Short answer: A RAK ICC Certificate of Dissolution is the official proof that a company has been formally wound up and dissolved. Only a company that has already been liquidated can obtain one — the portal blocks the request otherwise. It is requested by the registered agent through the RAK ICC portal and costs AED 850, per the RAK ICC Fee Schedule effective 1 January 2026. It is the last step, after the voluntary liquidation is complete. Fastlane handles both as a RAK ICC Registered Agent.
Once a RAK ICC company has been liquidated, one document ties the whole closure off: the Certificate of Dissolution. It is what you produce, years later, if anyone asks whether the company was properly closed. And it has one hard prerequisite that catches people out — you cannot get it until the company has actually been liquidated.
The documentWhat is a RAK ICC Certificate of Dissolution?
It is the official confirmation that a RAK ICC company has been formally wound up and no longer exists on the register. When a voluntary liquidation completes, the company is certified as dissolved under Regulation 219(1)(b) of the RAK ICC Business Companies Regulations 2018 — and the Certificate of Dissolution is the tangible evidence of that status.
Think of it as the closing bookend. The liquidation is the process; the certificate is the proof the process finished. It is the document that distinguishes a company that was properly dissolved from one that was simply left to lapse.
Who can request a Certificate of Dissolution?
Only a company that has already been liquidated. This is the rule that surprises owners, and RAK ICC enforces it at the point of request.
In practice the request is made by the company's registered agent, once the winding up is done. If you are switching agents to handle your closure, that agent change and the liquidation itself come first; the certificate is the final action. The full sequence is set out in our guide to the RAK ICC liquidation process.
The requestHow do you request the Certificate of Dissolution?
Through the RAK ICC agent portal, as a service request the registered agent raises on the company's behalf.
- Confirm the company is liquidated. The service is only available for a company that has completed its liquidation.
- Open Company Services. The registered agent logs into the agent portal and navigates to Company Services.
- Select the Certificate of Dissolution from the certificate service requests.
- Complete the Company Details. Enter the liquidated company's name, the request type, and the correspondence email and mobile, then continue.
- Confirm and submit. Review the details on the confirmation page and submit the request; the fee is charged on submission.
Because everything hinges on the company already being liquidated, the certificate request itself is short. The work is in the liquidation that precedes it — by the time you reach this step, the heavy lifting is done.
The costWhat does the Certificate of Dissolution cost?
The RAK ICC government fee is AED 850, under the RAK ICC Fee Schedule effective 1 January 2026. It is one of the three core government charges in a full voluntary liquidation.
| RAK ICC government fee (2026) | AED |
|---|---|
| Liquidation application | 1,500 |
| Register appointment of voluntary liquidator | 275 |
| Certificate of Dissolution | 850 |
| Core liquidation government fees | 2,625 |
A faster, urgent certificate request may be available for an additional fee on top of the AED 850. Because the exact urgent charge has varied, confirm it with RAK ICC before relying on it — and note that for the liquidation itself, urgent processing does not apply.
[VERIFY] The AED 850 Certificate of Dissolution fee and the AED 1,500 / AED 275 liquidation fees are from the RAK ICC Fee Schedule effective 1 January 2026 (items 7.1, 7.3, 7.5). The availability and amount of any urgent certificate fee should be confirmed directly with RAK ICC (rakicc.com), as the schedule states fees are subject to change without prior notice.
The timingWhen in the closure does the certificate come?
Last. The Certificate of Dissolution is the final step, obtained only after the liquidation has run its course.
- Appoint the registered agent (if switching).
- Directors' Declaration of Solvency and shareholder resolution appointing the liquidator.
- Liquidator's report from the approved auditor.
- File the liquidation application and let the Registrar publish the notice.
- Request the Certificate of Dissolution — this step — once the company is liquidated.
Everything before the last line is the liquidation, covered in full in our RAK ICC liquidation process guide. This certificate is simply the proof it all completed.
Not to be confusedIs it the same as a good-standing or strike-off certificate?
No — RAK ICC issues several certificates, and they mean very different things. Requesting the wrong one is a common and avoidable error.
| Document | What it confirms |
|---|---|
| Certificate of Dissolution | The company has been liquidated and formally dissolved — it is closed |
| Certificate of Good Standing | An active company is compliant and in good standing — the opposite situation |
| Strike-Off Confirmation Letter | The company has been struck off the register — a different route from voluntary liquidation |
If your goal is to prove the company was properly closed through liquidation, the Certificate of Dissolution is the one. A good-standing certificate applies to a company that is continuing, not closing.
After the certificateIs there anything left to do once you have it?
The certificate closes the company on the RAK ICC register. It does not, by itself, close anything on the tax side.
- FTA registrations are separate. If the company was registered for corporate tax, that registration is dealt with through the Federal Tax Authority, independently of the RAK ICC dissolution — see corporate tax deregistration.
- Keep the certificate permanently. It is the evidence the company was formally closed; store it with the final records.
[VERIFY] Whether a particular RAK ICC offshore company is within UAE Corporate Tax scope, and what deregistration it requires, depends on its activities and circumstances under Federal Decree-Law No. 47 of 2022. Confirm the company's own position with a tax agent.
Need a Certificate of Dissolution for your RAK ICC company?
Fastlane is a RAK ICC Registered Agent and MoE-Approved Auditor. If your company still needs to be liquidated, we handle the whole process and then obtain the Certificate of Dissolution as the final step. If it is already liquidated, we can raise the certificate request for you. RAK ICC certificate fee AED 850 at cost; professional fees quoted upfront.
+971 55 127 3479 · info@fastlanecareer.com
Related reading and services
- RAK ICC liquidation service — the full closure handled by a RAK ICC Registered Agent and MoE-Approved Auditor, with upfront pricing.
- RAK ICC liquidation process — the full step-by-step winding up, with all government fees.
- Who can sign a liquidation report — the approved-auditor credential requirement.
- UAE liquidation audit report — liquidation reports across UAE jurisdictions.
- Corporate tax deregistration — closing an FTA registration, from AED 399.
- IFZA liquidation report — onshore free zone closure, by comparison.
- Accounting and payroll — if you are keeping the company rather than closing it.
RAK ICC Liquidation
The full process from agent to dissolution, with 2026 fees.
UAE Liquidation Report
Liquidation and dissolution across UAE jurisdictions.
Corporate Tax Deregistration
Closing an FTA registration — from AED 399.
Who Can Sign the Report
The auditor credentials a valid liquidator's report needs.
Frequently asked questions
It is the official document confirming that a RAK ICC company has been formally wound up and no longer exists. Upon completion of a voluntary liquidation the company is certified as dissolved under Regulation 219(1)(b) of the RAK ICC Business Companies Regulations 2018, and the Certificate of Dissolution is the evidence of that. It is the final document in the closure, obtained after the liquidation is complete.
Only a company that has already been liquidated. The RAK ICC portal restricts the service to liquidated companies — if a company that has not been liquidated is selected, the system returns an error stating that only liquidated companies can raise the request. In practice the certificate is requested by the company's registered agent once the winding up has been completed.
AED 850, per the RAK ICC Fee Schedule effective 1 January 2026. It is one of the three core government fees in a voluntary liquidation, alongside AED 1,500 for the liquidation application and AED 275 to register the liquidator's appointment. A faster, urgent request may be available for an additional fee — confirm the current urgent charge with RAK ICC.
Through the RAK ICC agent portal. The registered agent logs in, opens Company Services, selects the Certificate of Dissolution service request, enters the company and correspondence details on the Company Details page, and confirms on the Confirmation page before submitting. Because the service is limited to liquidated companies, the company must already have completed its liquidation before the request can go through.
No. The certificate confirms that dissolution has happened, so it cannot be issued for a company that is still active or only part-way through winding up. The liquidation must be completed first — Declaration of Solvency, shareholder resolution, liquidator's report and the liquidation filing — after which the certificate can be requested as the final step.
No. A Certificate of Dissolution confirms a company has been formally liquidated and dissolved. A Certificate of Good Standing confirms an active company is compliant and in good standing — the opposite situation. A strike-off is the removal of a company from the register, which is a different route from voluntary liquidation. Each is a distinct RAK ICC document for a distinct purpose.
Potentially, yes, and separately. The Certificate of Dissolution closes the company on the RAK ICC register. It does not close any Federal Tax Authority registration the company holds. If the company was registered for corporate tax, that must be handled through the FTA, independently of the RAK ICC dissolution.
It is not a document that expires — it is a permanent record that the company was dissolved on a given date. Keep it safe alongside your final company records; it is the evidence you may need years later, for example if a bank, counterparty or authority asks for proof that the entity was formally closed rather than simply abandoned.
Fastlane Tax Team
RAK ICC Registered Agent · MoE-Approved Auditor · FTA-Registered Tax Agent · Dubai
This article was prepared by the corporate services and audit team at Fastlane Management Consultancy, a Dubai-based MoE-Approved audit firm, FTA-Registered Tax Agent and RAK ICC Registered Agent. We handle RAK ICC voluntary liquidations end to end and obtain the Certificate of Dissolution as the final step.