For Australian leavers
Moving to Dubai from Australia? Done properly.
Relocate, expand your business into the UAE, or set up a base you can run from anywhere. We handle the UAE side end to end, and point you to properly qualified advice for the Australian side.
Why Australian leavers choose Dubai
- 0% personal income tax, a real contrast to Australian marginal rates.
- 100% ownership of your UAE company, with a licence typically in weeks.
- Residency for you and your family, through your company, a job, or investment routes.
- A genuine time-zone bridge between Australia, Asia and Europe for founders running a global business.
- Lifestyle, safety, schools, healthcare and year-round sun.
What's different when you're leaving Australia
The UAE side of an Australian move is the same as anyone else's. The Australian side isn't. Australian tax residency turns on the "resides" test and a set of statutory tests around it, not a simple day count. Ceasing residency can trigger a capital gains tax event on assets you hold, on the basis of a deemed disposal at the point you leave, with an election available that defers rather than removes the tax. And unlike many corridors, there is no Australia-UAE tax treaty, so there are no treaty tie-breakers to fall back on if your residency position is untidy.
None of it is a reason not to move. All of it is a reason to plan the Australian exit and the UAE setup together, in the right order, before you go, and to get that Australian side reviewed by an Australian-qualified tax adviser rather than relying on general guidance.
What we handle
- The structure, freezone, mainland or offshore, matched to what you do.
- Visas & residency, you and your family, plus the Emirates ID.
- Banking, personal and business accounts, prepared properly.
- Tax & compliance, UAE registrations done right, and for the Australian side we work alongside your registered tax agent.
- The landing, housing, schools, healthcare, the first-month admin.
Start with these five guides
The move from Australia in order: the steps, the tax exit, your super, your salary and your company. Official sources, as at October 2026.
- Moving from Australia
Moving to Dubai from Australia: a step-by-step guide
How to move to Dubai from Australia in order: visa route, Australian tax exit, documents and your first weeks. Official sources, October 2026.
- Moving from Australia
Leaving Australia for tax: the ATO residency tests and your final tax return
How the ATO decides whether you are still a resident, what goes in your return for the year you leave and when you can lodge early. As at October 2026.
- Moving from Australia
Superannuation when you move to Dubai: can you withdraw your super?
Australian citizens and permanent residents cannot withdraw super because they leave. What happens to your fund, SMSF and contributions, October 2026.
- Moving from Australia
Dubai salary tax for Australians: what the UAE charges and what Australia still taxes
The UAE does not tax salaries. Whether Australia taxes your Dubai pay depends on your Australian tax residency. As at October 2026.
- Moving from Australia
Setting up a UAE company from Australia: structure, steps and the Australian tax questions
How Australians set up a free zone or mainland UAE company, which steps you can do from Australia and the Australian tax rules to check first.
More guides for Australian leavers
- Moving from Australia
What happens to my superannuation if I move overseas?
Your super stays in Australia and moving to the UAE does not unlock it. The catch: Australian rules still decide when it is released and how it is taxed.
- Moving from Australia
Opening a UAE business bank account as an Australian
Yes, Australians can open one. Banks care most about your company's substance and source of funds, and Australian tax residency still matters.
- Moving from Australia
Freezone vs mainland for an Australian-owned UAE company?
Freezone suits most Australian-owned online and service firms, mainland suits local trade. Neither choice ends your Australian tax residency.
- Moving from Australia
UAE visas and residency for Australian founders & families
Australians can get UAE residency via a company, investment, Golden Visa or employment. Australia has no tax treaty with the UAE, so no tiebreaker.
- Moving from Australia
How to set up a UAE company from Australia
You can set up a UAE company from Australia largely remotely, but with no tax treaty, it won't cut your Australian tax while you remain a resident.
- Moving from Australia
Is there an Australia-UAE tax treaty? What no DTA means for your move
No. Australia and the UAE have no double tax agreement, so no treaty tie-breaker applies. Your Australian residency has to end on the facts, not on a UAE certificate.
- Moving from Australia
Does moving to Dubai trigger capital gains tax in Australia?
Moving to Dubai does not trigger Australian CGT. Ceasing tax residency does, through a deemed sale of many assets. The UAE gives no treaty relief.
- Moving from Australia
Am I still an Australian tax resident after I move to Dubai?
Not automatically. Moving to Dubai does not end Australian tax residency, and with no Australia-UAE tax treaty there is no tie-breaker to fall back on.