706, Saheel 2 Building, Behind Mai Tower, Al Nahda 1, Dubai, UAE

Which founder are you?

Six routes into the UAE — tap yours

Whoever you are, you’ll be licensed, banked and visa-ready in 10 working days.

Free Zone setup from AED 5,999. Trade licence in 5 working days, bank account in 2, residence visa in 5, Corporate Tax registration free. You visit no government office and see every government fee at cost.
SHAMS
IFZA
Meydan
SRTIP
DMCC
RAKEZ
DED Mainland
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Founders rarely fail at starting a company here. They get stuck finishing one.

Six things go wrong between paying a consultant and actually trading. Every founder we meet arrives with at least two of them. Here is each one — and exactly what we do about it.

“I don’t know which jurisdiction I need.”
Mainland, Free Zone or Offshore — across more than forty authorities. Most consultants recommend whichever one pays them the highest commission.

We map activity → jurisdiction → bank acceptance on the first call, before any payment. If a cheaper zone fits you better, we tell you so.

“The final invoice didn’t match the quote.”
The headline price left out the establishment card, e-channel, medical, Emirates ID and deposit. By then you have already paid the first instalment.

Government cost shown at cost, our fee shown separately, in writing within 2 hours. Nothing bundled, nothing added later.

A pre-approval audit scores your file against each bank’s KYC criteria before submission. If the first bank declines, we prepare and submit the second at no extra fee.

“I have a licence but no bank account.”

The most common failure in UAE setup. Banks decline on nationality, activity or business model — and the consultant who sold you the licence has already moved on.

One named manager and one WhatsApp thread from first quote to Emirates ID. You are updated at every stage — you never have to chase.

“Nobody tells me where my file is.”
Three weeks in, you are chasing for updates and being told it is an authority delay. You have no way to verify that, and no one accountable.

Activity chosen for the gateway, the bank and customs reality — not the brochure. And if you grow, amendments take 3 working days.

“The activity on my licence is wrong.”
It was picked from a brochure. Then the payment gateway rejects it, or the bank questions it, or you cannot bid for the contract you set the company up for.

A 12-month compliance calendar handed over on day one, renewals filed before expiry, and accounting in-house — so nothing lapses quietly.

“I got the licence, then silence.”
Corporate Tax registration, UBO filing, ESR and the renewal date all pass quietly. You find out when the fine arrives, twelve months later.
Six founders. Six different routes. The wrong one costs months.

Jurisdiction, activity and visa route change completely depending on which of these you are — and that decision is made before you pay anything.

On an employment visa, ready to work for yourself

You have clients waiting but no legal way to invoice them. We handle the licence, the visa transfer and the timing so there’s no gap in your residency.

Selling online and need a UAE entity

Marketplace approval, payment gateway and a corporate account all depend on the right activity being on the licence. We pick it for the gateway, not the brochure.

IT, marketing, HR and management advisers

Professional licences look simple until a bank asks what you actually do. We structure the activity so the account opens on the first submission.

Import, export and general trading

Customs code, warehouse or flexi-desk, VAT registration and the visa quota for your staff — sequenced so nothing waits on anything else.

Opening a UAE branch, holding or subsidiary

Attestation, parent company documents and shareholder structuring handled from here, so nobody in your head office has to learn UAE procedure.

Going for the 10-year Golden Visa

Property, fixed deposit, executive level or specialised talent — we assess which category you actually qualify under before you spend anything.

Already licensed and unhappy with your current agent?
We file at the counter, so you never stand at one.

Registered agent status with the authorities below means a stuck file gets escalated instead of queued — and it means we know which one suits your activity before you commit.

SHAMS
The lowest-cost entry point in the UAE. Media, e-commerce and consultancy activities can sit on a single licence, multiple shareholders are permitted, and you can upgrade to a visa package later without restructuring.
AED 5,999
Freelancers & e-commerce
3–5 included
5 working days
IFZA
The default choice for consultants and service businesses. Broad activity list, strong acceptance at UAE banks, and a lease agreement included for banking purposes — which is what usually holds up an account opening elsewhere.
AED 12,900
Consultants & services
Fixed 3 years
5 working days
Meydan
A Dubai address that banks recognise, without mainland cost. Suits trading, e-commerce and holding structures, and it is the jurisdiction we reach for when a client’s profile needs the strongest possible standing at account opening.
AED 12,900
Trading & holding
Dubai + PO Box
5 working days
SRTIP
Built for technology, R&D, engineering and light industrial activity, with incentives most consultants never bring up because they are not set up to file there. If your business is technical, this is often the cheaper and better-fitting answer.
On request
Tech, R&D, industrial
Labs & workshops
5–7 working days
DMCC
The premium address for commodities, gold, precious metals and international trade. Higher cost than the others here, and worth it when your counterparties and banks weigh the jurisdiction as heavily as the balance sheet.
On request
Commodities & trade
Premium at banks
7–10 working days
RAKEZ
Low-cost licences with real industrial capacity behind them — warehousing, manufacturing and staff accommodation on site. The right call when you need physical operations rather than a desk and a certificate.
On request
Industry & warehousing
High quota
5–7 working days
1,000+ business owners. Fifty nationalities. Fifteen years.
Replace each photo and caption below with a real client — name, what they do, and which authority issued the licence.
IFZA

Licensed in 5 days

Client name

IT consultancy — licence, bank account and investor visa
MEYDAN

Bank account in 2 days

Client name

General trading — customs code and three staff visas
SHAMS

Visa stamped in 5 days

Client name

E-commerce — activity matched to the payment gateway
GOLDEN

Licensed in 5 days

Client name

Investor — eligibility assessed, then filed in one go

Delcy Dsouza

Business setup, company formation and regulatory compliance across Mainland and Free Zone.

Abdulhusen Munpurwala

Six years in Free Zone formation, legal structuring and strategic business growth.
You get one named manager. Not whoever picks up.
The same person handles your name approval, your licence, your bank appointment and your visa — and is still there at renewal. One WhatsApp thread from first quote to Emirates ID, so you never explain your business twice.
The DREAM process.
Five stages, one dedicated account manager, from first enquiry to your dependent visas.
D

Diagnose

We examine the business, not the paperwork — customers, ownership, visas, banking profile.

R

Recommend

Jurisdiction, activity and bank matched to your profile, then cleared with the authority.
E

Establish

Trade name, initial approval, MOA and issuance of your trade licence.

A

Activate

Establishment card, residence visa, Emirates ID and your corporate bank account.

M

Manage

Renewals filed before expiry, amendments, dependent visas and ongoing PRO support.

Most consultants start at E and stop at E.

That is the entire difference.

Four things decide whether a setup goes well. We engineered all four.
Quality, certainty, effort and time. Every claim below is a commitment we put in writing before you pay.
You leave with a business, not a certificate.
Everything below is in your hands on Day 10 — not quoted, not optional, not billed later.

Seven deliverables. One invoice.

01
We only submit files we expect to clear.
Anyone can file an application. The question is what happens when your profile is the difficult one.

1,000+ licences. 50+ nationalities.

02
Two documents. One thread. Zero queues.
Measured honestly: the total work this puts on your desk between the first call and your Emirates ID.

Your input: a passport copy and a photo.

03
Speed at every stage, not just the licence.
These are standard turnarounds we commit to in writing — not the best case we managed once.

Enquiry to trading: 10 working days.

04
The same licence. A different ten days.
Stage Typical consultant
Quote
× Package price with government fees bundled in
✓ Government cost at cost, in writing, within 2 hours
Name Approval
× Submitted after you pay. A rejection means a refund fight
✓ Cleared before payment, with a reserve name held
Licence
× 3–6 weeks, blamed on “authority delay”
✓ 5 working days, from signed documents
Bank Account
× An introduction to a relationship manager, then it’s your problem
✓ Pre-approval audit, matched bank, appointment attended with you
Visa
× You queue for the medical and biometrics yourself
✓ Fast-track slots booked back to back
After Day 10
× Silence until renewal season comes round
✓ Compliance calendar, auto-managed renewals, accounting in-house
Contact
× Whoever picks up the phone that day
✓ One named manager, one WhatsApp thread
We care about yourgrowth, not just your licence.
Six things other consultants invoice for — included with every setup. A business that grows is a business that renews with us.

Corporate Tax registration

Filed within 48 hours of licence issuance, so your first deadline is already met.

Logo design

An original logo for your new company — print and web files ready for your licence, website and social profiles.

Satyavachan Sales Programme

One full session on how to actually win your first UAE clients.

Compliance calendar

Renewal, visa expiry, CT filing, UBO and ESR dates mapped and monitored.

Golden Visa assessment

We tell you honestly whether you qualify now, or what would get you there.

Document vault

Licence, MOA, Emirates ID, tenancy — requested any time, returned within the hour.
Tell us what you do. We’ll tell you what it costs.

A written breakdown with government fees at cost, the right jurisdiction for your activity, and a realistic date for your licence, account and visa — within 2 working hours.

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