Register Dubai Offshore Company – Dubai JAFZA
The information below displays the requirements to register an offshore Dubai company (Dubai JAFZA). We provide details on the maintenance, shareholder requirements, the minimum capital requirements for Dubai company formation, along with the legal form, naming requirements, documentation required and director and secretary requirements.
The information below is a guide to help you with your Dubai company registration, this serves as a general guide and may be subject to the most recent changes of the legislation in various jurisdictions. We invite you to Contact Us for the latest update and free quotation.
Dubai Company Formation, JAFZA Company
Legal form: Federal Law No. 8 of 1984, as amended by Federal Law No. 13 of 1988 – the Commercial Companies Law – and its by-laws govern the operations of foreign business. In broad terms the provisions of these regulations are as follows: The Federal Law defines seven categories of business organization, which can be established in the UAE. It sets out the requirements in terms of shareholders, directors, minimum capital levels and incorporation procedures. The seven categories of business organization defined by the Law are: General partnership company, Partnership-en-commendam, Joint venture company, Public shareholding company, Private shareholding company, Limited liability company, Share partnership company. By far the most usual form that businessmen and/or corporations prefer is the limited liability company.
The legislation, which governs Dubai Offshore Companies, was enacted in Jebel Ali Free Zone (Jafza) in Dubai in May 2003. It provides for a secure environment for investors without the levels of unnecessary intrusion and bureaucracy found in other offshore jurisdictions.
Name of the company: Dubai offshore companies must use the suffix Limited or Ltd. to denote limited liability. The following words and their associated activities are prohibited: Banking, Insurance and Re-insurance.
Shareholders: Dubai offshore company can have minimum one and a maximum of 50 persons whose liability is limited to their shares in the company’s capital. 100% foreign ownership of the company is allowed. There is no public register of shareholders and directors. Shareholders need to visit Jafza and sign the incorporation documents in the presence of the authorized official of Jafza. Alternatively a power of attorney, notarized and legalized by UAE Embassy, can be issued to a nominated person who can then sign before Jafza authorized official.
The minimum share capital: Dubai offshore company can select its own minimum capital. Usually we recommend share capital to be US Dollars 1,000. All shares must be fully paid when allotted. A company may not create different classes of shares. Bearer shares cannot be issued. Presently, joint shareholding is not allowed.
Directors of the company and secretary: A minimum of two directors and one secretary are required and they cannot be bodies corporate. One of the directors can also be a secretary. A register of directors must be held at the Registered Office, but it is not a matter of public record.
Registered office and local agent: Dubai offshore company must maintain a local Registered Agent approved by the local authorities and a local Registered Office, which is usually provided by the Registered Agent.
Taxation: Dubai offshore companies pay no taxes on profit, capital gains or anything else in Dubai.
Audit and financial returns: No annual reports or accounts need to be filed. Accounts must be audited and accounts must be distributed to shareholders (but NOT filed with the authorities). Dubai offshore company may retain their accounting records wherever in the world the directors deem appropriate.
Meetings: Dubai offshore company meetings need not be held in Dubai.
Time needed for the offshore Dubai formation: Usually it is 5-7 working days.
In order to proceed with the formation of the Dubai offshore company please visit our How to Start page and then proceed to filling in our Application Form.
Our fees and prices for the formation of a Dubai company (Dubai JAFZA)
Dubai Formation cost includes:
- Name check and approval
- Drafting of Memorandum and Articles of Association
- Filing with official register
- Payment of government fees
- One set of originals of all standard corporate documents with Apostille
- Provision of local agent for one year
- Provision of registered address for one year
- Provision of company secretary for one year
- Courier fees
- Rubber stamp
Optional services (to be chosen by the client)
- Provision of nominee shareholder
- Provision of nominee director
- Bank account opening in one of the banks in Dubai
- General Power of Attorney with Apostille
- Apostille of one document
- Company seal
- Mail collection, mail forwarding ( please contact us for a quotation )
- Virtual office ( please contact us for a quotation )
- Good Standing Certificate with Apostille
Recurring maintenance fees from 2nd year and after
- Provision of registered office
- Provision of company secretary
- Provision of local agent and annual Jafza fee
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