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Dubai Internet City is the TECOM technology cluster — the address for software, SaaS and platform companies, and the neighbours are the regional offices of the large technology firms. We file the licence, run KYC and handle the visa, with a written scope up front.
Dubai Internet City is the UAE's established technology cluster: a campus built for software companies, with the regional offices of the large technology firms as neighbours.
The zone concentrates software, platform and IT businesses on one campus, which shortens the distance to partners and to hires.
An established technology address makes hiring and relocating engineers a more familiar conversation.
Enterprise buyers recognise the cluster, which helps when procurement asks where the supplier is registered.
Premises inside the campus support real teams, with visa allocations sized to the space.
Full foreign ownership with no local partner requirement, as across the UAE free zones.
Qualifying Free Zone Person status keeps corporate tax at 0% on qualifying income when the structure and activity support it.
Dubai Internet City licenses technology and digital activities from offices inside the TECOM cluster. Premises are part of the licence rather than an afterthought, and the office you take sets the visa allocation.
Dubai Internet City suits technology companies that want to sit inside the cluster — where the talent pool, the customers and the regional technology offices already are.
Product development, licensing and subscription software businesses.
Digital platforms, marketplaces and app-based services.
Systems integration, managed services, technical consulting and support.
Digital-first media, content platforms and adjacent creative technology.
Day 1–5
Diagnostic, KYC, activity scoping, Dubai Internet City name reservation.
Week 2–4
Filing, MOA, initial approval.
Week 5–6
Licence issuance, establishment card, eSignature.
Week 7–9
Investor visa: entry permit, medical, Emirates ID.
Week 8–12
Corporate bank account (varies by bank).
Final cost depends on the zone, activity and visa count.
| Feature | Dubai Internet City |   Dubai Silicon Oasis |   International Free Zone Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal framework | UAE Civil Law | UAE Civil Law | UAE Civil Law |
| 100% foreign ownership | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 0% on qualifying income | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 100% profit repatriation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Flexi-desk option | No | Yes | Yes |
| Office premises in the zone | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Minimum share capital | None | Enquiry | None |
| Location | TECOM cluster, Dubai | Dubai Silicon Oasis (DIEZ) | Dubai Digital Park, Silicon Oasis |
| Best for | Software, platforms, IT services, regional tech HQs | Product, hardware and IT companies in a tech park | Consultancies, e-commerce, solo operators |
Bank suitability depends on your activity, ownership, documents and transaction profile.
Tell us the activity and headcount. We shortlist the zones that actually accept it.
No obligation. We tell you if it is not the right route.
Sonsoto quoted us a line-item budget for the licence, visas and the bank pack up front. Nothing crept in later. That alone was worth the fee.
I’d already been rejected by two banks. Sonsoto told me why, changed the pack, and we opened with WIO in three weeks. Straight answers, no theatre.
They caught a corporate-tax filing we were about to miss and re-scoped the renewals so we stopped paying twice for the same work. Now they run everything.
We’d spoken to four firms and got four different price sheets. Sonsoto was the only one that showed us where the extras came from — and we didn’t need them.
Golden Visa done, family visas done, licence renewed. Same team, same WhatsApp thread. I don’t chase PRO agents anymore.
They told me RAK was a better fit than Dubai for our margin. I’d already paid a deposit somewhere else. They still refunded my Sonsoto retainer and helped me exit.
More clients onboarded, higher payout.
Straight to the account.
More referrals unlocks higher payouts.
