Tips to Become Self-Employed in the UAE
The UAE has been continuously furnishing employment laws to stay in-line with the fast-paced business environment around the world. One of the latest reforms that it bought was the freedom to stay in the UAE without holding a job offer. You can now procure a freelancer visa and remain in the UAE as a self-employed professional. Moreover, Dubai is one of the best places to freelance, as it was ranked 8th worldwide on a list of the best places to freelance in.
Say if you’re working for an employer in the UAE, equipping yourself with a freelancer permit will enable you to work for another employer, provided you obtain an NOC from your employer. Earlier, the freelancer permit was reserved only for those that wanted to pursue their education or work in media and technology. But now, the govt. has included a host of business activities that you can pursue under the freelancer license. With the license, you can obtain yourself a residence visa and apply for an Emirates ID.
If you’re planning to procure a freelancer visa, then here are some professions that you can pursue as a freelancer:
Personal Trainer: If you’re an experienced trainer and understand your client’s requirements well, you can charge anywhere between AED 325 and AED 500. If you partner with an agency, you can notch it up to a grand AED 600 per hour. In the UAE, the average personal trainer makes AED 30,000 to AED 40,000 a month.
Part-time Nanny: The majority of the Dubai populace comprises of working couples that require a nanny to tend to their children. Plus, there is an ever-rising demand in the UAE for nannies and caretakers. Being a part-time nanny entails diverting your attention a few hours to look after the kids after they leave school, until their parents get back home. This pattern is seeing a wider acceptance among families in the UAE.
If your visa is sponsored by your husband, you can still work as a nanny. All you’d need is an NOC from the sponsor and an employment contract, and earn upwards of AED 25 every hour. European nannies can hope to land AED 150 per hour. If you hold a background in Child Education, then you can hope to earn higher.
Tutor: Private tutors get paid from AED 350 to AED 660 every hour, depending on their educational background and accomplishments. Like personal trainers, private tutors, more often than not, team with agencies to reach a wider bandwidth of customers. The agency would charge them a percent of commission and a monthly fee. Private tutors make well over AED 32,000 and crest AED up to AED 60,000.
Interior Designer: One can draw a stark distinction between an interior decorator and an interior designer with the fact that the latter are responsible for knocking down walls and rebuilding from scratch. An interior designer is well-versed on the latest building schemes and regulations.
An interior designer can expect anywhere between AED 3000 to AED 8000, depending on the scale of the project. For conceptual design, it can go as low as AED 1700. On the higher end, it can go over AED 16,000 per project. Bathroom and bedroom redesign projects can fetch you good money because the design on them in complicated.
Freelance Journalist or PR Professional: Freelance journalists are consummate in pricing their services right. A single day of work can treat a freelancer journalist up to AED 1000. In contrast to the print industry, the emolument in the broadcasting sector is higher, where freelance journalists charge AED 1 to AED 1.50 per word.
In a month, a freelancer journalist can hope to make AED 15,000 to AED 20,000 a month, which tantamount up to AED 125 every hour. PR professionals who freelance can hope to land a decent salary of AED 6000 to AED 14,000 a month, which an experienced PR professional can earn from AED 60,000 to AED 100,000 for a project.
Freelance Sports Instructor: A freelance sports instructor can charge up to AED 350, depending on the sport they’re skilled in. Typically, one can charge from AED 150 to 200 per hour.
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