Dubai Silicon Oasis (DSO) is Dubai’s integrated technology park and free zone a purpose-built smart city that combines a business hub with living, education and a dense innovation ecosystem. It is the natural choice for technology, IT, electronics, software, R&D and innovation-led businesses, from early-stage startups to established tech companies.
We manage your DSO setup end to end company structure, license type, facility selection, registration, visas and corporate bank account introduction working directly with the free zone authority.
Established in 2004, Dubai Silicon Oasis is a free zone and technology park now part of the Dubai Integrated Economic Zones Authority (DIEZ). It is home to Dtec, one of the largest technology entrepreneurship and co-working hubs in the region, as well as Dubai Digital Park. This ecosystem makes DSO especially attractive to founders who want to build a technology business surrounded by talent, infrastructure and like-minded companies.
DSO offers multiple legal company structures depending on the number of corporate shareholders and the operational nature of your technology enterprise. DSO companies enjoy 100% foreign ownership and full repatriation of capital and profits. A company that qualifies as a Qualifying Free Zone Person can benefit from 0% corporate tax on qualifying income, while non-qualifying income is taxed at the standard rate. We coordinate with our corporate tax teams to keep your structure compliant.
Free Zone Establishment (FZE) structured for setups involving a single shareholder.
Free Zone Company (FZCO) designed for corporate entities with two or more shareholders.
Direct corporate branches of an existing UAE mainland or foreign international company.
Your core business activity dictates your formal licensing requirements within the technology park framework.
DSO provides solutions matching every tech lifecycle phase: flexible Dtec co-working desks/incubation spaces, commercial fitted offices in business towers & Dubai Digital Park, light-industrial units/warehouses for assembly, and long-term land plots for purpose-built facilities.
Your legal visa quota in DSO is linked to your chosen facility scale and corporate license package.
We manage each stage with the free zone authority on your behalf.
We confirm your specific operational activities, company type and license.
We reserve your trade name and submit the application to the DSO authority.
We compile shareholder and director KYC, attested documents and draft your Articles of Association.
We arrange your DSO premises office, co-working desk, warehouse or light industrial unit and register the lease.
We process the establishment card, investor and staff visas, Emirates ID and medical, and introduce you to our banking partners.
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Core requirements across corporate variants. A completely customized checklist is provided post-consultation.
A DSO company is typically incorporated within 5 to 7 business days once documents are in order, depending on the company type and facility. Visa and Emirates ID processing usually takes an additional 2 to 3 weeks.
DSO offers a range of price points, from accessible Dtec startup packages to full offices, light-industrial units and land. Total costs depend on company type, license, facility, visas, and specific approvals. Contact us for an all-inclusive quote.
Direct corporate configurations aligned to your technical deployment timelines.
we manage DSO registrations, facilities and approvals daily.
licensing, facility allocations, visas, and bank introductions under one roof.
clear, all-inclusive corporate packages with no surprise invoices.
a single dedicated point of contact throughout your formal setup.
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