Simplifying UAE FIU goAML Registration: A Visual Guide

Financial Institutions (FIs), Designated Non-Financial Businesses and Professions (DNFBPs), and Virtual Asset Service Providers (VASPs) have to register with the UAE FIU goAML portal.

The goAML portal registration is a two-stage process:

Stage 1 – SACM Registration: Register in the protection system (SACM) of goAML portal and get a username.

Stage 2 – goAML Registration: Get the password from the Google Authenticator app and use it to access the goAML portal for main registration.

Once the reporting entity submits its application for goAML registration, it is approved by the relevant supervisory authority in the UAE.

goAML portal serves as the point of communication between the reporting entity and the UAE Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU). The reporting entities are supposed to submit various reports including:

• Suspicious Activity Report (SAR)
• Suspicious Transaction Report (STR)
• Real Estate Activity Report (REAR)
• Dealers in Precious Metals and Stones Report (DPMSR)
• Partial Name Match Report (PNMR)
• Funds Freeze Report (FFR)
• High-Risk Country Report (HRC)
• High-Risk Country Activity Report (HRCA)