DIFC Wills for
International Families
An English-language will under a common-law framework, registered at the DIFC Wills Service Centre — with video-conference registration available so the whole process can be completed from wherever you are. Mr. Niaz Brohi guides you from will-type selection to registered will.
What Is a DIFC Will?
The DIFC Wills Service Centre — a joint initiative of the Dubai International Financial Centre and Dubai Courts — allows eligible non-Muslims to register English-language wills under a common-law framework, giving full testamentary freedom over how your estate is distributed.
Probate of a DIFC will is handled through the DIFC Courts, whose orders are enforced through the Dubai Courts system. For many international families, the familiarity of a common-law will, in English, with a court system used to cross-border estates, is the decisive factor.
Registration appointments can be conducted by video conference, which is what makes the DIFC route particularly suited to a fully remote process — including for testators who are outside the UAE at the time of registration.
Eligibility at a glance
- You are not a Muslim, and have never been a Muslim
- You are over 21 years of age
- You have assets in the UAE and/or minor children habitually resident with you in the UAE
Mr. Niaz Brohi
Mr. Brohi advises expatriate families and business owners on DIFC wills — selecting the right will type, structuring provisions for shares and property, and managing the registration appointment end to end. Known for frank, practical advice.
View Full ProfileFive Types of DIFC Will
The Wills Service Centre offers different will types for different needs. Mr. Niaz will recommend the right one at your consultation — you don't need to decide before starting.
Full Will
The most comprehensive option — covers all your assets and lets you appoint guardians for minor children in one instrument.
Property Will
Covers up to five real-estate properties, ideal for investors whose primary concern is UAE property succession.
Guardianship Will
Records your appointment of interim and permanent guardians for minor children habitually resident in the UAE.
Business Owners Will
Directs succession of shares in UAE companies — up to five shareholdings — protecting business continuity.
Financial Assets Will
Covers bank and brokerage accounts (up to ten), ensuring balances pass to your chosen beneficiaries without prolonged freezes.
Not Sure Which Fits?
Start the questionnaire and Mr. Niaz will recommend the right will type — and whether DIFC is the right route at all — at your consultation.
Get His Recommendation arrow_forwardYour DIFC Will, Fully Remote
The DIFC's video registration facility means the entire journey — questionnaire to registered will — can happen without leaving your home.
Online Questionnaire
Tell us about your assets, beneficiaries, executors and guardianship wishes through our secure form.
Consultation with Mr. Niaz
He confirms eligibility, recommends the will type, and fixes the professional fee together with the DIFC registration charges.
Drafting & Review
Your English-language will is drafted to DIFC requirements and refined with you until you approve the final text.
Video Registration
We book your DIFC Wills Service Centre appointment — by video conference where eligible — and Mr. Niaz attends it with you.
What You'll Need to Register
Scans are sufficient to begin drafting. The exact requirements are confirmed by our team when your registration appointment is booked.
edit_document Start the Questionnaire- check_circlePassport copy — and Emirates ID if you are a UAE resident
- check_circleBeneficiary and executor details — full legal names and identification
- check_circleGuardian details — for guardianship provisions covering minor children
- check_circleTitle deeds — for property wills
- check_circleShare certificates / trade licence — for business owners wills
- check_circleAccount details — for financial assets wills
Certainty for Your Family, in English, This Week
Start the questionnaire now and Mr. Niaz's team will contact you within one business day to confirm eligibility, will type and a fixed fee.