Business Setup
Offshore Company Formation
Offshore companies remain the cleanest way to hold assets, shares and intellectual property across borders. We form and administer structures in the jurisdictions that still work in a substance-and-transparency era.
A UAE offshore company (RAK ICC or JAFZA Offshore) can hold UAE real estate, shares in other companies and bank accounts, without a physical office requirement. For international holding, we also form companies in the BVI, Cayman Islands, Mauritius and Hong Kong, each with distinct treaty access and disclosure profiles.
We advise on the jurisdiction, prepare the corporate documents, provide registered-agent and registered-office services and keep the structure in good standing year over year, including economic-substance and beneficial-ownership filings where they apply.
What we handle
- RAK ICC and JAFZA Offshore incorporation
- BVI, Cayman, Mauritius and Hong Kong structures
- Property-holding structures for Dubai real estate
- Registered agent and registered office
- Nominee and corporate-secretarial services
- Annual renewals and good-standing certificates
Frequently asked questions
What is a UAE offshore company used for?
Holding assets: UAE real estate, shares in other companies, intellectual property and investment portfolios. RAK ICC and JAFZA Offshore companies have no office requirement and cannot trade onshore, which keeps them cheap to maintain as pure holding wrappers.
Can an offshore company own Dubai property?
Yes. JAFZA Offshore companies are accepted by the Dubai Land Department for freehold property, and RAK ICC works through approved structures. Holding property through a company simplifies succession and multi-owner arrangements, which we structure case by case.
Offshore, free zone or foundation: which wrapper fits?
Offshore suits passive holding at minimal cost. A free zone company suits holding plus real operations. Foundations (DIFC or ADGM) suit succession planning across generations. The right answer follows from what the structure must do in ten years, not just today.
Related services
- Mainland Company FormationLLC, sole establishment and branch registration across all seven emirates, with full access to the UAE onshore market.
- Free Zone Company Formation100% foreign ownership in the UAE's 40+ free zones, from DMCC and IFZA to DIFC, Meydan and RAKEZ. We match the zone to the business.
- International ExpansionEntity setup beyond the UAE: Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Oman, Bahrain, Kuwait, the UK, USA, Singapore and India.