Free zone | Dubai International Financial Centre (DFSA + DIFC Authority)
DIFC Free Zone Company Setup
The Gulf's leading financial centre, under its own English common law.
The DIFC free zone is the right jurisdiction for you if you are structuring real wealth: a family office, a fund, a foundation or a holding company that needs an independent legal system and privacy. It runs its own English common-law framework and its own courts, separate from UAE federal civil law, which is why global banks and family offices base their regional structures here.
We set up your DIFC entity end to end, from choosing between a foundation, a prescribed company and an SPV, through the DIFC portal, to the corporate bank account.
What should you know about DIFC?
Before you commit, these are the facts that decide how a company is licensed here and whether the property route to a Golden Visa is open to you: the ownership status, the licensing authority, where the local stock sits against the AED 2 million threshold, and how the area is reached. We confirm each of them for your exact plan before any fee is paid.
Why set up a company in DIFC?
The reasons that matter are the practical ones: what the licence lets you do, the visa allocation you get, the cost of the office or address the jurisdiction requires, and how quickly you can open a bank account and start invoicing. Here is where DIFC is genuinely strong for the kind of company most of our clients build, and where it is not the right fit.
Built for wealth structuring
Foundations, prescribed companies and SPVs give families and funds the governance and asset-protection tools mainland and value free zones cannot.
Credibility with banks
A DIFC address is understood by every private bank in the region, which matters for account opening on a holding structure.
Common law certainty
Contracts and disputes run under English common law in DIFC's own courts, familiar to international investors.
How can we help you set up in DIFC?
We are one accountable team for every step of setting up in DIFC: choosing the right licence and jurisdiction, arranging the office or serviced address the licence needs, processing your residence and family visas, opening the corporate bank account, and handling the Golden Visa where your property qualifies. You deal with one advisor, on one fixed quote, from the first question to a live company and a stamped visa.
Frequently asked questions
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Is DIFC a good place for a family office?
Yes. DIFC foundations keep founders and beneficiaries off any public register and sit under an independent common-law system with its own courts, which is why family offices and funds choose it over mainland or value free zones.
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Does a DIFC foundation need minimum capital?
No. A DIFC Foundation can be established with no minimum capital, which makes it a flexible tool for holding assets and structuring succession.
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What law applies in DIFC?
DIFC applies its own English common-law framework and runs its own courts, separate from the UAE federal civil and commercial codes.
Nearby and related
Sources
- DIFC, official authority difc.ae
- DIFC Courts difccourts.ae
Set up in DIFC
Tell us what you are planning and we will reply with the right structure and a fixed quote.