DMCC Knowledge Bank — Licence Renewal Guidelines (web page)

1. **DMCC licenced company** -  Only licenced companies can apply for licence renewal.

2. **Compliance with Regulations** - The company must comply with all relevant regulations and requirements set forth by DMCC.

3. **Licence Type** - All licence types are eligible for licence renewal (Service, Trading, or Industrial).

4. **Industrial, and Regulated Activities** - Companies engaged in these activities may have specific requirements and limitations for their licence renewal. Required documents before you apply Required documents during application Renewal term Service charges Processing time ### Required documents before you apply - Workmen’s compensation insurance for active employees. - Third-party liability insurance for physical units. - Third-party No Objection Certificate (NOC) for regulated activities. - Industrial Annual Operational Fitness Certificate (IAOFC). - Certificate of Good Standing for parent company (applicable for Branches, Subsidiaries, and Joint ventures).  ### Required documents during application - Tenancy contract/ Lease Agreement when Ejari is not applicable. - Title Deed or Certificate of Ownership applicable for members’ owned units, or members’ leased units when Ejari is not applicable. ### Renewal term Renewal of a licence for a term of 1 year. ### Service charges Please refer to the below link under Licensing Services /Renewal to check the [schedule of charges](/members/support/schedule-charges?hsLang=en). ### Processing time 2 Business days.  Required documents before you apply Required documents during application Renewal term Service charges Processing time ### Required documents before you apply - Workmen’s compensation insurance for active employees. - Third-party liability insurance for physical units. - Third-party No Objection Certificate (NOC) for regulated activities. - Operational Fitness Certificate (AOFC) for offices and (RAOFC) for retails. - Certificate of Good Standing for parent company (applicable for Branches, Subsidiaries, and Joint ventures). ### Required documents during application - Tenancy contract/ Lease Agreement when Ejari is not applicable. - Title Deed or Certificate of Ownership applicable for members’ owned units, or members’ leased units when Ejari is not applicable. ### Renewal term Renewal of a licence for a term of 1 year, 2 years, 3 years, or 5 years. Companies with certain regulated activities cannot apply for multi years licence renewal. ### Service charges Please refer to the below link under Licensing Services /Renewal to check the [schedule of charges](/members/support/schedule-charges?hsLang=en). ### Processing time 2 Business days.  ### Step-by-step guide 01 Log into the [DMCC Member Portal](https://portal.dmcc.ae/communitylogin) and navigate to Company Services – Licensing Services – Licence Renewal 02 Select the licence to be renewed 03 Select the renewal term 04 Select “Renew Lease” if it is valid for less than 90 days 05 Pay and submit 06 DMCC review and approval 07 Download renewed licence ### Step-by-step guide 01 Log into the [DMCC Member Portal](https://portal.dmcc.ae/communitylogin) and navigate to Company Services – Licensing Services – Licence Renewal 02 Select the licence to be renewed 03 Select the renewal term 04 Enter Ejari number  05 Pay and submit 06 DMCC review and approval 07 Download the renewed licence ### Step-by-step guide 01 Log into the [DMCC Member Portal](https://portal.dmcc.ae/communitylogin) and navigate to Company Services – Licensing Services – Licence Renewal 02 Select the licence to be renewed 03 Select the renewal term 04 Upload the Title Deed/s 05 Pay and submit 06 DMCC review and approval 07 Download the renewed licence ### Step-by-step guide 01 Log into the [DMCC Member Portal](https://portal.dmcc.ae/communitylogin) and navigate to Company Services – Licensing Services – Licence Renewal 02 Select the licence to be renewed 03 Select the renewal term 04 Upload the Tenancy contract and the Title Deed/s 05 Pay and submit 06 DMCC review and approval 07 Download the renewed licence ### Step-by-step guide 01 Log into the [DMCC Member Portal](https://portal.dmcc.ae/communitylogin) and navigate to Company Services – Licensing Services – Licence Renewal 02 Select the licence to be renewed 03 Select the renewal term 04 Enter Ejari number 05 Enter the voucher code 06 Submit 07 DMCC review and approval 08 Download the renewed licence ### Policy - As per DMCC Licencing Rules, a DMCC Entity must renew its Licence **on or before the date of expiry** specified in the Licence. A DMCC Entity must not undertake or operate any business or commercial activities in or from the DMCC Free Zone **without a valid Licence**. - If a DMCC Entity fails to renew its Licence on or before the date of expiry, **a sanction will be imposed** on the member company account, penalties will apply and might lead to the licence being terminated by authority. DMCC authority reserves the right to request any additional documents at any stage of the process. - For more information on **overdue fines**, please refer to the [FZ Schedule of Charges](/members/support/schedule-charges?hsLang=en). - Companies with Industrial, and selected regulated activities **cannot apply** for two, three or five years licence renewal. - Companies with selected regulated activities who **subscribed for a licence renewal package** will be required to renew the licence annually with no additional fees until the package end date. ### Application Cancellation - DMCC Member Company can request a service cancelation by clicking the 'Cancel Request' button from the Service Request page in the DMCC Member Portal. - A valid justification is mandatory explaining the reason for the cancellation request. - Cancellation fees will apply. Please refer to the link below under “Licencing Services / Renewal" for the Schedule of Charges. [https://www.dmcc.ae/free-zone/support/schedule-charges](https://www.dmcc.ae/free-zone/support/schedule-charges?hsLang=en)  ### License Renewal Prerequisites Guidelines - [Third-party approval for regulated activities](https://dmcc.ae/hubfs/o2-Website%202023%20Assets/o2-Website%202023-PDF%20Updates%20\(Nov%2023\)/Support/how%20to%20guide/managing%20a%20company/LICENSING%20SERVICES/Third-Party_Approval_for_Regulated_Activities_Guidelines_V1.1.pdf?hsLang=en) - [Insurance policies](https://dmcc.ae/hubfs/o2-Website%202023%20Assets/o2-Website%202023-PDF%20Updates%20\(Nov%2023\)/Support/how%20to%20guide/managing%20a%20company/LICENSING%20SERVICES/Apply_for_Insurance_Guidelines_-_V1.pdf?hsLang=en) - [Operation Fitness Certificate (OFC)](https://dmccsf.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#b0000000aAZR/a/5F000000LiRv/tdWKuJKQiMOm8YmfJUR.YGI6AXehlT3nR6kI_p1dbeg) - [Certificate of Good Standing for parent company](https://dmccsf.my.salesforce.com/sfc/p/#b0000000aAZR/a/5F000000LiRq/_MVnocxMCmIUdWJEO42_ZPfOfGbsyH1F6T_HbehJ6Xs) - Ejari Certificate number is mandatory for all leased units except for (DMCC Business Centre, Non-DMCC Business Centres, Common Areas, Plots, Shared Units and DMCC Tea Trading Centre), and it can be replaced with lease documents instead. 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