
UAE · correct transfer of center of vital interests · UAE residency
How an Investment Banker from London Protected Capital by Changing Tax Residency to the UAE via Golden Visa
Ran the case: moving tax residence to the UAE, a Golden Visa in 12 days
BRIDGES expert
International Tax Consultant, BRIDGES
I work where citizenship meets tax and banking: tax residence, FATCA and CRS, source of funds and unblocking accounts.

Approach to cases
I lead the international tax practice at BRIDGES and work at the intersection of tax residence, cross-border reporting and banking compliance. I assess how citizenship, residence, relocation or a new ownership structure may affect the client's tax obligations, banking profile and capital.My work covers tax residence, CRS and FATCA requirements, source of funds and the questions a bank may raise. These elements should be considered together, because inconsistencies between documents, declarations and the underlying circumstances can create risks after a status has been obtained or an account has been opened.During the consultation, you will receive an assessment of the tax and banking implications of the proposed decision. Where further work is required, I determine the financial documentation and personally oversee the tax and compliance aspects of the BRIDGES project.
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Case stories

UAE · correct transfer of center of vital interests · UAE residency
Ran the case: moving tax residence to the UAE, a Golden Visa in 12 days

Malta · 15% in question · 15% preserved
Author of the analysis: a tax residence audit under the 183-day rule
Reviews
Two reviews of working with Anna, and the shared showcase of BRIDGES client reviews linked to real matters.
«I needed a jurisdiction to live in Europe with a tax regime I could understand. Dmitry Nagy worked my case through before we filed, so that there would be no surprises later. I would single out the care taken with the fund documents: everything went quietly, calmly and on time.»
VladimirCo-owner of an IT integratorI chose Hungary for its clear rules and for the BRIDGES office in Budapest. A lawyer came with me to the filing in person — with the papers in perfect order.
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DanielOwner of a car dealership chainI compared four companies and stayed with the one that told me about the risks in my case first and about prices second. Compliance went through without a single additional request.
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RashidDeveloperI come from construction myself, so I checked every property. Valuation, title deed, the seller’s history — the BRIDGES lawyers dug deeper than I did. The whole family received passports.
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Team
A matter is never run by one person: the legal position, the filing, the documents and the work on the ground each have a named owner.
Sergey EvdokimovManaging PartnerSets the strategy for complex international cases and signs off the team’s key decisions.
Viktoria LebedevaManaging Director, Private ClientsAnswers for the quality of the work and for a single standard of client service.
Irena SokolovskaHead of Europe OfficeCoordinates the team and client work across the European directions.
Anna KovalevskayaHead of LegalRuns complex citizenship and residence cases in Europe — from the preliminary check to the status.INITIAL ASSESSMENT
We will design a solution for your case, choose the country and the right status, and take the whole process through to the result.
