Wealth built in the Gulf. Ready for wherever life takes you.

For expatriates in Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Doha and Riyadh who want their long-term wealth held somewhere neutral, with a structure that survives the move home or onward.

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The Gulf opportunity

Make the tax-free years work for the rest of your life.

An expatriate in the Gulf accumulates faster than almost anywhere else: no personal income tax, no capital gains tax, often housing and schooling paid. The risk sits at the exit. Most expatriates leave within ten years, frequently to the UK, Europe, South Africa, India or Australia, and most of those countries tax worldwide income and gains once you become tax resident there, though the rules, timing and any transitional reliefs differ by country and need specialist tax advice before and after a move. Wealth that was never structured before that move arrives in the new country with no plan behind it, and less room to manage the transition than if it had been positioned in advance.

The answer is to give the wealth a home that does not depend on where you live. Mauritius has a double-taxation agreement with the UAE, no capital gains tax, no exchange control and a trust and foundation law that Gulf families find familiar.

What is specific to the Gulf

Tax now	No personal income or capital gains tax in the UAE and most Gulf states. Corporate tax applies to businesses, not personal portfolios.
Tax later	Depends entirely on your next country, and its rules on residence, remittance and any transitional reliefs. We plan the portfolio for the exit, not just the stay, and recommend specialist tax advice in the destination country before and after any move.
Succession	Since Federal Decree-Law No. 41 of 2022, a non-Muslim resident who dies in the UAE without a will no longer defaults to Sharia distribution; a civil succession regime applies instead. A registered will, through the DIFC Wills Service Centre, the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department or a notarised Dubai Courts will depending on the emirate and the assets involved, still lets you choose your own distribution and matters for enforcement against UAE real estate. A Mauritius trust or foundation is a separate tool for consolidating and passing on wealth outside the UAE, under its own deed, alongside rather than instead of a UAE will.
Currency	Dirham, riyal and dinar are pegged to the dollar. A dollar portfolio carries no mismatch to Gulf earnings.
End-of-service gratuity	A lump sum on leaving that is usually the trigger for a structuring decision. Plan it a year ahead.
Office	Intrasia Management ME, Barsha Heights, Dubai, is a representative office of Intrasia Management. It is not licensed by any UAE regulator and does not provide investment advice; it supports the structuring and administrative work of trusts, foundations and companies under Intrasia Management's Mauritius FSC Management Company licence. Investment advice and portfolio management are provided separately, from Mauritius, by Intrasia Wealth under its own FSC licence, in the same time zone as Dubai.

How Gulf clients usually start

A conversation by video, or in person on one of our regular visits to the Gulf: what has accumulated, where it sits, and where you expect to be in five years.
A proposal for the portfolio and, where it helps, a structure designed with Intrasia Management for the exit.
Account opening with a custodian in Mauritius, in your name or the structure's.
Staged transfer of surplus and, when it comes, the gratuity.
Quarterly reporting, and an annual review that revisits the exit plan.

Frequently asked

I pay no income tax in the UAE. Why do I need offshore structuring?

Because you will not be in the UAE forever. Most expatriates leave within a decade, often to a country that taxes worldwide income and gains. Assets positioned in a neutral jurisdiction before you move give you options on timing and structure. Mauritius has no capital gains tax and a treaty with the UAE.

What happens to my assets in the UAE if I die?

Since Federal Decree-Law No. 41 of 2022, a non-Muslim resident who dies in the UAE without a will no longer defaults to Sharia distribution; a civil succession regime applies instead. Registering a will, through the DIFC Wills Service Centre, the Abu Dhabi Judicial Department or a notarised Dubai Courts will depending on the emirate and the assets involved, still lets you choose your own distribution and matters for UAE real estate and more complex families. Assets held in a Mauritius trust or foundation pass under the deed, alongside rather than instead of a UAE will. Take local legal advice on your will, since the position can vary by emirate and by asset; we coordinate the structure.

Can I keep banking in Dubai and invest through Mauritius?

Yes. Many clients keep day-to-day banking in the UAE and hold the long-term portfolio with a custodian in Mauritius, in their own name or inside a structure.

Is there an Intrasia office in Dubai?

Yes. Intrasia Management ME, in Barsha Heights, Dubai, is a representative office that supports structuring for Gulf-based families. It is not licensed by any UAE regulator and does not provide investment advice; that structuring work is carried out under Intrasia Management's Mauritius FSC Management Company licence. Intrasia Wealth manages the portfolio separately from Mauritius under its own FSC licence, in the same time zone as Dubai, and visits the Gulf regularly.

What currency should the portfolio be in?

The dirham is pegged to the US dollar, so most Gulf clients hold the portfolio in dollars with no currency mismatch to their salary. If you plan to retire in Europe or the UK, we build in sterling or euro exposure over time.

Make the Gulf years count for the rest of your life.

A conversation by video, or in person on one of our visits to the Gulf, with the structuring people in the room if you want them.

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