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INVESTOR PATHWAY INVESTOR PATHWAY
Investor Pathway
TO SUCCESSFUL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UAE TO SUCCESSFUL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UAE
your navigator to invest in the uae

Planning an Investment 2. Business license fees

in the UAE • Trade name registration fee
• Business / Trade license fee
• Local Service Agent (LSA) fee (if applicable)
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3. Employee visa fees
Investors need to consider a number of things before entering the UAE market. These mainly include:

• Entry Permit fee (for prospective employee outside the UAE; to be converted to Residence Permit
within 30 days of entry to the UAE)
COST OF SETTING UP A BUSINESS BUSINESS STRUCTURE • Residence Permit fee (for all employees, regardless of nationality)
• For updated information on visa fees, visit the Ministry of Interior website.

• Capital investment the business requires • Nationality of partners for a business in Important Notes
• Business license fees the mainland
• Employee visas • Location of business The UAE offers legal advise about business regulations and licensing, through 1) the UAE Ministry of
Economy, 2) Emirate-level Department of Economic Development, and 3) UAE Free Zone entities.

COST OF SETTING UP A BUSINESS For more information, as example, please visit:
• Abu Dhabi Digital Government website - Business Startup and Operationalisation,
• Government of Dubai website - Cost of setting up in Dubai.
Cost of setting up a business in the UAE is largely determined by three factors:
• Dubai Department of Economic Development website - Start your business in Dubai.
• Ajman Department of Economic Development website - New license estimation coste
1. Capital investment the business requires

BUSINESS STRUCTURE
MAINLAND FREE ZONE

The UAE welcomes investors to set up business on the The illustration below offers a general overview of
mainland areas of the seven Emirates, and in any of the the types of business structure recognized in the
The capital requirements vary according to the legal form Depending on the type of business Free Zones. However, some types of business structure mainland, and in the Free Zones. 4
of the company as follows: the capital requirement is specified. (also referred to as Legal Form of Business) come with
certain requirements, such as UAE national sponsorship.
• Public Shareholding Company: The capital must not be
less than AED 30,000,000. Some free zone areas require no
• Private Shareholding Company: with a capital of at least minimum capital requirement,
AED 5,000,000. while others require up to USD
• For other types of companies, the UAE Companies Law 272,480 (AED 1,000,000). FREE ZONE
did not specify a minimum capital.

For further information on the minimum capital requirement:
• The Federal Law No. 2 of 2015, On Commercial Companies Free Zone Limited Liability Free Zone Establishment Free Zone Company (FZ Co.)
(FZE)
Company (FZ LLC)
• The UAE Free Zones website