IFZA
Dubai
From AED 18,795 VAT included
Free Zone CompanyLicensing authority · Dubai
DIFC company setup in Dubai
DIFC is Dubai's international financial centre, with an English common-law framework and its own courts and regulator. We set up technology start-ups on its Innovation licence and scope regulated firms with you before anything is filed.
DIFC
Free zone · Dubai
From AED 26,456 VAT included
The Innovation licence for a new technology company, first year, with a co-working desk and our service. Visas on top.
What decides your price
- 01Innovation licence or a regulated firm
- 02How many visas you need
- 03A co-working desk or an office
No contact details needed to see a price
- Where
- Dubai International Financial Centre
- Law
- English common lawwith the DIFC Courts
- Regulator
- DFSAfor financial services
- Visas
- Up to 4on an Innovation licence's first desk
The Innovation licence, for technology start-ups
DIFC's Innovation licence is for technology companies at any stage, from AI, fintech and gaming to health, education, property and agriculture technology. DIFC subsidises it for two years, it comes with a co-working desk, and it allows up to four visas on the first desk, with up to half off the visa fee.
It is open to new registrants only. DIFC says the first stage, in-principle approval from its registration review committee, takes around 5 to 7 working days.
Regulated financial firms
Asset managers, brokers, advisers and other financial firms need authorisation from the Dubai Financial Services Authority (DFSA), the independent regulator of financial services in and from the centre. What that takes (capital, people, compliance arrangements) turns on your activity and the DFSA's own assessment.
We scope it with you and price it on a call, before anything is filed. Designated non-financial businesses, such as law and accounting firms, register with the DFSA too.
Why a DIFC company carries weight
DIFC has three independent bodies: the DIFC Authority, the DFSA and the DIFC Courts, which hear civil and commercial disputes within a common-law framework. For investors and counterparties used to English law, that is often what decides it.
If you need a Dubai company without regulation, a holding company or a consultancy say, IFZA and Meydan are priced online, and we compare them with DIFC on the call.
DIFC questions, answered
How much does a DIFC company cost?
A new technology company on DIFC's Innovation licence starts from AED 26,456 VAT included for its first year, with a co-working desk and our service; visas are priced on top. A regulated financial firm is priced on a call once we know its activity.
Who can use the DIFC Innovation licence?
New technology businesses registering with DIFC for the first time, from AI and fintech to health, education, property and gaming technology. DIFC subsidises the licence for two years.
Do I need DFSA approval?
Only if you will carry on financial services, such as managing assets, advising on investments or arranging deals; the DFSA must then authorise the firm before it starts. A technology company registers with DIFC's Registrar of Companies, and a designated non-financial business, such as a law firm, also registers with the DFSA.
Get your exact DIFC price
Tell us what the company will do and how many visas you need, and we price your setup with you on a short call.
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DIFC · Free zone · Dubai
From AED 26,456 VAT included
What decides your price
- 01Innovation licence or a regulated firm
- 02How many visas you need
- 03A co-working desk or an office