Pick the rightstructure first,everything else gets easier.
Mainland, free zone, offshore or a holding-company group: we set up companies across every UAE jurisdiction. One team accountable from name reservation to your first invoice.
Mainland setup.
Trade anywhere in the UAE, including direct contracts with government, hotels, malls and other onshore entities. Most of our clients setting up to actively serve the local market choose mainland for the freedom and credibility it carries.
- 01Stage 1 / 4
Pick the activity and legal form (LLC, sole estab., branch).
- 02Stage 2 / 4
Reserve trade name, get DET initial approval.
- 03Stage 3 / 4
Sign Ejari from one of our centres and notarise the MOA.
- 04Stage 4 / 4
Trade licence issued; open immigration file and start hiring.
- Selling B2B or B2C inside the UAE without restriction
- Tendering for government and semi-government work
- Operating retail, F&B, salons or any storefront business
- Hiring local staff with no visa quota cap on most activities
- Initial activity & legal-form advisory (LLC, sole establishment, branch)
- Trade name reservation and DET initial approval
- MOA drafting and notarisation, including foreign-shareholder structures
- Ejari office tenancy contract, issued in-house from our centres
- Trade licence issuance and immigration / labour file activation
Free zone setup.
100% foreign ownership, 0% personal income tax, fast-tracked licensing and a defined activity list. We work across every major UAE free zone: IFZA, DMCC, JAFZA, DIFC, RAKEZ, SHAMS, DAFZA, Meydan and more.
- 01Stage 1 / 4
Shortlist the zones that match your activity.
- 02Stage 2 / 4
Compare cost, visa quota, lease type, then pick the winner.
- 03Stage 3 / 4
Submit application, KYC and attested documents.
- 04Stage 4 / 4
Licence + immigration file issued. Open the bank account.
- International trading, holding intellectual property, e-commerce
- Consulting, agency, media, technology and digital services
- Investors who want minimum overhead and fastest setup
- Founders who don't need to invoice the local UAE market directly
- Free-zone shortlist with cost, activity-list and visa-quota comparison
- Application package, KYC and shareholder-document attestation
- Lease: flexi desk, executive desk, smart office or full unit
- Establishment card, immigration file, e-channel registration
- Bank account introduction with two suitable UAE banks
Offshore structure.
An offshore company holds assets, IP or shares; it doesn't trade inside the UAE. Right for asset protection, international holding, succession planning and ring-fencing IP from operating entities.
- 01Stage 1 / 4
Decide what the offshore co. will hold and where to register.
- 02Stage 2 / 4
Draft the M&A and shareholder structure.
- 03Stage 3 / 4
File with the registered agent and receive incorporation set.
- 04Stage 4 / 4
Apostille / attest the documents for international use.
- Holding shares of UAE or foreign operating companies
- Owning real estate, vessels, investments or intangibles
- Estate planning and family governance
- Ring-fencing intellectual property from trading risk
- Jurisdiction selection: JAFZA Offshore, RAK ICC or Ajman Offshore
- Memorandum & Articles drafted to your shareholder structure
- Registered agent and registered office (mandatory), provided in-house
- Apostilled / attested certificate of incorporation and company set
- Optional opening of a UAE corporate bank account
Holding & subsidiary.
Build a parent → subsidiary group across multiple jurisdictions. Right for founders running several brands, investors with multiple verticals, or operators who need to separate IP, trading and real-estate arms.
- 01Stage 1 / 4
Map out the brands, IP and operating entities you need.
- 02Stage 2 / 4
Design parent / sub-holding / operating layers.
- 03Stage 3 / 4
Incorporate across mainland, free zone and offshore in lockstep.
- 04Stage 4 / 4
Wire up shareholder agreements, IP licences and CT grouping.
- Family offices and multi-brand operators
- Founders ring-fencing risk between business lines
- Holding intellectual property in one entity, licensing it to operators
- Preparing the cap table for outside investment or acquisition
- Group-structure design: parent, sub-holdings and operating subs
- Shareholder agreements and inter-company licensing terms
- Coordinated incorporation across mainland, free zone and offshore
- Corporate-tax grouping advisory and transfer-pricing readiness
- Centralised compliance calendar: renewals, ESR, UBO, AML
Tell us what you're building. We'll come back with a plan.
Jurisdiction, costs, timeline, banking, visa quota: written up within one business day. Free, 45-minute consultation. No sales script.