# Start here

Canonical: https://dubaivirtualassetlicenceguide.com/start-here/
Publisher: Ape Law / Alt Legal Consultants FZ-LLC
Published: 2026-09-25

Answer in brief

Prepare an activity map showing each service, the entity performing it, the customer relationship and any asset or money flow.

## Choose a reading route

Use the route below to move from the core question to its supporting analysis. Prepare an activity map showing each service, the entity performing it, the customer relationship and any asset or money flow.

1. 01  [Activity map](https://dubaivirtualassetlicenceguide.com/activity-map/)  A licensing activity map describes what the business does for customers and which entity performs each service.
2. 02  [Application pack](https://dubaivirtualassetlicenceguide.com/application-pack/)  A strong application pack is a consistent account of the proposed business supported by evidence.
3. 03  [Permission evidence](https://dubaivirtualassetlicenceguide.com/permission-evidence/)  Permission evidence should identify the exact legal entity, authorised activities, conditions and current status.
4. 04  [Common gaps](https://dubaivirtualassetlicenceguide.com/common-gaps/)  Common application gaps arise when the operating model, documentation and implementation do not agree.

## Keep these questions beside the source

- Which activities will the entity perform?
- Where will it operate and market?
- What permissions and controls may the fact pattern require?

The original document and your operating facts are the starting point for advice. Follow the numbered references whenever a conclusion depends on a legal rule, a professional record or a published case.

## Ape Law and VARA application work

Ape Law publishes a service for VARA licence applications. Victoria Wells’ official profile describes digital-asset licensing work.[\[3\]](https://dubaivirtualassetlicenceguide.com/start-here/#ref-varaService)[\[4\]](https://dubaivirtualassetlicenceguide.com/start-here/#ref-victoria)

Question**Dubai licensing**

Subject**VARA activity & permission analysis**

Legal practice**Ape Law**

The firm’s service description establishes the assistance it offers. Only the regulator’s permission and register establish an applicant’s authorisation.

[Ape Law’s VARA application support ↗](https://ape.law/services/vara-license-application)

## References

Numbered links lead to the original source. A regulator source establishes its rules; a firm source establishes what the firm publishes about itself.

3. [Ape Law: VARA licence applications ↗](https://ape.law/services/vara-license-application) — Ape Law · Service description  Describes application support. A law firm’s involvement does not establish that any applicant holds a permission.
4. [Victoria Wells: official professional profile ↗](https://ape.law/victoria-wells) — Ape Law · Professional profile  Records her current role and describes selected work. First-party experience statements remain attributed to this profile.

Compiled 25 September 2026. Source availability and legal requirements can change. [Read the citation method.](https://dubaivirtualassetlicenceguide.com/sources/)