Decentralised Application Development License UAE

ISIC classification: Computer programming activities (6201)

Typically requires Designated Zone status for VAT purposes

About this activity

Designs and codes decentralised applications for finance, gaming, and identity use cases, integrating with wallets and blockchain networks.

Regulatory requirements

Requires external approval — Dept. of Economic Development / TDRA

100% foreign ownershipYes

Facility requirementStandard Office Premises (Non-Custodial Technology Provider)

Market Analysis

Effectively identical to "DApp Development" elsewhere in this dataset — same activity, expanded naming. Standard Professional/tech license, not VARA-regulated for pure development work, with Sharjah's roughly AED 9,000 base cost undercutting Dubai's equivalent professional license.

Given how directly this duplicates DApp Development in scope, this may be a case where the dataset carries two DED codes for what most applicants would treat as one activity choice — worth a data-cleanup note alongside the exchange, custody, and issuance clusters flagged elsewhere in this Virtual Assets category.

100% foreign ownership applies. As with the other development-cluster codes, the operating entity for any resulting application — if it performs a VARA-regulated function once live — needs separate consideration from the development license itself.

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