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India ↔ United Arab Emirates A regional hub in the UAEIndia ↔ Saudi Arabia A Saudi entity for government workUAE ↔ United Kingdom A UK subsidiary
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Cases · People & private matters · Personal wealth, expatriates & tax residence

Change tax residence to another country

I'm moving abroad. How do I change my tax residence properly?

WONE Global plans the exit and the arrival with tax professionals in both countries, including timing, ties and filings.

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Countries in the typical case United Kingdom · United Arab Emirates

The situation

What is happening

An individual plans to move and wants to leave one tax system and enter another cleanly.

What is at stake

A poorly managed move can leave you tax resident in both countries, or facing an exit tax you did not expect.

Who faces this

  • Private clients and families
  • Founders and growing companies

A scenario

FounderFounder-led company · from United Kingdom · in United Arab Emirates

He is moving to the UAE after selling part of his company.

Where it ends Tax resident in one place, not two.

A representative scenario of the work WONE Global coordinates, not a specific client’s matter.

Also asked as “Leaving a country for tax purposes”“Exit tax when moving abroad”“I am moving countries and need to understand tax residency”

The solution

How WONE Global handles it

WONE Global plans the exit and the arrival with tax professionals in both countries, including timing, ties and filings.

Usually led by Tax & International Structuring, with Employment, Payroll & Mobility and Accounting, Reporting & Statutory Compliance.

Step by step, in the scenario

  1. Weeks 1-2UK exit and UAE arrival planned.
  2. Week 3Timing.
  3. MoveResidence established.
  4. ThenFilings.

Timings are typical. They depend on the countries, the authorities involved and how quickly documents are available.

Decisions

The decisions involved

  1. 01When residence ends in one country and starts in the other
  2. 02Exit charges and what stays taxable at home
  3. 03Evidence needed to support the move

Outcomes

What you receive

  • A residence change plan with dates
  • Exit and arrival filings
  • A record pack to defend the move

This is a general guide. Your WONE Global professional confirms the work, timing and fees for your markets before anything starts.

Services

The services involved

One area of expertise usually leads; the others move with it. WONE Global keeps them connected across every country involved.

  1. Usually leadsTax & International Structuring25 markets with a named lead→
  2. Often involvedEmployment, Payroll & Mobility7 markets with a named lead→
  3. Often involvedAccounting, Reporting & Statutory Compliance21 markets with a named lead→

Who handles it

Tax & International Structuring, market by market

The status of the lead service in the markets that matter for this case. A named WONE Global Partner acts under their own licence; where none is in place yet, WONE Global confirms availability before anything else.

  1. United Arab Emiratesin the typical case WONE Global Partner Sunil Thomas · Partner & Auditor Certificate Holder Brief this Partner →
  2. United Kingdomin the typical case On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  3. Austria WONE Global Partner Dr. Rosam Karl J. · Managing Director Brief this Partner →
  4. Bolivia WONE Global Partner Andres Fernando Uria Palma · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  5. Cameroon WONE Global Partner Edmond Christian AKOA MBALLA · Founder & Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  6. Canada WONE Global Partner Peter S. Johnson · Tax Partner Brief this Partner →
  7. Colombia WONE Global Partner James Tamayo Puerta · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  8. Cyprus WONE Global Partner Angelo Aristodimou · Managing Director Brief this Partner →
  9. Ecuador WONE Global Partner Mauro Tejada Ramon · Tax & Legal Partner Brief this Partner →
  10. Germany WONE Global Partner Ulrike Berner, MBA · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  11. Hong Kong WONE Global Partner Yvonne Chow · Partner Brief this Partner →
  12. India WONE Global Partner Bhavik Bhanushali · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  13. Iraq WONE Global Partner salah mawlood obaid · alkhateeb Brief this Partner →
  14. Ireland WONE Global Partner Kevin McSharry · Managing Director Brief this Partner →
  15. Italy WONE Global Partner Francesco Mangiameli · Founding & Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  16. Kenya WONE Global Partner Abdul Bagha · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  17. Libya WONE Global Partner Dr. Mohamed Fawzi Kurd · Chairman & Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  18. Morocco WONE Global Partner Mouad Aktaou · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  19. Panama WONE Global Partner Ebrahim Asvat K. · Managing Partner Brief this Partner →
  20. Portugal WONE Global Partner Hugo Ribeiro · Owner Brief this Partner →
  21. Rwanda WONE Global Partner Lilianne Gasango · Tax & Financial Advisor Brief this Partner →
  22. Saudi Arabia WONE Global Partner Abdullah Yousef Alhussaini · Founding Partner Brief this Partner →
  23. South Africa WONE Global Partner Johan Beer · Partner Brief this Partner →
  24. Spain WONE Global Partner Darragh Brady · Partner CIB Finance Brief this Partner →
  25. Switzerland WONE Global Partner Michael Sterchi · Founder Brief this Partner →
  26. Zambia WONE Global Partner Gerald Zimba · Director Brief this Partner →
  27. Singapore On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →
  28. United States On request Availability confirmed before any work begins Bring a requirement →

Other markets: WONE Global covers 100 countries. Name yours in the requirement →

Angelo AristodimouNicosia · Cyprus

WONE Global Partner · Cyprus

Angelo Aristodimou

Managing Director · McMillan Woods Cyprus Ltd · Nicosia

Experienced finance professional with a proven track record in the finance industry. Expertise includes audit, accounting, financial planning, internal controls, tax planning, company formation, and corporate structurin…

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Worked examples

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Researched corridor journeys, and representative scenarios on the same subject. None is a specific client’s matter.

Personal wealth, expatriates & tax residence

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We want to sell our stake abroad. How do we exit cleanly?I live abroad. How should I hold investments back home?I have foreign income or accounts I didn't declare. How do I fix it?Banks keep refusing or delaying my accounts abroad. Why?Should I sell my business before or after moving country?I rent out property abroad. What tax and rules apply?I want to bring inherited funds into my home countryI want to leave assets to family members in different countriesI need a review of tax on foreign pension incomeMy citizenship and domicile create estate-planning concerns

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UNBOUNDED™ · Global Business Circuit™

Work through UAE ↔ United Kingdom with the leaders doing it.

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The Global Business Circuit™

One corridor, 60 minutes online, 12 senior business leaders. The leaders' own questions set the agenda; market and professional perspectives join only where the questions call for them.

UNBOUNDED™ Business CorridorsAccess, intelligence and expertise around the relationship between these markets.

Sessions involving these markets

17 NovTueIndia ↔ GCC09:30 UTC · 15:00 IST · 60 minutes online12 of 12 places leftTake a place 18 NovWedEU ↔ GCC09:30 UTC · 15:00 IST · 60 minutes online12 of 12 places leftTake a place 19 NovThuGCC ↔ Africa10:30 UTC · 16:00 IST · 60 minutes online12 of 12 places leftTake a place

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