Choose the DIFC will type that fits your assets and family instructions. Prepare the records, professional review and electronic registration steps in the right order.
Discuss your plans with an adviser.
Start with the assets and family instructions the will needs to address. Compare the appropriate will type and its intended coverage with professional advice before preparing the registration records and signing arrangements.
Plan the required records and electronic registration steps for the testator and witnesses. Confirm the current portal and appointment instructions, and retain the final registration output rather than treating draft completion as registration.
Check the coverage and limits of the proposed document before preparing its registration file.
Expand a deliverable for the detail.
Identify assets and appointments to cover so available document types can be compared with professional advice.
Organise family details and asset information, with digital-asset access arrangements considered separately from general records.
Coordinate agreed electronic registration steps and retain the final document, confirmations and future amendment considerations.
Firswood directly manages the preparation and registration workflow. The registry determines eligibility; legal advice and lawyer-prepared wills require an identified DIFC-registered Wills Draftsman.
The DIFC Courts Wills Service is a route for eligible non-Muslims to register estate instructions. Its Full Will and specific-purpose forms serve different needs, including property, financial assets, business interests, guardianship and digital assets. Start with what you own and whom you want to appoint. If you are still choosing a registry, first compare the considerations in our Dubai wills overview.
Firswood Consultancy, trading as CompanyFormation.ae, directly manages DIFC will preparation and registration coordination. We bring together your instructions, supporting records and appointment arrangements. Where a lawyer prepares the will, identify the responsible DIFC-registered Wills Draftsman and the advice included. Some will types use prescribed online templates; confirm the appropriate method and review responsibilities before registration.
A coherent brief for drafting, registration and implementation
Start with the central intention and work through each connected decision. Agree the instructions before preparing the final documents.
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The portal and chosen will type provide the formal checklist. These records help you prepare for the professional review.
The receiving authority or appointed professional confirms the final checklist.
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Check the coverage and limits of the proposed document before preparing its registration file.
List the property, accounts, company shares and family appointments you intend to cover. Then ask which will type accepts those instructions and what it leaves outside its scope. A Full Will and a Property, Financial Assets or Business Owners Will are different documents; choosing the shorter template does not establish that it is suitable. For the separate civil-court route, review Abu Dhabi will registration with your appointed professional. Source: DIFC Courts: Wills Service FAQs.
Prepare a shareholding record showing the company, jurisdiction, number or class of shares and registered owner. Keep shareholder agreements and transfer restrictions alongside it. A DIFC Business Owners Will is intended for eligible UAE company shares; it is not a general substitute for company governance. If you are also considering a RAK ICC foundation, have the interaction reviewed before transferring assets or changing estate instructions. Source: DIFC Courts: Business Owners Will.
Identify the digital assets you own, how they are held and who should receive them. The DIFC Digital Assets Will uses a dedicated electronic process, so supported assets and access arrangements need checking against the current service instructions. Keep a general asset inventory separate from private keys and recovery phrases; sensitive access information does not belong in an enquiry form or shared planning spreadsheet. Source: DIFC Courts: Digital Assets Will.
Coordinate the information and appointment without blurring the registry’s role and the drafting professional’s responsibilities.
The DIFC Wills Service is a non-Muslim route. Confirm personal eligibility, the intended assets and appointments, and the appropriate will type with the registry before preparing the file.
If a lawyer prepares the will, verify their entry on the DIFC Courts Register of Wills Draftsmen and identify their responsibilities in the engagement. The registry also describes self-drafting and prescribed-template routes; confirm which preparation method applies.
Complete the appropriate portal template or arrange the permitted draft. Check names, ownership information and instructions before approving it.
Follow the portal’s payment and appointment process. Coordinate the required witnesses, identification and device access for electronic signing.
Follow the registry’s instructions during the appointment. Preserve the registered electronic will and the information needed to retrieve or review it.
The official fee schedule and the professional engagement should be read together.
| Cost component | What to account for |
|---|---|
| Will registration | The registry publishes charges by service and will type. Confirm the current amount and how any booking payment is treated. |
| Drafting and legal review | A bespoke draft or advice on business and overseas interests is separate from the registry’s administrative service. |
| Document preparation | Allow for obtaining missing ownership evidence and any professional assistance required to complete an accurate application. |
| Modification and additional documents | Changing an existing will or registering a different form may create further charges. Agree how future reviews are initiated. |
Request a written scope and current third-party charges before committing.
Describe the assets and appointments to cover, any existing wills and your intended registration date. Do not send private keys or sensitive records in an initial enquiry.
Registration timing depends on a completed document, the necessary participants and the appointment process.
Complex instructions or missing ownership records may require further review before the draft is ready.
Coordinate everyone needed for registration and follow payment and confirmation instructions from the registry.
Check the completed output and preserve it after the formalities. Subsequent estate administration is a separate future process.
The selected form should remain aligned with your circumstances and intended estate.
Retain the issued file and registry reference, and make suitable retrieval arrangements for the person who may later administer the estate.
A new company interest, account or property can change the relevance of a specific-purpose will. Request a review rather than editing the registered file.
Tell any future adviser about this will before preparing another. Ensure that revocation or replacement instructions are deliberate.
Need to discuss your own circumstances?
Their intended coverage and preparation requirements differ. A Property Will is a specific-purpose document, while a Full Will can address a broader set of instructions. Check the estate as a whole before selecting a form; our Dubai wills planning page explains which records to prepare.
The DIFC Courts describes electronic registration by video conference. Follow the current portal instructions for the testator, witnesses and signing devices.
The registry does not provide drafting or legal advice. Where a lawyer prepares the will within the agreed service, verify their entry on the DIFC Courts Register of Wills Draftsmen. Identify that professional’s advice and drafting responsibilities alongside the records and registration work.
The response depends on the will type and its wording. Have the new interest reviewed promptly, particularly where the document lists specific assets.
The DIFC Courts provides a Digital Assets Will option and information about digital assets within Full Wills. Confirm supported assets and current technical instructions directly.
Do not assume that. Any intended effect outside the UAE requires advice on the relevant jurisdiction and interaction with other estate arrangements.
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