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To be eligible for membership, companies or individuals are required to have a clear business or cultural relationship with Switzerland as a Swiss National with local and/or Swiss business interests and/or as an importer, distributor, representative or agent of Swiss goods and/or services.Join Now

Process to become a member

To be eligible for membership, companies or individuals are required to have a clear business or cultural relationship with Switzerland as a Swiss National with local and/or Swiss business interests and/or as an importer, distributor, representative or agent of Swiss goods and/or services.
The Swiss Business Council has branches in both Dubai and Abu Dhabi, and members can elect to join either one or both of the branches.
Please complete the application form and return it to the Swiss Business Council.
Eligibility for membership is determined by the Executive Committee, whose decision shall be deemed final.

You may also use the below form to apply for the Swiss Ladies Dubai which is a group of the Swiss Business Council Dubai & Northern Emirates. For more information on the Swiss Ladies please visit their website.

Application Form

Personal Data of first representative

(for all membership categories)

Name^*

Family Name^*

Designation

Company Name

P.O. Box & Address

City^*

Phone

Country^*

Mobile^*

Fax

Email^*

Website

How were you introduced to the SBC?^*

Personal Data of second representative

(for support, corporate & non-resident membership only)

Name

Family Name

Designation

Company Name

P.O. Box & Address

City

Phone

Country

Mobile

Fax

Email

Website

I confirm my/our membership with the Swiss Business Council(s) in the following category:
Please see detailed requirements and benefits for each category below

Please note that prices for SBC Abu Dhabi are excluding VAT. Any applicable fees or tax will be applied where applicable in accordance with UAE law.

Support

Abu Dhabi Dubai & Northern Emirates Joint

AED 6,000.00 Abu
Dhabi

AED 6,300.00 Dubai

Major Swiss companies with a significant presence in the UAE, or major local companies with a profound clear link to Switzerland.

Corporate

Abu Dhabi Dubai & Northern Emirates Joint

AED 2,500.00 Abu
Dhabi

AED 2,625.00 Dubai

Small and medium sized Swiss companies with a presence in the UAE, or local copanies with a clear link to Switzerland.

Corp. Individual

Abu Dhabi Dubai & Northern Emirates Joint

AED 900.00 Abu
Dhabi

AED 945.00 Dubai

Additional representatives of already existing Corporate members

Professional

Abu Dhabi Dubai & Northern Emirates Joint

AED 1,200.00 Abu Dhabi

AED 1,260.00 Dubai

Consultants and professionals only (‘1 Person Business’)

Social

Abu Dhabi Dubai & Northern Emirates Joint

AED 600.00 Abu Dhabi

AED 630.00 Dubai

Swiss Citizen who wish to be involved with the Swiss business community in a social capacity

Swiss Ladies Dubai

Dubai & Northern Emirates

AED 50.00

Swiss women who wish to be involved with the Swiss Ladies Dubai community in a social capacity

Non - Resident( For Abu Dhabi & Dubai)

Joint

AED 3500.00 Abu Dhabi

AED 3675.00 Dubai

Swiss companies that do not have a presence in the UAE but have business interests in the UAE

* Joint Membership (of both the Abu Dhabi and Dubai Business Councils) possible with a surcharge of 50% on the above mentioned fees

** I understand that membership of the Professional category is only open to very small companies, that are limited to one executive and one employee, and are not part of a larger group. My listing in the SBC directory and SBC website will only include information about the local company and myself.

*** 50% reduced fee for Social Members between the age of 21 and 25 years.

**** Please note that prices for SBC Abu Dhabi are excluding VAT. Any applicable fees or tax will be applied where applicable in accordance with UAE law.

Requirements & Benefits

Membership Category
Support	Swiss companies with a legal presence in Dubai and / or the Northern Emirates either through its own office or in affiliation with a UAE national.
Corporate	Swiss companies with a legal presence in Dubai and / or Northern Emirates either through its own office or in affiliation with a UAE national, and companies with a legal presence in Dubai and / or the Northern Emirates and whose major business is an agency / distributorship for a Swiss company.
Professional	Consultants and professionals ('1 Person Business') who are residing in the UAE and who do not work for companies as described in the Corporate Membership Category or very small companies in the UAE with no more than 2 persons (one executive + one employee) provided that they are not part of larger companies in either Switzerland or any other part of the world and who are either Swiss citizensor have a clear link to Switzerland. Nationals of any other country which the Executive Committee judge to be eligible due to a genuine interest in Swiss / UAE commercial relations are also eligible to join in this category.
Social	Swiss citizens who are residing in the UAE and who would like to be involved with the Swiss business community in a social capacity.
Swiss Ladies Dubai	Swiss women living in Dubai and the Northern Emirates who wish to join a social community. Swiss Ladies Dubai receive access to coffee mornings and ladies nights out as well as member pricing on SBC events which are jointly organised with the Swiss Ladies Dubai.
Non-Resident	Swiss organizations and companies that a) do not have a presence in Dubai or the Northern Emirates, b) would otherwise qualify for General Membership, and c) have a business interest in Dubai and / or the Northern Emirates
Joint	Membership with both the Swiss Business Councils in Abu Dhabi and Dubai possible with a surcharge of 50% on the aforementioned fees.