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Meydan Free Zone licenses from a central-Dubai address at the Meydan district, with packaged pricing and a desk-based address rather than mandatory office space. It suits consultancies, agencies and holding structures. We file the licence, run KYC and handle the visa.
Meydan is a packaged central-Dubai route: predictable pricing, a desk-based address and a licence that covers the professional and commercial activities most founders actually need.
The Meydan district sits inside the city rather than on its edge, which matters when clients and banks look at the address.
Licence, address and visa allocation are quoted as a package, so the cost of the setup is legible before it starts.
A desk address covers the licence requirement without committing to an office lease on day one.
Professional, consulting and commercial activities sit on the same register, which suits mixed service businesses.
Full foreign ownership with no local partner requirement, as across the UAE free zones.
Qualifying Free Zone Person status keeps corporate tax at 0% on qualifying income when the structure and activity support it.
Meydan issues commercial and professional licences on packaged terms, with a desk-based address included and visa allocations sized to the package. Activities outside the standard list, and anything regulated, are scoped separately.
Meydan suits founders who want a central Dubai address and packaged pricing without taking office space they do not need.
Management consultancy, advisory and professional services on a single licence.
Marketing, media and creative agency work, including retainer and project services.
Online retail, digital products and platform-based services.
Holding companies and management vehicles without regulated activity.
Day 1–5
Diagnostic, KYC, activity scoping, Meydan name reservation.
Week 2–4
Filing, MOA, initial approval.
Week 5–6
Licence issuance, establishment card, eSignature.
Week 7–9
Investor visa: entry permit, medical, Emirates ID.
Week 8–12
Corporate bank account (varies by bank).
Final cost depends on the zone, activity and visa count.
| Feature | Meydan Free Zone |   International Free Zone Authority |  Sharjah Media City |
|---|---|---|---|
| Legal framework | UAE Civil Law | UAE Civil Law | UAE Civil Law |
| 100% foreign ownership | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 0% on qualifying income | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| 100% profit repatriation | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Flexi-desk included | Yes | Yes | Yes |
| Physical office required | No | No | No |
| Minimum share capital | None | None | None |
| Emirate | Dubai | Dubai | Sharjah |
| Location | Meydan district, Dubai | Dubai Digital Park, Silicon Oasis | Sharjah Media City |
| Best for | Consultancies, agencies, holdings, small teams | Consultancies, e-commerce, trading, solo operators | Media, content and creative businesses |
Bank suitability depends on your activity, ownership, documents and transaction profile.
Tell us the activity and headcount. We shortlist the zones that actually accept it.
No obligation. We tell you if it is not the right route.
Sonsoto quoted us a line-item budget for the licence, visas and the bank pack up front. Nothing crept in later. That alone was worth the fee.
I’d already been rejected by two banks. Sonsoto told me why, changed the pack, and we opened with WIO in three weeks. Straight answers, no theatre.
They caught a corporate-tax filing we were about to miss and re-scoped the renewals so we stopped paying twice for the same work. Now they run everything.
We’d spoken to four firms and got four different price sheets. Sonsoto was the only one that showed us where the extras came from — and we didn’t need them.
Golden Visa done, family visas done, licence renewed. Same team, same WhatsApp thread. I don’t chase PRO agents anymore.
They told me RAK was a better fit than Dubai for our margin. I’d already paid a deposit somewhere else. They still refunded my Sonsoto retainer and helped me exit.
More clients onboarded, higher payout.
Straight to the account.
More referrals unlocks higher payouts.
