Know your UAE setup cost in 60 seconds.
Five quick questions. One itemised number, from the same rate card our advisors quote from. No call needed to see it.
What will your company do?
Pick the closest category. It decides which route and which zones fit you.
Mainland or free zone?
Pick the route. If you are unsure, choose Not sure and we route it for you.
Choose your free zone
Prices are the 0-visa package. Add people in the next step.
Who needs a residence visa?
Count yourself plus anyone the company will sponsor. Zero is fine if you will run it from abroad.
Are you currently inside the UAE?
Office for the mainland licence
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Other calculators round up to win the click. Ours reads from the rate card we invoice from.
Same figures our advisors quote
Every line is a real package fee from our current partner rate card, licence, establishment card, e-channel, visa, medical and Emirates ID included. When a zone changes its price, the calculator changes with it.
Per visa quota, not per head
Free zones price packages by visa quota, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4. You pick the count, we look up the real tier. No invented per-visa maths.
In-country applicants flagged
Already in the UAE? Some zones charge a government change-of-status fee per visa. We show it before you commit, not at signing.
What does it actually cost?
These are 0-visa package prices. Add people, your location and change of status in the calculator for your real number.
Questions before you commit
Is the estimate the final price I will pay?
For the scope you selected, yes: licence, establishment card, the visa tier, any change-of-status fee and the office option are what we invoice. Not included are personal extras such as health insurance (required by law with every visa), dependant visas, document attestation and translation, and any activity that needs a special ministerial approval. We flag those in the notes on your estimate when they apply.
What is inside a free zone package?
Trade licence for one year, memorandum, share certificates, establishment card and e-channel registration. Packages with one or more visas add the visa itself, medical fitness test and Emirates ID. Our service fee is already inside every tier price. There is no separate processing or consulting charge.
What is the change-of-status fee?
If you are already inside the UAE on any visa, you switch to your new residence visa without leaving the country. The authority charges for that per visa: AED 700 at SHAMS and SPC, AED 800 at SRTIP, AED 1,500 at Meydan and Dubai South, AED 1,600 at IFZA and on Dubai mainland. Ajman Nu Ventures, Ajman Free Zone and RAKEZ include it.
How are extra visas priced?
By tier. If a 1-visa package is AED 10,800 and the 2-visa package is AED 16,200, the second visa costs AED 5,400. The steps are not linear because each tier bundles different quota fees. Published ladders stop at four visas. Above that we quote exactly.
Does the UAE company pay tax?
UAE corporate tax has applied since June 2023: 0% on taxable income up to AED 375,000 and 9% above. Free zone companies are not automatically exempt. The 0% rate applies only to qualifying income of a qualifying free zone person. We walk you through this before you choose a route.
Dubai mainland or a free zone, what is really different?
A Dubai mainland (DET) company from AED 24,999 sells to UAE customers directly, opens branches anywhere and can bid for government work. A free zone company from AED 4,899 is the fast, low-cost route for businesses whose customers are mostly outside the UAE. Selling into the UAE market from a free zone usually needs a distributor or a mainland branch. Both routes give you 100% ownership.
Does the calculator cover Saudi Arabia?
Not yet. Saudi formations are quoted by an advisor because the MISA licence and in-country attestation depend on your ownership structure. Message us on WhatsApp and you will have a detailed Saudi estimate within a few working hours.
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