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IFZA

International Free Zone Authority

3–5 days to licence Dubai Silicon Oasis 100% foreign

The honest read

What it is actually good at.

The volume answer for small consultancies, and a defensible one. Packages are clearly priced, issuance is genuinely quick, and the activity list is broad enough that most service businesses find themselves on it without contortion.

What to watch. Sold almost entirely through agents, so the price you are quoted depends on who is quoting. Get the government fee shown separately from the agent's margin before you sign anything.

Who is actually based here

Consultancies, holding companies, general services and small trading businesses — tens of thousands of them, mostly under five people.

What it costs

Clearly tiered and among the more competitive Dubai options. A service licence with one visa sits at the lower end of the AED 12,500–25,000 first-year band; adding visas moves it fastest.

How banks receive it

Generally fine. Well known enough that banks process the file without extra questions, though not with DMCC's ease.

Commonly licensed here

Each one opens a page on that activity — the UAE definition, how it is classified, and the approvals it needs beyond a trade licence.

Emirate
Dubai
Type
Free zone
Location
Dubai Silicon Oasis
Established
2018
Licence issuance
3–5 days
Residence visas
Packages from 0 up to around 6, priced in tiers
Ownership
100% foreign
Premises
Flexi-desk standard; offices available

Timelines, quotas and package contents are indicative and change without notice. We confirm every one against the current schedule before you commit to anything.

Premises

Where the office actually goes.

IFZA sits in Dubai Silicon Oasis, so choosing this free zone is also choosing this neighbourhood — the commute, what your staff can walk to at lunch, and who your clients pass on the way up.

A self-contained technology park with offices, labs, light industrial units, housing, schools and retail, out past Academic City. What IFZA itself offers by way of premises: Flexi-desk standard; offices available.

District
Dubai Silicon Oasis, Dubai
Typical rent
Free zone package pricing, materially below central Dubai
Licence type there
Free zone
Office space in Dubai Silicon Oasis

Questions

A service licence with one visa typically falls at the lower end of the AED 12,500–25,000 first-year range. Visa count is what moves the total, not the licence.

Almost entirely, which means the price you are quoted depends on who is quoting. Ask for the government fee separated from the agent's margin.

Packages run from zero up to around six, priced in tiers. Confirm the allocation before signing rather than assuming you can add later cheaply.

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