Company formation in UAE (Dubai), explained against the Department of Economy and Tourism for the mainland, or the registrar of the chosen free zone (each
Registering a company in UAE (Dubai) means working through one register and its filing rules end to end.
Rules differ sharply between the mainland and each free zone, and DIFC and ADGM are separate common-law jurisdictions with their own courts. A company here is recorded in the Department of Economy and Tourism for the mainland, or the registrar of the chosen free zone (each free zone, including DIFC and ADGM, keeps its own), and the guides below walk through which entity type fits, the documents the registrar wants, share capital and director requirements, and how long approval takes for UAE (Dubai) specifically.
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