IFZA is a Dubai free zone with its business park in Dubai Silicon Oasis. We check your activity against IFZA's official list, prepare and submit your application, and flag any approval another regulator needs.
IFZA describes itself as a free zone community in Dubai for foreign investors setting up and growing a business. Its property arm offers workspace in IFZA Business Park in Dubai Silicon Oasis.
IFZA's official activity list groups activities under commercial and professional licenses. Some activities name an approval from another authority, such as a ministry or a Dubai regulator, before IFZA can license them.
Because the list decides what you can do, we start there. If your activity sits better in another zone, or needs an approval that changes your timeline, we tell you before you apply.
Setup planner
Search your activity to see whether IFZA lists it and which approvals it names, then get a setup plan in 4 short steps. A consultant sends your quotation.
Founders whose work fits IFZA's professional activities.
Businesses that need commercial activities from IFZA's official list.
Investors who want a Dubai company with a business park address in Dubai Silicon Oasis.
Clear boundaries, so you know exactly what you're paying for and who decides each step.
IFZA sets its own document list; we confirm it for your activity before you apply.
Government fees, paid at cost
Set by IFZA and paid at cost. Your consultant sends a written quotation with every fee before you pay.
Global Sky PRO service fee
Quoted in writing before we start, so you know the full cost up front.
Timing
Depends on your activity, any approvals and how quickly documents and attestations are ready. We give you a realistic plan once your activity is confirmed.
Each step shows who does what, so you always know where things stand.
Share what you will do, where your customers are, how many visas you need and what workspace suits you.
We confirm your exact activity is on IFZA's list, note any approval it needs and compare other zones if they fit better.
Your consultant sends a written quotation with every zone fee and our service fee. Send the documents on your checklist.
We type the application, check every document for consistency and submit the file to IFZA.
IFZA reviews the application, may ask for more information and decides whether to issue the license.
Once the license is issued, we guide you through the establishment card, residence visas and corporate tax registration.
Points from IFZA's website and official activity list, checked on 4 November 2026. We confirm the details for your activity before you apply.
Headline offers rarely tell the whole story. We answer these for your activity before you decide.
If this zone doesn't fit your activity, visas or budget, one of these may. Each guide is checked against the zone's own website.
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Jumeirah Lakes Towers and Uptown Dubai, with sector communities from gold and coffee to crypto and gaming.
A digital setup process, including a route for founders who live outside the UAE.
Sharjah Publishing City: started with publishing, now licenses trading, e-commerce and services too.
Sharjah Media City in Al Messaned, built for media, creative and digital businesses.
Next to Ajman Port, with offices, warehouses, land and on-site accommodation.
Ajman NuVentures Centre Free Zone, set up for remote company formation.
Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone, licensing free zone and non-free zone companies.
Logos and names are trademarks of their owners, shown only to identify each free zone. Facts are from each zone's own website, checked on 4 November 2026.
Short answers here. Your situation may differ, so ask us before you decide.
IFZA's business park is in Dubai Silicon Oasis. IFZA Property, the zone's real estate arm, offers workspace there that it describes as customisable. Which option you need depends on your activity and how many residence visas you plan to sponsor, so we check both against IFZA's rules before you apply.
Source: IFZA: official activity list
IFZA's official activity list groups activities under commercial and professional licenses. Trading activities usually sit under commercial and consultancy-style work under professional, but the list itself decides. We check which license your activities fall under, whether you can combine them on one license and whether any of them names an approval from another authority.
Source: IFZA: official activity list
Some do. For those activities, IFZA's official list names the authority whose approval is needed, such as a federal ministry or a Dubai regulator, and that approval can add documents and time. Search your activity in our activity finder to see what IFZA's list says, then we confirm the details before you apply.
Source: IFZA: official activity list
It depends on your activities, the license term, your workspace and how many visas you need. Rather than a headline price that may not fit your plans, your consultant sends a written quotation with every IFZA fee and our service fee shown separately, so you can compare before you pay anything.
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Licenses are issued by the relevant authority (DET for Dubai mainland, or the chosen free zone authority). Global Sky PRO prepares and submits your application. Last reviewed 31 October 2026 by the Global Sky PRO team.