JAFZA Company Registration: A Primer's Guide to Unlocking Business Opportunities

In Dubai's commercial landscape, JAFZA is an attractive free zone that attracts many businesses to register and do business. If you want to successfully register a company in JAFZA, you need to meet a series of basic conditions. These conditions cover a number of key aspects such as company form, capital, scope of business, documentation, etc.

JAFZA Company Registration Requirements

1. Type of company

JAFZA supports a variety of company types, including sole proprietorship (FZE), joint venture (FZCO), and branch or subsidiary companies. Investors should choose the right type of company based on their business needs and actual conditions.

2. Shareholders and Directors

shareholder: At least one shareholder, who may be a natural or legal person, has no nationality restrictions. In the case of a sole proprietorship (FZE), it consists of only one shareholder; in the case of a joint venture (FZCO), it generally consists of 2-5 shareholders.

Director: at least one director, must be a natural person, no nationality restrictions.

3. Registered capital

minimum registered capital: The minimum registered capital of each company in the JAFZA Free Zone is 100.000 dirhams (not less than 100000 dirhams is recommended). However, there is no registered capital requirement for the establishment of a branch.

Paid-in requirement: There is no mandatory paid-in requirement for registered capital, and the subscription system is adopted.

4. Registered Address

the company must have a registered address in a business park located within the JAFZA Free Zone. JAFZA offers flexible office space options, including physical and virtual offices.

5. Company Name

naming standards: The company name must comply with the naming standards of the JAFZA Free Zone, avoid the use of offensive language, and do not involve sensitive content such as politics and religion.

Verification process: Provide at least three company names for verification to ensure that the name is available.

JAFZA Company Registration Process

1. Pre-examination: Submit the prepared registration materials to JAFZA for pre-examination, including the verification of the company name and data review. After the preliminary examination is passed, the validity period is three months, and the subsequent registration procedures must be completed within this period.

2. Resolution of the Board of Directors: According to the results of the preliminary examination, the resolution of the Board of Directors of the Company shall be formulated to clarify the key information such as the business scope, shareholding structure and board members of the Company.

3. Notarization and certification: For foreign companies, it is necessary to notarize the business license, articles of association and other documents of domestic companies, and conduct double certification in the Chinese Ministry of Foreign Affairs and the UAE Embassy.

4. Final registration: Submit the notarized and double-certified documents together with the pre-approved registration materials to JAFZA to complete the final registration procedures. After successful registration, you will receive a business license and registration certificate issued by JAFZA.

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