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Abu Dhabi · economic departments

Explore Abu Dhabi economic departments

ADDED sets the frame. ADRA issues the licence. ADRO and ICA handle residence. TAMM is the portal. Khalis types the pack from Muroor Road — we do not issue.

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Who comes first

Who comes first

The same order a complete Abu Dhabi file actually follows.

  1. 01

    ADDED sets the frame

    Economic policy and the residency categories you will later file.

  2. 02

    ADRA issues the licence

    The economic licence comes first — mainland types we already list on Business Setup.

  3. 03

    DMT stamps the office

    Tawtheeq tenancy when an office is required. Some licences can wait a year.

  4. 04

    TAMM is the portal

    The file actually moves on TAMM. We type against those screens.

  5. 05

    ADRO / ICA for residence

    Golden, Green or Non-Work after the licence — if you need a visa at all.

  6. 06

    Khalis types and follows

    One desk on Muroor Road. We do not issue the licence or the visa.

The departments

The departments

What each issues, and what Khalis types against it.

ADDED · Parent economic department

Department of Economic Development

Issues
Economic policy, business regulation, and the published Golden, Green and Non-Work residency categories.
What Khalis files
We map the ADDED track before an ADRA licence or ICA pack is typed.
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ADRA · Issues the economic licence

Abu Dhabi Registration Authority

Issues
Standard, instant, virtual, freelancer, Tajer, dual and industrial (Rowad) economic licences.
What Khalis files
Activity, legal form, name, MOA and TAMM follow-up. ADRA issues the licence — we do not.
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ADRO

ADRO · Golden · Green · Non-Work

Abu Dhabi Residents Office

Issues
Abu Dhabi residency categories published with ADDED — investor, talent, remote work and property-owner tracks.
What Khalis files
Category check, then the ICA residence pack that matches the ADRO table.
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TAMM · The portal the file moves on

TAMM — Abu Dhabi government services

Issues
Online submissions for ADDED / ADRA licences, tenancy links, investor tools and many municipality services.
What Khalis files
We type against TAMM screens and follow status. You still pay government fees to the authority.
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ADGM

ADGM · Financial free zone

Abu Dhabi Global Market

Issues
Financial-services and holding companies under a common-law framework on Al Maryah Island.
What Khalis files
We brief the ADGM vs mainland choice, then type the pack the zone or ADRA actually asks for.
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KEZAD

KEZAD · Industrial & logistics zones

KEZAD Group

Issues
Industrial, trading and service licences in Khalifa Economic Zones — land, utilities and port access.
What Khalis files
Industrial vs mainland briefing, then the KEZAD or ADRA Rowad file.
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2454

2454 · Media · gaming · production

twofour54 / Creative Media Authority

Issues
Media, gaming, broadcast and production licences in Abu Dhabi’s creative free zone.
What Khalis files
Activity mapping — media zone vs ADRA mainland — before a name is reserved.
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ADIO

ADIO · FDI · incentives · industry

Abu Dhabi Investment Office

Issues
Investment promotion, industrial-strategy support and public-private partnership routing.
What Khalis files
We do not grant incentives. We prepare the licence and residency file that sits under an ADIO conversation.
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ADCCI

ADCCI · Certificates of origin · membership

Abu Dhabi Chamber

Issues
Chamber membership, certificates of origin and commercial attestations used in trade files.
What Khalis files
Origin certificates, membership papers and letters sequenced with the licence.
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DMT

DMT · Tawtheeq · tenancy · traffic

Department of Municipalities & Transport

Issues
Tawtheeq tenancy contracts, municipality approvals and many traffic / vehicle services.
What Khalis files
Tenancy link to the licence, municipality NOCs by activity, vehicle renewals.
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Also in the file

DCT — tourism & hospitality approvals
DoH — health-activity licences
ADJD — court typing
Masdar City Free Zone
Abu Dhabi Airports Free Zone
ICA / ICP — residence & Emirates ID
MOHRE — establishment cards & labour
MOFAIC — attestation

Mandates shift. Confirm the live portal before you pay government fees. Khalis is a typing and PRO desk — not the issuing authority.