Your company's MOHRE file: owners, signatories, PRO and signatures
Checked on 8 October 2026
A mainland company needs an establishment file (establishment card) at MOHRE before it can hire. The order is: trade licence from the economic department, establishment card at immigration (ICP/GDRFA), then the MOHRE file. MOHRE checks that the same owners and authorised signatories appear in all three.
Every owner, partner, service agent and authorised signatory needs a MOHRE personal number, one number for all their companies. Only these people can approve the company's MOHRE transactions, normally with UAE PASS; since February 2026 the free Electronic Authorisation in the MOHRE app has replaced the electronic signature card.
When anything changes on the licence (owner, partner, trade name, activity, address, signatory), first update the licence and the immigration card, then update the MOHRE file. Contact details (mobile and email) are changed with a separate short transaction; keep them current because MOHRE sends alerts about fines and expiring permits there.
A company may register a public relations officer (PRO) employed by it to handle MOHRE transactions. An expatriate PRO can hold one PRO card for an owner with fewer than 100 workers; a police clearance certificate and photo are required.
Opening or updating the file costs a Taqyeem (evaluation) fee of AED 406, plus a business-centre commission of at most AED 72. After opening, MOHRE grants a work-permit quota based on the evaluation and the activity. An expired licence or unpaid fines block new transactions, so renew on time and check the comprehensive establishment report regularly.
Government rules and fees change. This guide was correct when our team checked it; a consultant confirms the details for your own case before anything is submitted.
Official sources
- MOHRE - Issuance of Establishment Cardhttps://www.mohre.gov.ae/en/services/issuance-of-establishment-card-2022
- MOHRE - Updating the Establishment Filehttps://www.mohre.gov.ae/en/services/updating-the-establishment-file-2022
- MOHRE - Issuance of a Public Relations Officer Card (PRO)https://www.mohre.gov.ae/en/services/issuance-of-a-public-relations-officer-card-pro-2022
- MOHRE - Work Permit Quotas For Establishmentshttps://www.mohre.gov.ae/en/services/work-permit-quotas-for-establishments-2022
- MOHRE news, 9 February 2026: MoHRE launches range of services eliminating most required documents and in-person visits (Zero Government Bureaucracy, phase 2)https://www.mohre.gov.ae/en/media-center/news/9/2/2026/mohre-launches-range-of-services-eliminating-most-required-documents-in-person-visits-and
Related services
Request to open an establishment
Opens a new establishment file for your company with the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation.
Establishment details update
Updates your establishment's registered details with the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation.
Establishment contact details amendment
Updates your establishment's registered contact details with the Ministry of Human Resources and Emiratisation.
Add a representative to the establishment
Registers a new representative for your establishment with MOHRE via Tasheel.
Approval of signatures
Gets your establishment's authorised signatures approved by MOHRE via Tasheel.
Electronic signature card issuance
Issues an electronic signature card for completing your establishment's transactions with MOHRE through Tasheel.
Representative information
Provides the registered representative details of your establishment from MOHRE via Tasheel.
Immigration file number amendment
Corrects the immigration file number recorded in your MOHRE records through Tasheel.
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