# IFZA Free Zone Business Licence

- **Type:** license
- **Status:** evergreen
- **City:** Dubai
- **Equity:** No equity
- **Cost:** Low-cost FZ packages (confirm on site)
- **Duration:** Annual licence
- **Apply:** https://ifza.com/en/set-up-your-business/
- **Page:** https://www.dxbstart.com/programs/ifza

IFZA is a high-volume Dubai free-zone licence, usually sold as a remote, low-cost package. Evergreen. The public homepage is the start; get a real quote, not a reseller WhatsApp. This is incorporation. There is no mentor, no grant, no cohort. Fine for a holding or a services company that does not need DMCC or DIFC on the letterhead. Weak if your bank, enterprise buyer, or regulator wants a prestige zone.

## Desk take

Cheap and fast. That is the product. Do not dress it up as a startup programme on your About page.

## Eligibility

A popular low-cost Dubai free-zone licence for early-stage founders who want remote setup and flexible visa counts.
- Suits micro, small and medium businesses; professional, commercial and branch licences, with multiple activities combinable under one licence
- 100% foreign ownership and full repatriation of capital and profits; no physical presence required during incorporation
- Documents are light: application form incl. UBO, passport copy and digital photo; Emirates ID/visa copy only if you're already a UAE resident
- IFZA runs a B2B model — setup is handled through its Professional Partner network rather than a direct founder application portal
- Registered address at IFZA Business Park in Dubai Silicon Oasis; digital MOA/AOA e-signatures; licence issued as a soft copy

## Questions

### Can I apply without flying in?

That is the usual IFZA pitch. Confirm visa and KYC steps on their live process.

### Is IFZA “less real” than DMCC?

It is a real free zone. Counterparties still have preferences. Price the reputation, not Twitter.


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