5 Tips to form a company in Freezones​

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5 Tips to form a company in Freezones

• Dubai Airport Free Zone

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• Forming a company in a freezone in Dubai is easy.
  The authorities of the free zone need only the
  bare minimum of paperwork and time. The following
  are some tips to forming a company in a free
  zone
• Determine the legal entity's kind
• Decide what kind of legal entity your company
  will be. You can form one of two types of
  businesses in a free zone 
• Free Zone Limited Liability Company (FZ LLC) or
  Free Zone Company (FZ Co.)
• Free Zone Establishment (FZE)The main
  distinctions are the number of shareholders and
  whether the shareholder is a natural or legal
  person. Not all free zones may accept both sorts
  of businesses. Check with individual free zone
  authorities to see what kind of businesses they
  can register. 
• Decide on a brand name for your business  
• You should pick a trade name when deciding on the
  legal entity that your company should be. In most
  situations, you should verify with the relevant
  free zone authority or the Department of Economic
  Development to see whether trade names are
  authorised and if the desired name has been
  registered previously. In general, the primary
  conditions for DED to accept a proposed trade
  name are that it 
• Does not offend public morality or the country's
  public order and 
• Is followed by the company's legal form, such as
  a corporation (LLC, FZE, DMCC, etc.)
• It has never been registered before
• Is suitable for the type of activity and legal
  status
• Names of religions or governmental authorities,
  as well as names or logos of external entities,
  should not be included.

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• 3. Obtain a business license
• The sort of business license you apply for is
  determined by your company's principal activity.
• Here are some business activities that you can
  engage in freezones in Dubai.

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• Production of content 
• Advertising 
• Animation
• Production of corporate films 
• Production of corporate print materials 
• Production of digital content (eg CGI, 3D etc)
• Educational content material 
• Film production 
• Gaming development 
• Graphic design 
• Illustration 
• Mobile media (eg content for interactive media
  services for mobile phones) 
• Music production and recording 
• Music videos (eg websites, e-books, travel
  guides, etc.)
• Photography and videography 
• Performing arts and theatre
• Content creation for print (eg magazines,
  journals, periodicals, newsletters, guides, and
  handbooks, etc.)
• Content creation for radio 

• Other business activities include
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• Marketing Communications 
• Marketing Communications 
• Professional Associations (eg film, television,
  and editing services) (eg non-profit)
• Public Relations 
• Management of Rights 
• Public Relations 
• Management of Rights 
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• Publishing and broadcasting
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• Broadcast a satellite/terrestrial television
  channel 
• Broadcast a satellite/terrestrial radio channel 
• Publish a book 
• Publish a magazine 
• Publish a newspaper

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Freelance License

• You'd need to apply for a dissemination license
  in this situation
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• Commercial/trade 
• Consultancy/services 
• Industrial 
• Educational 
• Media 
• eCommerce 
• Offshore 
• Freelancer 
• Warehousing 
• Manufacturing 

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• 4. Select an office location
• In free zones, you may either buy or lease office
  space. The size of your office is determined by
  the number of workers and the nature of your
  firm.
• There are three types of office packages
  available in the Dubai Airport Free Zone (DAFZA)
  Office Packages, Smart Desk Office Packages, and
  Executive Office Packages.
• 5. Obtain pre-approvals, register your
  company, and obtain a license
• Companies based in free zones are subject to the
  rules of the free zones in which they operate.
  You must apply with the required papers to obtain
  the appropriate permissions. The list of papers
  varies according on the sort of economic
  activity, the type of organisation, and the free
  zone authority's criteria. The processes and
  papers required for approvals are listed below as
  a basic guideline.
• Initial acceptance
• You must obtain first permission. You must
  supply the following information
• An application form that has been completed 
• A business strategy
• A copy of your current trade license or
  certificate of registration (if you are an
  existing company, applicable for a local company
  only)
• Specimen signatures of the company's
  shareholder/s and the designated Manager/Director
  for the new company 
• 2 years audited financial reports for a corporate
  entity or certificate of reference from an
  individual shareholder's bank 
• NOC from current sponsor (for individuals -
  original and notarised)

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• Freelancers have less paperwork to submit. To
  apply for a freelancer license, the applicant
  must submit
• Application for registration 
• Curriculum Vitae 
• Letter of recommendation from a bank 
• Registry Identification Code Form (RIC) -
  Original and notarised document Application for
  registration 
• Registration
• You must pay registration and license costs
  after receiving the first clearance. The cost of
  obtaining a license is determined by the type of
  license required. Then you must provide the
  following
• Board Resolution appointing Manager/Director 
• Board Resolution appointing Manager/Director 
• Manager/Director is given power of attorney
  (Notarised and attested)
• Articles of Association and Memorandum (Notarised
  and attested)
• Manager/signature Director's on a sample
  (Notarised and attested)
• Shareholders information 
• Manager/Director's passport-size picture on a
  white backdrop
• C. The process of obtaining a license and
  visa
• The authority will create lease agreements 
• A trade license will be given 
• Visa processing will begin
• It's worth noting that some actions may require
  permission from outside authorities.