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INVESTOR PATHWAY                                                                                                       INVESTOR PATHWAY
                           TO SUCCESSFUL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UAE                                                                       TO SUCCESSFUL INVESTMENT OPPORTUNITIES IN THE UAE










               Setting up Business in UAE Free Zones
                                        Setting up Business in UAE                                                                                      1. IDENTIFY BUSINESS ACTIVITY (LICENSE TYPE)


                                        Free Zones




                                                                                                                                                              TYPES OF BUSINESS LICENSES IN FREE ZONES


             Setting up a business in the Free Zone areas in the UAE generally follows the same procedure as those described
             in the previous section, but often more simple and streamlined, and processed from a centralized location.
                                                                                                                                          Commercial/Trade                 Consultancy/Services                  Industrial



                     step              step             step             step                                                                Educational                         Media                          eCommerce
                     01                02               03               04


                                                                                                                                               Offshore                         Freelance                      Warehousing
                 Identify Business   Determine       Register Tade      Choose
                 Activity (License    Business          Name         Business Space
                      Type)           Structure                        / Location
                                                                                                                                              Innovation                      Manufacturing                       Others





                                                                                          Membership application                                              2. DETERMINE BUSINESS STRUCTURE
                                                                                         to Chamber of Commerce






                                                                                                                                                                              FREE ZONE





                                                                                                                                       Free Zone Limited Liability      Free Zone Company (FZ Co.)        Free Zone Establishment
              step                                                                                                                        Company (FZ LLC)                                                        (FZE)
              05

                                                                                                                                                                     3. REGISTER TRADE NAME
             Obtain
            approvals        step
                             06


                                                                                                                                     •  Trade names for businesses in the Free Zone areas also follow the general guidelines set by the Department of
                            Register                                                                                                   Economic Development of the relevant Emirates.
                            business                                                                                                 •  In some cases, Free Zones also issue their own restrictions and guidelines.
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