Guide for Indian founders · around 3.5 hours from New Delhi
Just as important, setting up a company in DMCC Free Zone gives you 100% ownership, a UAE trade licence and the option to sponsor residence visas for yourself and your family. In our experience, 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. To be clear, the most common businesses Indians open through GoldenKey are in trading, IT and software, retail and construction, although DMCC Free Zone supports almost any activity. As we tell every client, indians are the largest expatriate community in the UAE, estimated at well over three million people, so the DMCC Free Zone authority, the banks and the immigration officers see Indian applications every day and process them without hesitation.
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.
From day one, unlike some zones, DMCC Free Zone does not require a large paid-up capital to be blocked in a bank account before the licence is granted. Put simply, over 22,000 member companies from 170+ countries. Many Indian founders run DMCC Free Zone companies alongside an existing business in India, using the UAE entity for international invoicing and regional sales.
As we tell every client, all prices for DMCC Free Zone company formation for Indians are indicative, shown in AED and confirmed in writing ahead of payment. As a rule, the figures below for DMCC Free Zone company formation for Indians are updated by GoldenKey whenever the 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.
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Scanned colour copies are enough to start. We check every item before anything is submitted.
We confirm that your activity is available in DMCC Free Zone, choose the licence type and agree the visa package and office option that match your plan. This is also the point at which we answer any question specific to DMCC Free Zone company formation for Indians.
Importantly, we submit your preferred trade names to DMCC Free Zone and secure initial approval, normally within a day or two of submission.
Put simply, you sign the application forms and memorandum, we submit the attested supporting documents and the licence fee is paid to the authority. Your portal shows the status of this step for DMCC Free Zone company formation for Indians in real time.
Once the DMCC Free Zone licence and company papers are released, we move immediately to the immigration file, residence visas and the bank meeting.
Straight answers about DMCC. Anything else — ask GK AI or message us.
View all FAQsTo be clear, visa quota is tied to the package and office you choose. DMCC Free Zone packages normally 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.
A DMCC Free Zone company can sell to mainland customers through a mainland distributor, invoice services to mainland clients generally, and apply for a dual-licence arrangement where the emirate offers one. Direct retail or on-site contracting on the mainland needs a mainland licence.
Once your documents are complete, the authority normally issues the licence within 7 working days. Visas and bank account opening follow afterwards.
No. You can apply for the licence from India with scanned documents, and the investor UAE residence visa is processed afterwards.
Yes. Indians can own the full share capital of a DMCC Free Zone company with no local partner, exactly like any other nationality.
Prefer to visit? Our Ajman office welcomes walk-ins during working hours, and we can also meet you in Dubai or Sharjah by appointment to discuss DMCC Free Zone company formation for Indians.
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 Indians for international founders. Residence visas for owners and families come with the company, which makes DMCC Free Zone company formation for Indians a route to relocation as well as a business decision.
Just as important, every DMCC Free Zone package we quote already includes the licence, registration, the establishment card where applicable and our full assistance, with no hidden add-ons at the end. Most of our DMCC Free Zone clients come to us through referrals from other founders, so we take pride in keeping every promise we put in writing. If a document is missing or an approval is delayed on your DMCC Free Zone file, we tell you immediately and explain the fix, rather than letting the application sit.
