# Lifestyle Coaching licence in the UAE

> Lifestyle coaching can be licensed as a professional services line when it is coaching — not a formal training institute. Education-labelled activities can trigger KHDA or similar gates and break a fast timeline.

- Canonical: https://dubaisetupindex.com/activities/lifestyle-coaching
- Updated: 2026-09-04
- IFZA (Dubai): 7490020
- Dubai mainland (DET): 7490020
- Method: https://dubaisetupindex.com/methodology

## What the authority says

Includes providing advice and coaching to help clients transform from sedentary lifestyle into more healthy and active, in order to  achieve specific personal or professional goals in different  human endeavors, ranging from their concerns in health, personal, professional, sport, social, family, working closely with them to facilitate healthy and sustainable behavior change, with a focus on improving personal behavior as well as enhancing personal appearance to make them look more beautiful, it involves advising about clothing, shopping, hair styling, makeup, and also showing how cosmetic products work to improve personal appearance.

Source: IFZA activity catalogue.

## Where you can licence this

| Authority | Status | Code | Licence type | Approval | Facility |
| :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- | :--- |
| [IFZA (Dubai)](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/ifza) | Listed | 7490020 | Professional | None flagged | Not restricted in the catalogue |
| [Ajman Free Zone](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/ajman) | Not listed under this name | — | — | — | — |
| [Dubai mainland (DET)](https://dubaisetupindex.com/mainland) | Listed | 7490020 | Professional | Not stated | Office |

Catalogue evidence, not legal advice. Authorities change activity lists without notice — confirm before you file.

## Routes that list this activity

- [IFZA (Dubai)](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/ifza) — Dubai address, available with Dubai Setup Index. From, no visa: AED 12,900 (12 months · package price)
- [Dubai mainland (DET)](https://dubaisetupindex.com/mainland) — Onshore trading rights, Ejari premises. From, no visa: AED 14,000 (Licence only · plus 5% of rent)

A route listing the activity is a starting point. The authority confirms eligibility when you apply.

## Additional conditions

- Dubai mainland (DET) investor-visa capital: Confirm current DET practice.
- Dubai mainland (DET) Ejari: Expected

## Facility and premises restrictions

- IFZA (Dubai) 7490020 note: Requires undertaking letter provided before incorporation of license.

## Free zone or mainland

- IFZA lists this activity; Ajman Free Zone does not carry it under the same name, so confirm the Ajman catalogue before switching lanes.
- Dubai mainland under DET lets you invoice UAE mainland clients directly, but it expects Ejari-registered premises and runs longer than a free-zone desk package.
- IFZA (Dubai) notes: Requires undertaking letter provided before incorporation of license.

## Also catalogued elsewhere

The same activity name appears in other authority catalogues we track. This is a name match, not a legal equivalence, and Dubai Setup Index does not file in these zones.

- DMCC: 7499-99 · Service
- Meydan Free Zone: 7490.98

## Frequently asked questions

### Will coaching need education approval?

It depends on the exact activity label. Training and institute lines are higher risk for prior approval than consultancy or lifestyle coaching.

### Best free zone for coaches?

IFZA or Ajman for light professional packages; media free zones only if you specifically need that ecosystem.

## Related

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## Machine-readable

- [Lifestyle Coaching record (JSON)](https://dubaisetupindex.com/data/activities/lifestyle-coaching.json)

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