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UAE Company Formation
Mainland, free zone or offshore, registered end to end. We pick the jurisdiction from who your customers are, not from what pays us more.
Mainland, free zone and offshore · 100% foreign ownership routes · Licence in 2 to 5 days · From AED 5,500
The short answer
UAE Company Formation in Short
Company formation in Dubai runs through one of three routes. A mainland company trades anywhere in the UAE. A free zone company gives you 100% ownership and the fastest start, typically 2 to 5 working days. An offshore company holds assets and invoices internationally. Total first-year cost typically runs AED 12,000 to AED 40,000 depending on jurisdiction, activities, office type and visa count, and every fee is itemized before you commit.
What we handle
What Is Included
Jurisdiction Call
Mainland, free zone or offshore, decided from your actual customer base on a free consultation.
Activity Selection
The government-approved activities that cover your real plans, without triggering approvals you do not need.
Trade Name and Approvals
Name reservation, initial approval and any external approvals, filed and chased for you.
Incorporation and License
MOA and incorporation papers signed, license paid for and collected, ready to operate.
Why founders pick DBC
Set Up Once, Set Up Right
Days, Not Months
A free zone licence typically lands in 2 to 5 working days once documents are complete.
The Right Jurisdiction
Mainland, free zone or offshore, decided from who your customers are, not from what pays more.
100% Yours
Free zones always, and more than 1,000 mainland activities since 2021, with no Emirati sponsor.
The Cost in Writing
Every government fee its own line, the professional fee separate, before you commit.
How it runs
How It Works
License Issued
A free zone license typically lands inside the week. Mainland runs 1 to 2 weeks.
Everything Else Moves
Bank file, tax registrations and visa applications are prepared while the license processes.
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UAE Company Formation Questions
Total setup typically runs AED 12,000 to AED 40,000 all in. A free zone license with no visas starts around AED 12,000. A mainland license with an office and visas usually falls between AED 20,000 and AED 40,000. The calculator gives you your exact number, itemized, in under a minute.
Yes. Free zones have always allowed 100% foreign ownership, and since 2021 more than 1,000 mainland activities do too, with no Emirati sponsor. A short list of strategic activities still requires UAE national participation, and we tell you upfront if yours is one.
Usually not for the license itself. Most free zones and many mainland structures register companies remotely with attested documents. You need to be in the UAE once for the visa medical and Emirates ID biometrics, after the company already exists.
It comes down to who your customers are. Selling to people or companies inside the UAE points to mainland. Serving clients internationally or online points to a free zone, which is usually faster and cheaper to start.
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