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The DFSA’s Tomorrow’s Regulatory Leaders Programme currently has 9 Emirati graduates training to become financial services regulators.

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General Enquiries

Via telephone: +971 (0)4 362 1500       
Via fax: +971 (0)4 362 0801
Via e-mail: info@dfsa.ae

Please note that the DFSA's office hours are from 9:00am to 5:00pm (GMT +4) from Sunday to Thursday.

Physical Address
Level 13, West Wing, The Gate, DIFC
To view the location map please click here

Postal Address
PO Box 75850, Dubai, UAE

Other Enquiries

Complaints

Should you wish to contact the DFSA in relation to a complaint, you may do so by accessing our online Complaints Portal.

Please click here to access the Complaints Portal.

If you have a general enquiry relevant to the DFSA, you should use the submission process under Contact Us - General Enquiries on the Home Page of the DFSA website.

Becoming Authorised

The Authorisation Enquiries unit deals with all matters relating to obtaining authorisation from the DFSA.

Via telephone:             +971 (0)4 362 1500        (ask for Authorisation Enquiries)
Via e-mail: info@dfsa.ae

Becoming Registered

The Authorisation Enquiries unit deals with all matters relating to obtaining registration from the DFSA.

Via telephone:             +971 (0)4 362 1500        (ask for Authorisation Enquiries)
Via e-mail: info@dfsa.ae

Becoming Recognised

The Markets Division deals with all matters relating to obtaining recognition from the DFSA.

Via telephone:             +971 (0)4 362 1500        (ask for the Markets Division)
Via e-mail: info@dfsa.ae

Offering Securities

The Markets Division deals with all matters relating to Offers of Securities in or from the DFSA.

Via telephone:             +971 (0)4 362 1500        (ask for the Markets Division)
Via e-mail: info@dfsa.ae

Being Supervised

The Supervision Division deals with all firms who are already licenced to operate in the DIFC, through dedicated relationship managers.

Via telephone:             +971 (0)4 362 1500        (ask for the Supervision Division or your allocated relationship manager by name)
Via e-mail: info@dfsa.ae

Regulatory Appeals Committee

For general enquiries, please contact:

Via telephone:             +971 (0)4 362 1500        (Personal Assistant to the General Counsel and Secretary of the RAC)
Via fax: +971 (0)4 362 0808

The address for filing of documents with the RAC is prescribed in Rule 7 of the Rules of Procedure

Anti-Money Laundering / Counter Terrorist Financing

All Suspicious Transactions (STRs) need to be reported to the AMLSCU of the Central Bank of UAE without delay.

A copy of the STR must also be sent to the DFSA.

Via telephone:             +971 (0)4 362 1500        (ask for Head of AML or your allocated relationship manager by name)
Via fax:             +971 (0)4 362 0810
Via e-mail: STRunit@dfsa.ae

Media and Conference Organisers

Please refer all requests for interviews or participation in conferences to the Corporate Communications Department.

Please note that, as the DFSA is a regulator, in most cases it does not sponsor or endorse events nor does it advertise.

Via telephone:             +971 (0)4 362 1500        (ask for the Corporate Communications Department)
Via e-mail: DFSAC&SP@dfsa.ae

DFSA Recruitment

Via telephone:             +971 (0) 4 362 1500        (ask for the Human Resources Division)
If you would like to submit your CV to the DFSA please click here

If you are a UAE National applying to the TRL Programme please click here.