Handbooks & Fees
The Handbooks and Fees section provides access to key handbooks and fee information for setting up an entity or operating in the Dubai International Financial Centre (DIFC). It includes guidance on legal and compliance requirements, as well as details of fees for different types of setups, to support transparency and informed decision‑making.
- Setting up an Entity in the DIFC
- Operating in DIFC
- Setting up an Auditor & Insolvency Practitioner
- Setting up a Trust
Handbooks
Checklists and Fees
- Financial Checklist - General Partnership
- Financial Checklist - Limited Liability Partnership
- Financial Checklist - Limited Partnership
- Financial Checklist - Private Company
- Financial Checklist - Private Company (Transfer to DIFC)
- Financial Checklist - Protected Cell Company
- Financial Checklist - Public Company
- Financial Checklist - Public Company (Transfer)
- Financial Checklist - Recognised Company (Branch)
- Financial Checklist - Recognised Limited Liability Partnership
- Financial Checklist - Recognised Limited Partnership
- Financial Checklist - Recognised Partnership
- Financial Checklist - Transfer of a Limited Partnership
- Non Financial and Retail Checklist - General Partnership
- Non Financial and Retail Checklist - Limited Liability Partnership
- Non Financial and Retail Checklist - Limited Partnership
- Non Financial and Retail Checklist - Private Company
- Non Financial and Retail Checklist - Private Company (Transfer to DIFC)
- Non Financial and Retail Checklist - Public Company
- Non Financial and Retail Checklist - Recognised Company (Branch)
- Non Financial and Retail Checklist - Recognised Liability Partnership
- Non Financial and Retail Checklist - Recognised Limited Liability Partnership
- Non Financial and Retail Checklist - Recognised Partnership
- Non Financial and Retail Checklist - Variable Capital Companies
- Non Financial Checklist - Active Enterprise Commercial Package
- Non Financial Checklist - Family Office
- Non Financial Checklist - Foundations
- Non Financial Checklist - Foundation Transfer to DIFC
- Non Financial Checklist - NPIO
- Non Financial Checklist - Continuation of a Public Company in DIFC
- Non Financial Checklist - Recognised Foundation
- Non Financial Checklist - Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs)
- Non Financial Checklist - Transfer of Special Purpose Vehicles (SPVs) to DIFC (Re-domiciliation)
Guidance notes
Templates
Non- Profit Incorporated Organisations
Personnel Sponsorship Agreement
Resolutions for Incorporation/ Registration of DIFC Entity
- Approval of general partners to transfer a limited partnership to DIFC
- Board or shareholders resolution to transfer a company to DIFC
- Board or shareholders resolution to register a branch in DIFC
- Board Resolution To Incorporate A Company In The DIFC
- Founding Members Resolution to Incorporate a Non-Profit Incorporated Organisation in the DIFC
- General partners resolution to register a recognised limited partnership
- General partners resolution to register a recognised partnership
- Members resolution to register a recognised limited liability partnership
- Members Resolution to Incorporate a Limited Liability Partnership in the DIFC
- Members Resolution to Register a General Partnership in the DIFC
- Partners Resolution to Register a Recognised Partnership in the DIFC
- Resolution of body corporate shareholder to incorporate a company in DIFC
- Resolution Of The Council Members To Register A Recognised Foundation In The DIFC
- Resolution Of The Founder To Establish A Foundation In The DIFC
- Resolution of council members to transfer a foundation to DIFC
Private Company Standard Articles
- Statement of Incorporators Template for Non Standard Articles
- Standard Articles of Association – Private Company
- Standard Articles of Association – Variable Capital Company (With Cells)
- Standard Articles of Association - Incorporated Cell of a Variable Capital Company
- Standard Articles of Association - Variable Capital Company (No Cells)
Foundations – Standard Charter & By-Laws
Undertaking - Prescribed Company
Family Office
Handbooks
Guidance Notes
Templates
Compliance Calendar
- Docs required for registration as auditor with DIFC
- Docs required for registration as insolvency practitioner with DIFC