IT and Software licence
Ajman NuVentures Centre Licence for IT and Software
A technology licence covers software development, IT services, web and app work, and digital products. It behaves like a professional licence for banking and tax, with one wrinkle around where the work is actually performed.
In short
A software and IT licence covers development, IT services and digital products. It banks like a consultancy, and the main planning question is where your developers sit, because a distributed team changes the visa allocation you need.
- Licence type
- Professional or service, technology activities
- Licence from
- AED 4,888
- With one visa
- AED 10,800
- Outside approval
- Yes, see below
Figures on this page were last checked on 2026-10-04. Government fees can change without notice.
What this licence covers
The activity list is what the licence actually permits. Everything else follows from it.
Included
- Software development and custom builds
- Web and mobile application development
- SaaS products and subscription software
- IT consultancy, support and managed services
- Data, analytics and AI services
Not included
- Payment processing or anything touching regulated financial services
- Telecommunications services requiring a regulator
- Selling hardware, which needs a commercial activity alongside
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Approvals and the customs position
The two things that move a timeline from weeks to months.
Outside approvals
Generally none. Anything handling payments, financial data or telecoms crosses into regulated territory and needs the relevant authority before the licence issues.
Customs
Not applicable for software. Importing hardware for resale is a commercial activity with its own customs position.
Banking this activity
Compliance teams assess activities differently. This is how yours reads to them.
Straightforward where clients are identifiable and invoices are regular. Recurring subscription revenue from many small customers is harder to document than three enterprise contracts, so bring whatever evidence exists of the revenue pattern.
Where people go wrong
- Underestimating visa allocation when the team grows, since allocation is tied to the facility
- Assuming a software licence covers payment handling
- Not separating the product entity from the services entity when both exist
- Intellectual property ownership left unaddressed in the memorandum
Agencies, product companies and independent developers, particularly those with international clients and a small or remote team.
Other activities in Ajman NuVentures Centre
The licence category changes what you can do, what it costs and who has to approve it.
One number, in writing
Tell us what you are setting up
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