Dubai Studio City (DSC) is established to facilitate global production houses related movies, television, music, broadcasting and other entertainment business. It’s an in house solution to encourage global creative needs entrepreneurs engaged in this field as it is equipped production facilities such as the region’s largest sound stages, backdrops (sets), recording studios etc. It is an exiting place to venture with your creative needs.
Business setup in DSC
FZ-LLC Corporate person as a Shareholder
Requirements as follows:
1. License application Form
2. Business Plan
3. Appointment of Shareholders
4. Appointment of Manager
5. Appointment of Director(s)
6. Appointment of legal representative (optional)
7. *Legal Documents
8. Application of Registration
9. Parent company Incorporation Certificate
10.Certificate of continuity or existence of Good standing
11.Parent company MOA & AOA
12. Resolution for the Incorporation of company
13. NOC for Manager form his current UAE sponsor if applicable
14. RIC form for Director(s), Manager & Shareholder(s)
15. TT copy or Deposit receipt as proof of share capital in Trust account
16. Suitable commercial space
17. Board Resolution for corporate shareholder(s) of the company
18. Registry Identification code form- Corporate person shareholder
FZ-LLC Natural & Corporate person as a Shareholder
Requirements as follows:
1. License application Form
2. Business Plan
3. Appointment of Shareholders
4. Appointment of Manager
5. Appointment of Director(s)
6. Appointment of legal representative (optional)
7. *Legal Documents
8. Application of Registration
9. Parent company Incorporation Certificate
10.Certificate of continuity or existence of Good standing
11.Parent company MOA & AOA
12.*CV of shareholder(s) / Freelancer*
13.*Bank reference letter for Shareholder(s) / Freelancer*
14.Resolution for the Incorporation of company
15.NOC for Manager form his current UAE sponsor if applicable
16.RIC form for Director(s), Manager & Shareholder(s)
17.TT copy or Deposit receipt as proof of share capital in Trust account
18.Suitable commercial space
19.Board Resolution for corporate shareholder(s) of the company
20.Board Resolution for Natural Shareholder
21.Registry Identification code form- Natural person shareholder
FZ-LLC Natural person as a Shareholder
Requirements as follows:
1. License application Form
2. Business Plan
3. Appointment of Shareholders
4. Appointment of Manager
5. Appointment of Director(s)
6. Appointment of legal representative (optional)
7. *Legal Documents
8. Application of Registration
9. *CV of shareholder(s) / Freelancer*
10.*Bank reference letter for Shareholder(s) / Freelancer*
11.Resolution for the Incorporation of company
12.NOC for Manager form his current UAE sponsor if applicable
13.RIC form for Director(s), Manager & Shareholder(s)
14.TT copy or Deposit receipt as proof of share capital in Trust account
15.Suitable commercial space
16.Board Resolution for Natural Shareholder
17.Registry Identification code form- Natural person shareholder
Branch of a Foreign Company
Requirements as follows:
1. License application Form
2. Business Plan
3. Appointment of Manager
4. Appointment of legal representative (optional)
5. *Legal Documents
6. Application of Registration
7. Parent company Incorporation Certificate
8. Certificate of continuity or existence of Good standing
9. Parent company MOA & AOA
10.Resolution for the Incorporation of Branch
11.NOC for Manager form his current UAE sponsor if applicable
12.RIC form for Manager / Freelancer*
13.Suitable commercial space
14.Registry Identification code form- Corporate person shareholder
15.Board Resolution to establish a branch
16.Registry Identification code form- Natural person shareholder
Branch of a UAE company or UAE Establishment
Requirements as follows:
1. License application Form
2. Business Plan
3. Appointment of Manager
4. Appointment of legal representative (optional)
5. *Legal Documents
6. Application of Registration
7. Parent company Incorporation Certificate
8. Parent company MOA & AOA
9. Resolution for the Incorporation of Branch
10. NOC for Manager form his current UAE sponsor if applicable
11. RIC form for Manager / Freelancer*
12. Suitable commercial space
13. Registry Identification code form- Corporate person shareholder
14. Board Resolution to establish a branch
15. Registry Identification code form- Natural person shareholder
Freelance Permit
Requirements as follows:
1. License application Form
2. Business Plan
3. *Legal Documents
4. Application of Registration
5. *CV of shareholder(s) / Freelancer*
6. *Bank reference letter for Shareholder(s) / Freelancer*
7. RIC form for Manager / Freelancer*
8. Suitable commercial space
9. Registry Identification code form- Natural person shareholder
10.Personal Reference Letters(minimum 3)*
11.Portfolio / sample work*
Notes: • The licensing authority for DOC is DCCA (Dubai Creative Cluster Authority)
• The legal entity allowed to operate in DOC is FZ-LLC (Free Zone Limited Liability Company)
• Legal documents such as Registration application, NOC for Manager and Proof of Share capital should be submitted in original
• Copy of proposed shareholder(s) CV’s can be submitted (applicable for freelancers also)
• All other legal documents should be notarized/attested as required by the authority before submission
• All the required documents of more than one page should be sealed
• The authority holds the right to ask for additional documents if required
• The documents should be in English and / or in Arabic, if the documents are in other languages then they have to be submitted along with certified translation in the above languages