Guide for Greek founders · around 4.5 hours from Athens
Importantly, founders choose DMCC Free Zone when they want a credible UAE address, fast licensing and packages that scale from a solo flexi-desk to a multi-visa office. If you are weighing up where to register in the UAE, DMCC Free Zone deserves a close look for its world's #1 free zone (Fitch) and straightforward renewal process. Greeks are a community concentrated in shipping, hospitality, construction and food, so the DMCC Free Zone authority, the banks and the immigration officers see Greek applications every day and process them without hesitation. GoldenKey has Greek clients from Athens, Thessaloniki and Piraeus, and our consultants understand the documents granted in Greece and how to attest them for the UAE.
DMCC (Dubai Multi Commodities Centre) is the world's most interconnected free zone and Dubai's leading hub for trade and commodities, headquartered in Almas Tower, Jumeirah Lakes Towers (JLT). Over 20,000 member companies work across 87 towers in a freehold community where offices can be rented or bought from private landlords. Company setup is 100% digital — pre-approval, registration and licensing are completed online in around 2–3 weeks without visiting Dubai. Facilities start with a flexi desk (up to 3 visas), serviced offices (4–5 visas) and physical offices (1 visa per 9 sqm). GoldenKey manages the whole DMCC process for you: application, name reservation, activities, e-signing, office selection and visas.
Importantly, the authority permits Free Zone Company (DMCC FZE), Free Zone Company (DMCC FZCO), Branch and Subsidiary, which covers solo founders, partnerships and overseas groups opening a UAE branch. On the ground, one of the reasons we recommend DMCC Free Zone is its world's #1 free zone (Fitch), which matters more than most entrepreneurs realise once the business is running. GoldenKey has prepared DMCC Free Zone files for Greek clients in shipping, hospitality, food exports and construction, which means we know which Greece documents need attestation and which can be submitted as plain copies.
Day to day, pricing for DMCC Free Zone company formation for Greeks depends on the package you choose; every option below includes GoldenKey's service and the government fees stated. Day to day, the figures below for DMCC Free Zone company formation for Greeks are updated by GoldenKey whenever the issuing authority changes its fees, so the price you see is the current one.
1 residence visa · 1-year licence
Licence only · upgrade to visas anytime
3 residence visas · 1-year licence
3 residence visas · 1-year licence
3 residence visas · 1-year licence
Licence only · upgrade to visas anytime
3 residence visas · 1-year licence
3 residence visas · 1-year licence
Prices are indicative, in AED, exclusive of 5% VAT where applicable, and confirmed in writing before payment. Last updated 2026-10-29.
DMCC lets you combine related activities on one licence. Search by what your business does — in English or Arabic — and quote the GK code when you ask for a quotation.
GK-DMCC-001Oil & Natural Gas Well DrillingServicesGK-DMCC-002Oil & Natural Gas Well Reinforcement ServicesServicesGK-DMCC-003Onshore & Offshore Oil & Gas Fields ServicesServicesGK-DMCC-004Repairing Oil & Natural Gas Well Equipment AbroadServicesGK-DMCC-005Well Drilling & Oil & Natural Gas Development AbroadServicesGK-DMCC-006Dairy Products Manufacturing & PackingIndustrialApproval requiredGather these documents and GoldenKey will take care of the rest of DMCC Free Zone company formation for Greeks.
Scanned colour copies are enough to start. We check every item before anything is submitted.
In the first call we check that DMCC Free Zone lists your activity, settle the licence type and match the visa package and office to what you actually need. Nothing is submitted for DMCC Free Zone company formation for Greeks until you have reviewed and approved it.
In our experience, your trade name is reserved with the DMCC Free Zone authority and initial approval is obtained; this stage rarely takes more than two working days.
In practice, you sign the application forms and memorandum, we submit the attested documents and the licence fee is paid to the authority. If the authority raises a query on DMCC Free Zone company formation for Greeks at this stage, we handle it the same day.
Just as important, once the DMCC Free Zone licence and company paperwork are released, we move immediately to the immigration file, residence visas and the bank meeting.
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View all FAQsOnce your documents are complete, the issuing authority typically issues the licence within 7 working days. Visas and bank account opening follow afterwards.
In practice, visa quota is tied to the package and office you choose. DMCC Free Zone packages typically start from a zero-visa option and scale to five or more visas with a physical office, and additional visas can be added later for the per-visa fee shown in our pricing.
As a rule, requirements vary by zone and by company size. GoldenKey will confirm the current DMCC Free Zone rule when we prepare your quotation, and we provide bookkeeping if you need accounts in any case for corporate tax.
Yes. Greeks can own the full share capital of a DMCC Free Zone company with no local partner, exactly like any other nationality.
No. You can apply for the licence from Greece with scanned papers, and the investor residence visa is handled afterwards.
As we tell every client, start your DMCC Free Zone journey with a free consultation: share a few details about your business and we will map out the fastest route to your licence.
English is the working language of business, contracts are routinely drafted in English, and government portals are bilingual, which simplifies DMCC Free Zone company formation for Greeks for international founders. Since 2021, most mainland activities have allowed 100% foreign ownership, and free zones have always offered it, so DMCC Free Zone company formation for Greeks no longer requires a local partner.
GoldenKey builds its own CRM and client portal, so you can see the status of your DMCC Free Zone file, download your papers and pay invoices from your phone. Our quotations for DMCC Free Zone company formation for Greeks list every government fee and our service fee on one page, in writing, before you pay anything. Importantly, most of our DMCC Free Zone clients come to us through referrals from other founders, which is why we take pride in keeping every promise we put in writing.
