Free Zone Company Setup
There is no single best free zone, only the zone that fits the activity you intend to trade, the visas you need, and where your customers and suppliers sit. That is the decision most founders get wrong, because they compare headline license prices across zones whose activity lists, visa allocations, office obligations and banking reputations are not comparable in the first place. We start from the activity and work outward from it. Entityz is a direct authorized partner to IFZA, RAKEZ, Meydan, Shams, Sharjah Publishing City and Ajman Free Zone, so the application reaches the authority through us rather than through a reseller, and we stay on the file after the license issues. This is for first time founders, holding and consultancy structures, and foreign companies opening a UAE arm.
Key Features
- Activity selected first and matched against each zone's own approved activity list, because an activity the zone does not license is the most common reason a file stalls
- Zone shortlist set against your real requirements: visa allocation, office or flexi desk obligation, what you may trade inside and outside the zone, and how banks treat that zone at onboarding
- Trade name reservation, initial approval, incorporation documents and license issue filed with the authority, then the establishment card
- Visa quota applied for, and each shareholder or employee residence file run through medical, Emirates ID and stamping
- You supply passport copies, three trade name options, your intended activity in plain words, and proof of address, which is what the authority asks for before anything else
Benefits for Your Business
- The zone is chosen against your activity and your visa need, not against a headline price that excludes what you will actually pay for.
- A direct authorized channel to the free zone, so no reseller sits between your file and the authority.
- Bank introduction handled inside the same engagement, because a license with no operating account is not a working company.
- One point of contact from the activity decision through to the residence visa, instead of a separate desk at every step.
General information, not legal advice. Permitted activities, visa allocations, office obligations and all official fees are set by each free zone authority and change from time to time. What applies to your company depends on the activity and the zone you choose, and we confirm the current position with the authority before you commit.