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More routes, deeper banking, and broader activity scope — if you choose the right setup inside it.
Mainland serves the local market. Free zones support cross-border trade and export-led models.
Deeper talent, more office options, and the UAE’s broadest banking ecosystem sit here.
More licence routes, more providers, and more ways to match cost to the setup.
IFZABest for consulting, e-commerce, and software.
Zero-visa package from AED 12,900.
Banking: high, usually onshore plus Wio.
Tier 2
MeydanBest for media, agencies, and digital-first businesses.
Zero-visa package from AED 12,500.
Banking: high, usually onshore plus Wio.
Tier 2
DMCCBest for commodities, crypto, and trading.
Priced on request.
Banking: very high, including tier-1 international banks.
Tier 1
JAFZABest for trading, logistics, and warehousing.
Priced on request.
Banking: very high, tier-1 onshore.
Tier 1
DIFCBest for regulated finance and family offices.
Priced on request.
Banking: very high, global tier-1.
Premium
Dubai Internet CityBest for tech, SaaS, and platforms.
Priced on request.
Banking: high, onshore plus tier-1.
Tier 1Route, visa quota, office footprint and activity mix move the number.
Solo founder
AED 14,900· y1
Small team
AED 32,500· y1
Complex structure
AED 52,000· y1
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Indicative free-zone timeline shown. Mainland adds 1–2 weeks for Ejari and DED approval.
Day 1
Activity, ownership and visa need signed off. Fixed quote in writing.
Week 1
Trade name reserved. Initial approval from the free-zone authority.
Week 2
Establishment card + eSignature follow within days.
Week 3–4
Entry permit, medical, Emirates ID biometrics, residence stamp.
Week 6–10
Banking file prepared and submitted; account timing depends on the bank and business profile.
Dubai is the market-access play. Some mandates are better served by a different cost, regulatory or operating profile.
You need regulated-finance depth, institutional proximity or a governance-heavy structure through ADGM.
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You want a lower-cost operating base, industrial space or a more economical long-term setup.
See Ras Al Khaimah →
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Find my best route →Bank suitability depends on your activity, ownership, documents and transaction profile.
Tell us the activity, visa need, and how you plan to operate. We’ll confirm whether this emirate is the right route, what it will cost, and what needs to happen first.
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.
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