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Global reach
A Dubai company route supported by international business communities, multilingual guidance, and a broad Professional Partner network.
IFZA · Dubai Free Zone
Build from Dubai. Grow across borders.
Kapiti helps founders assess whether IFZA fits the real business, coordinate the company setup, and prepare the structure for residency, banking, compliance, and long-term operation.
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Clear route selection before licence application
Authority · IFZA
Emirate · Dubai
Setup · Remote options
Visas · Package dependent
What is IFZA?
A Dubai Free Zone and international business community.
IFZA supports entrepreneurs, SMEs, and established businesses that want to incorporate and grow through Dubai. Its model combines flexible licensing and remote setup with an international Professional Partner network and a wider ecosystem of operational support.
The IFZA name alone does not determine whether it is the right route. Activity fit, mainland access, shareholders, visas, banking, workspace, tax, and ongoing compliance still need to be assessed together.
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Personal partnership
A support model built around guided setup and continuing relationship management rather than licence issuance alone.
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Efficient enablement
Remote incorporation, digital documentation, and flexible activity planning designed to make a complex process more manageable.
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Ecosystem growth
Access to a wider support ecosystem spanning areas such as banking, insurance, property, technology, recruitment, and consultancy.
May suit
Founders with a clear international operating plan.
- International founders establishing a Dubai business base
- Service-led and internationally oriented SMEs
- Existing companies considering a UAE entity or branch route
- Founders who value guided support and a wider business ecosystem
Check before setup
Confirm the route beyond the headline package.
- The exact licensed activities and any external approvals
- Shareholder structure, managers, and supporting corporate documents
- Visa allocations, residency plans, and workspace requirements
- Where the company will trade and whether mainland access is needed
- Banking narrative, expected counterparties, and source-of-funds evidence
- Corporate tax, VAT, accounting, UBO, renewals, and ongoing records
Setup journey
A clear path from objective to operation.
IFZA can support remote incorporation, but licences, visas, banking, tax outcomes, and external approvals remain subject to the relevant reviews and requirements.
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Clarify the objective
Define the business model, customers, markets, activities, ownership, visa needs, and expected operating footprint.
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Confirm the IFZA route
Check that the licence, activity mix, company structure, package, and longer-term administration fit the mandate.
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Prepare and submit
Coordinate KYC, proposed names, application information, shareholder documents, and authority submission requirements.
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Activate and operate
Complete any required immigration steps, prepare for banking, assess tax registrations, and establish ongoing company records.
IFZA Dubai · One-year price list
One-year licence packages.
Published promotional prices for new one-year IFZA Dubai business licences.
Zero-visa licence
AED 12,900
One-year business licence package with no residence visa allocation.
One-visa licence
AED 14,900
One-year package with one residence visa allocation.
Two-visa licence
AED 16,900
One-year package with two residence visa allocations.
Three-visa licence
AED 18,900
One-year package with three residence visa allocations.
Four visas and above
AED 20,900
Published one-year starting package for four or more allocations.
“Free visa for life” qualification
Under the supplied promotion, packages with one or more visa allocations may receive one residence visa without the standard DNRD issuance and renewal charge, stated at AED 3,750, while the business package is continuously renewed. The benefit does not cover the company establishment card, status changes, investor/partner title charges, VIP services, transfers, medical examinations, Emirates ID registration, future government fee increases, or other excluded costs. Approval and immigration eligibility remain subject to the relevant authorities.
Beyond the licence
Build the operating structure, not only the company.
Kapiti coordinates the practical work around the IFZA authority process so the company is prepared for use after incorporation.
Formation
Route review, activity planning, shareholder documentation, application coordination, and incorporation file management.
Residency
Visa planning, establishment and immigration documentation, medical and Emirates ID coordination where applicable.
Banking readiness
A coherent business profile, ownership evidence, commercial narrative, counterparties, and supporting compliance pack.
Ongoing administration
Renewals, amendments, tax and accounting coordination, compliance calendars, corporate records, and authority communication.
Typical starting documents
Start with a coherent company file.
- Valid passport and identity records for shareholders and managers
- Current proof of residential address
- Proposed company names and a clear business activity description
- Shareholder, manager, and authorised signatory details
- Corporate documents where an existing company is a shareholder
- Business model, expected markets, counterparties, and funding information
Kapiti perspective
IFZA should be selected for operational fit, not recognition alone.
IFZA works best when its flexibility and support ecosystem match a clearly defined commercial objective. Kapiti reviews the route across the full company lifecycle: activity and ownership, incorporation, residency where required, banking readiness, tax and accounting obligations, renewals, and the quality of ongoing corporate administration.
Let's create success. Together.
See whether IFZA fits your Dubai business plan.
Start with the activity, ownership, visa, banking, and operating requirements. We will compare the available route before the application moves forward.
IFZA is an independent Free Zone authority. Kapiti provides corporate services and route guidance. Authority acceptance, licence conditions, immigration, banking, tax treatment, and external approvals remain subject to the relevant institutions and applicable requirements. Official source: IFZA.