visa, you can apply for a residence visa for your dependents, your wife and kids. But you cannot hire or sponsor any employees under freelance permit. Now, what about taxes? As you know, VAT was introduced in the UE in 2018. So now, if you have business in Dubai, you need to pay taxes. If you make more than 375,000 dirhams per year, you need to register for VAT and the rate of VAT is 5%. So guys, this was an overview of how you can get a freelance visa and freelance permit. As I said, it's quite an easy and quick process. Just go to this website, apply for the permit, follow the steps and these guys will guide you through the whole process. But another important thing I want to highlight. If you've been living in Dubai, you have a residence visa, you have Emirates ID, maybe you have full-time job or you're just housewife and you want to do some freelancing on the site, you want to sell your services, you have an option to apply for an E-Trader license, which costs only 1000 dirhams. Because if you compare freelance license costs 7500 dirhams, E-Trader license costs only 1000 dirhams. But I will talk about this license in my next video. Thank you for watching and I will see you soon. Bye bye.