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Victoria Wells

Lawyer · Legal & international structuring

Victoria Wells brings her legal background to Project Get Out. She is Principal and Co-Founder of Ape Law and a former Chief Legal Officer at Illuvium. Her writing draws on legal and business structuring experience and her own move from Australia to Dubai.

Victoria Wells is Principal and Co-Founder of Ape Law. Her legal work covers company structures, digital asset regulation and the requirements of running a business internationally.

Before Ape Law, Victoria was Chief Legal Officer at Illuvium and founded Alt Law in Australia. She has built a legal practice and worked inside a business, so she understands how legal decisions affect the people running it.

She moved from Australia to Dubai with her partner, Stephan Roberto. She uses that experience and her legal background in her writing for Project Get Out. Her contributions to the Australian Exit Guide and journal help Australians understand their options and prepare questions for their advisers.

Victoria’s professional profile at Ape Law

Published work

Articles by Victoria Wells.

Several flexible paths leading toward a small number of gold gates and an irreversible bridge.

Exit planning

What decisions do I need to make before committing to an overseas move?

Separate reversible decisions from expensive commitments, then resolve the dependencies that could change the whole move.

Victoria Wells19 Sept 20266 min read

Four organised streams of fact cards flowing toward a calm relocation advice meeting space.

Advice and preparation

What should I prepare before my first relocation advice meeting?

Organise the decision, timeline, people, business facts, assumptions and missing evidence before your first advice meeting.

Victoria Wells10 Sept 20266 min read

A gold entry gate shown separately from a network of family, home, business and travel ties.

Tax residency

Does a UAE visa settle my Australian tax residency?

A UAE visa answers an immigration question. Australian tax residency is a separate, fact-dependent assessment.

Victoria Wells1 Sept 20265 min read

Layered cost streams flowing from Australia through a gold portal toward Dubai.

Financial planning

Would I be better off after moving from Australia to Dubai?

Build a full-cost comparison that includes one-off, recurring, refundable and uncertain amounts, not just headline rates.

Victoria Wells23 Aug 20268 min read

Four gold-edged planning gates leading along a sage path toward an open portal.

Destination strategy

Is moving to Dubai right for me as an Australian business owner?

Test whether Dubai fits your business, family, lifestyle and full financial position before treating it as the default move.

Victoria Wells14 Aug 20266 min read