Process for setting up your business
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Dubai Technology & Media Free Zone Authority (DTMFZA) is responsible for the establishment and registration of companies in IMPZ.
Prospective investors who wish to set up a business in IMPZ should contact the IMPZ sales team on +971 4 391 1122. The sales representative will be responsible for communicating the process and acting as your primary point of contact to support you through the registration steps.
Setting up Your Business
There are six easy steps to setting up your Free zone Limited Liability Company (FZ-LLC) and only four steps if establishing a Branch Company. These steps are explained in detail in the business set-up guide for IMPZ.
The first two steps of this process (for both FZ-LLC and Branches) require you to submit documents, as per the templates below:
Application for Provisional Approval (Step 1)
Legal Documents for Company Registration (Step 2)
Dubai Technology & Media Free Zone Authority (DTMFZA) has provided a checklist of the document requirements for setting up your business. Please click on your business type below:
- Free Zone Limited Liability Company
- Free Zone Limited Liability Company - Hotel
- Free Zone Limited Liability Company - Property Management Services (PMS) license holder
- Free Zone Limited Liability Company - Freehold Commercial Property
- Branch of an existing Foreign/UAE Company
Guidelines on Submitting Legal Documents:
- All legal documents more than one page has to be sealed Powers of Attorney need to be accompanied with a valid passport copy of the Attorney
- The Authority reserves the right to call for any extra documents it may deem require, as and when necessary
- The Authority reserves the right to ask for extra attestation by the UAE Embassy or other Embassies, as may be necessary
- Board Resolution and/or Power of Attorney for the Manager must state the Manager’s full name as per passport including nationality and valid passport number
- The legal documents must be in English and / or Arabic. Documents in any other language must be accompanied by a certified English or Arabic translation
Legal Documentation Templates:
Minimum Capital Requirements
FZ-LLCs incorporated in IMPZ are required to have minimum paid up capital of AED 300,000, with the exception of the below activities:
| Printing Machinery and Printing Consumables Manufacturing Segment : |
AED 500,000 |
| Printing Press Segment |
AED 500,000 |
| Publishing Segment |
AED 200,000 |
| Graphic Arts Support Services Segment |
AED 50,000 |
Branch establishments within IMPZ have no minimum capital requirements.
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