Off-hours — we reply first thing at 9:00 local. Vy is always on.
RAKEZ spans services, trading and industrial activity in one zone, with fixed packaged costs and facilities from a desk through to warehouses and land. We file the licence, run KYC and handle the visa, with a written scope up front.
RAKEZ is the broadest of the low-cost zones: one authority covering services, trade and industry, with premises at every scale and predictable annual costs.
Consultancy, trading and industrial activities sit under one authority, so a business can change shape without changing jurisdiction.
Packages are quoted as fixed annual costs, which makes the running cost of the licence legible.
Flexi-desks, offices, warehouses and land are all available, so growth does not force a move.
Manufacturing and processing are ordinary activities here rather than exceptions to a services list.
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.
RAKEZ issues service, commercial and industrial licences from one authority, with premises from a flexi-desk through to warehouses and land. Onshore banks work with RAKEZ companies routinely; a tier-1 international account takes more preparation.
RAKEZ suits businesses that want low fixed costs without giving up the option of physical space — and that expect to grow from a desk into a unit.
Consultancy, professional and management-service activities.
General trading, distribution and online retail activities.
Light and heavy industrial licences with units and land available.
Media, content and software activities on the same register.
Day 1–5
Diagnostic, KYC, activity scoping, RAKEZ 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 | Ras Al Khaimah Economic Zone (RAKEZ) |   Ajman Free Zone |   International Free Zone Authority |
|---|---|---|---|
| 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 |
| Warehouse & industrial units | Yes | Yes | No |
| Minimum share capital | None | None | None |
| Emirate | Ras Al Khaimah | Ajman | Dubai |
| Best for | Services, trading and industrial at low fixed cost | Trading, e-commerce and light industry at low cost | Consultancies, e-commerce, trading, solo operators |
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.
