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Expo City Dubai Free Zone company setup gives your business 100% foreign ownership under the Expo City Dubai Authority, on the legacy site of Expo 2020. The Expo City Dubai free zone sits in Dubai South, next to Al Maktoum International Airport and on the Metro Route 2020 line, with a registered address in a purpose-built mixed-use district.

We handle the ECDA licence and activities, the workspace that sets your visa allocation, the visas and the corporate bank account.

What should you know about Expo City Dubai?

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.

Licensing Expo City Dubai free zone, licensed by the Expo City Dubai Authority (ECDA), not a mainland authority
Origin The legacy site of Expo 2020 Dubai, repurposed as a mixed-use city and free zone
Position Dubai South, beside Al Maktoum International Airport and the Expo Road and Metro Route 2020
Permits ECDA issues commercial, service and freelance permits, plus short-term operation permits
Ownership Free zone: 100% foreign ownership, with a registered address inside Expo City
Access Served by the Dubai Metro Route 2020 spur built for the Expo, terminating at the site

Why set up a company in Expo City Dubai?

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 Expo City Dubai is genuinely strong for the kind of company most of our clients build, and where it is not the right fit.

A recognised new free zone

Expo City carries its own authority and address, built on the Expo 2020 site, which reads well to banks and partners.

Airport and metro on the doorstep

Al Maktoum International and the Route 2020 metro spur sit beside the district, which suits logistics and events businesses.

Flexible permits

ECDA offers commercial, service and freelance permits and short-term operation permits, so the licence can match the stage the business is at.

How can we help you set up in Expo City Dubai?

We are one accountable team for every step of setting up in Expo City Dubai: 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

  • Which authority licenses a company in Expo City Dubai?

    The Expo City Dubai Authority (ECDA). Expo City is its own free zone on the Expo 2020 site, so it is not licensed by the Department of Economy and Tourism or by another free zone.

  • Is Expo City a free zone or mainland?

    A free zone. That gives 100% foreign ownership; to sell directly into the UAE mainland you use a distributor or a mainland branch.

  • What businesses suit Expo City?

    Events, logistics, technology and sustainability businesses, given the Expo legacy venues, the neighbouring Al Maktoum airport and the metro connection.

Nearby and related

Sources

  1. Expo City Dubai, free zone services expocitydubai.com
  2. UAE Government, free zones u.ae

Figures verified September 2026 against the sources above.

Government fees and rules change. This page is general information, not legal or tax advice. We confirm the current position in writing before you commit.

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