Free zone | Dubai Healthcare City Authority (DHCA)
Dubai Healthcare City Free Zone Company Setup
The healthcare and medical education cluster, with its own regulator.
The Dubai Healthcare City free zone suits you if you run a clinic, a medical service or a health-related business and want to sit inside the healthcare cluster. It is governed by the Dubai Healthcare City Authority, with its own independent regulatory arm for clinical standards.
Clinical activity here is regulated as well as licensed: practitioners and facilities need regulatory approval alongside the trade licence, and we sequence both so a clinic does not open late.
What should you know about Dubai Healthcare City?
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 Dubai Healthcare City?
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 Dubai Healthcare City is genuinely strong for the kind of company most of our clients build, and where it is not the right fit.
Clinical and commercial sequenced
We run the trade licence and the clinical regulatory approval in the right order, which is what keeps an opening date realistic.
Practitioner licensing understood
Individual practitioner licensing is part of the plan from the start rather than an afterthought that delays opening.
Inside the medical cluster
Referrals, suppliers and medical talent sit in the same district.
How can we help you set up in Dubai Healthcare City?
We are one accountable team for every step of setting up in Dubai Healthcare City: 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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Who regulates Dubai Healthcare City?
The Dubai Healthcare City Authority governs the free zone, with an independent regulatory arm responsible for clinical standards in the cluster.
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Do I need more than a trade licence to open a clinic?
Yes. Clinical activity requires regulatory approval for the facility and individual licensing for practitioners, alongside the trade licence. We handle both tracks together.
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Can non-clinical businesses licence in DHCC?
Yes. Health-related services, medical education and supporting companies can licence in the cluster without clinical regulatory approval, which is a much shorter route.
Nearby and related
Sources
- Dubai Healthcare City dhcc.ae
- UAE Government, free zones u.ae
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