FREE ZONE FILE

IFZA, International Free Zone Authority

Emirate DubaiEstablished not published by the zoneType Free zone, business to business model only

Authority Operates from Dubai Silicon Oasis under a 2020 agreement with the Dubai Silicon Oasis Authority

What we think

IFZA publishes no price at all. Not a headline price, not a package name with a figure, nothing. It sells exclusively through authorised partners, and the price you pay is set by the partner from a confidential list. Every IFZA figure you find online comes from a leaked partner price sheet, which is why we do not print one.

Publishes no licence price at all

Packages

No package price is published. No package price is published on ifza.com. The site map contains no pricing, cost or packages page. Every product page ends on a contact form. What is published: three licence types, commercial, professional and branch registration, and up to 3 activities per licence, commercial and professional activities combinable.

Where each line was read: product page, a commercial commitment on the zone's own site. Official document, a downloadable schedule, regulation or terms. Blog only, an article on the zone's site, editorial and not contractual. Not published, the zone does not say.

Visas

Basic visa feeAED 3,750, the only visa figure IFZA publishes anywhereofficial document

Visa for Life promotioncovers the basic visa fee and every later renewal, eligibility depends on the month of incorporationofficial document

Residence visa validityup to 3 yearsblog only

Visa quotahigher quotas may require leasing physical office space, the scale is not publishedofficial document

Offices and desks

Flexideskshared desk, 10 hours per week, 1 hour of meeting room per month, no price publishedproduct page

Flexidesk Plusdedicated desk, unlimited access, 5 hours of meeting room per month, no price publishedproduct page

Dedicated, Private and Personalized Officeno price publishedproduct page

Year two, and closing down

The two figures nobody advertises. A cheap first year means nothing if year two doubles, and nothing at all if leaving costs a fortune.

Renewal, per year

not published by the zone

Not published. The terms only say the licence must be renewed on or before its renewal date, failing which fines, suspension and cancellation may follow. The amounts are not published.

Closing the company

not published by the zone

Not published. The terms and conditions state only that closing a business must follow the free zone regulation and applicable law. No figure, no procedure, no timescale.

Other fees and penalties

Absconding report, DNRDAED 600

Absconding case handlingAED 6,000 plus 2.25 percent service fee

Emirates ID government fee, set by the federal ICP not by IFZAAED 170 for 1 year, AED 270 for 2, AED 370 for 3

Binding terms

Minimum share capital AED 10,000, minimum share value AED 10, stated in the official licence application forms.
The establishment card is required before any visa application and must be renewed annually.
From 30 September 2025, every licence holder must file financial statements at renewal.
Turnover above AED 3 million or more than 9 employees at any point in the year means audited statements are compulsory.
The IFZA template is imposed. No other format is accepted.
No mandatory office for basic licence packages, but a physical office may be required to raise the visa quota.

Contradictions on the zone's own site

An IFZA article states there is no paid-up capital requirement, while the official licence application form sets a minimum share capital of AED 10,000. Subscribed is not the same as paid up, and the site never explains the difference.

What this zone does not publish

Every price. Licence, renewal, offices, visas beyond the basic fee, establishment card, name reservation.
The licence durations available and any multi-year discount.
The refund policy and cancellation terms.
The partner commission rate.
The year IFZA was founded, and its formal supervising authority.
Whether a direct sales channel to end clients exists at all.

Where every figure above comes from

ifza.com/en/set-up-your-business/
ifza.com/en/ecosystem/property/
ifza.com/en/become-a-partner/
cdn.ifza.com, terms and conditions, PDF
cdn.ifza.com, licence application forms, PDF
cdn.ifza.com, FAQs update on financial statements, PDF
partnersupport.ifza.com, visa article

Read on the zone's official site on 13 aout 2026. We print the addresses rather than link them, so you can check any figure word for word, and so this page stays a comparison rather than a doorway.

AED 1,000 back on this zone

This zone pays us an introduction fee, and we hand AED 1,000 of it back to you once your trade licence has actually been issued. You pay the zone exactly what you would pay going direct, we never take a dirham from you, and the cashback is only due if you filled in the Free Zone Radar form first.

Check whether this zone fits your case12 questions, about 90 seconds. It may well tell you this zone is wrong for you.

Figures quoted from the zone are left in the language the zone published them in, so you can check them word for word. This file is available in English and French. The comparator itself is in Arabic too.