UAE company formation ·Abu Dhabi
Your UAE company, with every cost agreed up front.
Mainland, free zone or offshore: we compare them with you, show the full price including renewal, and handle the licence, visas and bank account.
- Prices include government fees
- Visas and bank account handled
- Arabic and English advisers
Setup options
Choose where your company lives.
Free zone company
Full foreign ownership, a flexi desk and up to 2 visas.
From AED 12,900
Mainland company
Trade anywhere in the UAE and bid for government work.
From AED 18,500
Residence visas
Investor, partner and employee visas, with medical and Emirates ID.
From AED 4,200 per visa
Corporate bank account
We prepare your file and book your meeting with the bank.
AED 1,500
Advisers
An adviser who stays with you.
Maha Al Suwaidi
Senior adviser · Mainland companies
Arabic and English
Ask for MahaVikram Shah
Adviser · Free zones and visas
English, Hindi and Gujarati
Ask for VikramElena Petrova
Adviser · International founders
English and Russian
Ask for Elena
How it works
Four steps from first call to bank account.
Choose your setup
A free call to pick the activity, the jurisdiction and the number of visas.
Reserve the name
We reserve your trade name and get initial approval, usually in 2 to 3 days.
Get your licence
Sign the documents and receive your trade licence, usually within 10 working days.
Visas and bank
We process your residence visas and open your company bank account.
After the licence
We stay with you after day one.
Renewals, new visas, VAT and corporate tax registration, and the yearly paperwork. One adviser keeps track of every date for you.
Case studies
Founders who started here.
Free zone · Online retail
A founder setting up from abroad
- The situation
- A founder wanted a UAE company for an online shop but could only travel once.
- What we did
- We compared three free zones on cost and activity, prepared the file remotely and planned one week for the visa and bank meeting.
- The result
- The licence and visa were done in one trip, at the price agreed at the start.
Mainland · Contracting
From free zone to mainland
- The situation
- A small contractor kept losing work because its free zone licence limited where it could trade.
- What we did
- We set up a mainland company, moved the staff visas across and prepared the tender documents.
- The result
- The company could bid for mainland work within two months.
Insights
What to know before you set up.
16 October 2026
Mainland or free zone?
The right answer depends on where your customers are.
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A mainland licence lets you trade anywhere in the UAE. A free zone often costs less to start but has limits on trading outside it. Start from your customers, not the cheapest package.
29 September 2026
What a low package price leaves out
The headline price is rarely the whole cost.
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Ask about visas, medical, Emirates ID, office rent and the renewal fee next year. We put all of them in writing, so the total does not move later.
5 September 2026
Preparing for a bank account meeting
Banks want to understand your business before they open an account.
Read the article
Bring your licence, passport, proof of address, a short business plan and your expected customers and suppliers. A clear file saves weeks.
Before you start
What does the price include?
The licence, government fees and our service fee. Visas, office rent and bank charges are shown separately before you pay.
How much is the renewal?
We give you the renewal cost in writing with your first quote, so there are no surprises in year two.
Do I need to be in the UAE?
Not for most free zone companies. You visit once for your visa medical and Emirates ID.
Can you set up in Saudi Arabia too?
Yes. We guide UAE companies through opening a branch in Saudi Arabia.
Get my cost
Tell us your activity, we send the full cost.
Al Reem Island, Abu Dhabi
- Monday to Friday
- 9am to 6pm
- Saturday
- 10am to 3pm