One article goes through: Dubai Meidan Free Zone Company Voluntary Cancellation Complete Process

When an enterprise registered in the Meidan Free Zone decides to terminate its operations due to business transformation, market adjustment and other reasons, it is the core operation to avoid overdue fines and credit stains by completing voluntary cancellation according to the specifications. In 2026, the US-Denmark Free Zone, in combination with the latest regulatory requirements of the UAE Federal Tax Administration, optimized the cancellation of the full link process. As long as the nodes are sorted out in advance and the materials are prepared, the closed loop of the whole process can be completed, thus completely eliminating the hidden dangers of subsequent business compliance in the UAE.

Write-off of pre-requisite clearing matters

voluntary write-offs are only available to surviving enterprises with assets greater than liabilities and no large external debt, and all legacy obligations must be completed item by item before the application is initiated:

1. Cancellation of all residence visas

the investor's signature and employee's work signature under the name of the enterprise need to be canceled, the employee's salary, annual leave subsidy and resignation compensation shall be settled, and the employment settlement certificate shall be obtained from the Ministry of Labor. If the visa is not cleared, the cancellation application will be rejected directly.

2. Tax settlement and cancellation of tax number

no matter whether there is running water or not, all annual tax zero declaration, value-added tax declaration and overdue fine shall be made up during the period of existence. Complete the cancellation of FTA tax payment by the UAE Federal Tax Administration and apply for a letter of no objection to tax settlement, which is the core hard material.

3, settle the annual fee of the park and all kinds of arrears.

Pay the license renewal fee, address custody fee and secretarial service fee over the years, terminate the virtual office address agreement, and obtain the park arrears settlement receipt only if there is no arrears.

4, combing assets and debts, closing public accounts.

Inventory account funds, current accounts, to pay off all arrears of suppliers and service providers.

5, issued a shareholder dissolution resolution.

All shareholders sign a written resolution, unanimously agreeing to initiate voluntary liquidation and appoint a licensed liquidator; documents signed by overseas Chinese shareholders need to be notarized and certified, with legal effect.

Medan Voluntary Cancellation Steps

1, the appointment of the park official licensed liquidator.

Meidan stipulates that shareholders shall not liquidate themselves, and must employ a certified liquidator in the MFZ directory to co-ordinate the entire process of asset disposal, claims declaration, financial audit and official filing, and the liquidator shall issue a letter of acceptance of duties and upload it to the park system for the record.

2, submit a full set of basic information, start the cancellation application

log in to the online government port of Meidan, submit the shareholder resolution, the appointment document of the liquidator, the business license, the tax payment certificate, the visa cancellation receipt, the address settlement document, pay the official cancellation administrative fee of the park, and the audit department formally accepts the liquidation business.

3, 15 days of official creditor's rights publicity period.

Different from the 45-day newspaper publicity requirement in Dubai's mainstream free trade zone, Meidan only publishes a creditor's rights liquidation announcement in official website of the park. The legal publicity duration is 15 natural days. Creditors can declare arrears during the publicity period. If there is no objection to creditor's rights, the next link can be entered upon the expiration of the publicity period, greatly shortening the processing cycle.

4, the preparation of the final liquidation audit report.

The liquidator, in conjunction with a local certified accountant in the United Arab Emirates, combs all the accounts, bank flows and details of income and expenditure during the life of the enterprise, and issues a formal liquidation audit report, setting out the debt settlement, asset disposal and remaining fund distribution plan, which will be used for the final verification of the park. Shell zero operating enterprise accounts are simple, and the audit process can be greatly simplified.

5, the institutions without objection to the summary filing

in turn, collect the bank account cancellation receipt, the tax bureau cancellation certificate, the labor department's settlement documents, the telecom water and electricity settlement NOC no objection letter, the whole set of data unified sorting and binding, to eliminate the hidden dangers of arrears.

6, online submission of final materials, park audit approval

upload the liquidation report and the full set of settlement documents to the MFZ system, and the auditors will cancel the enterprise filing card (Establishment Card) and withdraw the original business license after verification.

7, receive the official cancellation certificate, the legal entity completely disappeared

after the completion of the audit, the Meidan Registry issued an electronic version of the enterprise cancellation completion certificate, the legal personality of the enterprise was officially terminated, and shareholders and directors no longer bear subsequent tax and commercial legal liabilities.

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