Ajman Media City is the only zone in our range that publishes what year two costs. AMC advertises four tiers by visa count, each with its setup price and its renewal price next to it. Nobody else does this, and it is worth more than the price difference between zones.
An AMC licence through SwiftHub starts at AED 4,499 for a zero-visa company, which sits below AMC's own published entry tier.
The four tiers, as AMC publishes them
| Tier | Visas | Setup | Renewal |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Club | 0 | AED 4,999 | AED 4,999 |
| Visionary | 1 | AED 12,999 | AED 8,999 |
| Pioneer | 2 | AED 17,999 | AED 10,999 |
| Innovator | 3 | AED 22,999 | AED 14,999 |
All four include up to ten activities and co-working access. These are AMC's figures, not ours, and they are reproduced here because the zone publishes them.
What the renewal column tells you
Look at Visionary: AED 12,999 to set up, AED 8,999 to renew. The first year carries roughly AED 4,000 of one-off cost that year two does not. That is normal across the industry and almost never disclosed, because a consultancy quoting only year one looks cheaper than one quoting both.
Our side, itemised
| Line | Cost |
|---|---|
| AMC published, Business Club, zero visas | AED 4,999 setup, AED 4,999 renewal |
| Through SwiftHub, zero-visa package | From AED 4,499 |
| Corporate tax and VAT registration | AED 600 |
| Bank account assistance, standard activity | AED 1,000 |
Per residence visa our fees are AED 200 typing, AED 300 unemployment insurance, AED 300 portal access and health cover from AED 500. The government immigration steps are billed at cost on top, and note that on AMC's visa-bearing tiers the zone's own visa allocation is already inside the tier price.
Who AMC suits
- Anyone who wants year two knowable. That is the whole argument, and for a bootstrapped business it is a good one.
- Consultants and small teams up to three visas, which is where the published tiers stop.
- Businesses with up to ten activities, which is generous at this price.
It suits you less if you need more than three visas, where the published table runs out and you are back to quotes; if you need a Dubai address; or if you need premises rather than co-working. The free zone comparison covers those trade-offs across all five zones.
Ajman free zone or Ajman mainland?
Different questions with different answers, and the emirate is the only thing they share. A free zone licence trades inside the zone and internationally; an Ajman mainland licence reaches UAE customers directly. We cover the choice on business setup in Ajman, and the wider free-zone trade-off in the disadvantages of a free zone company.
Ajman Media City cost questions
Because setup carries one-off costs that renewal does not. That is true of every zone. AMC is unusual only in publishing both numbers, which lets you see the gap instead of discovering it.
Business Club at AED 4,999 published, or AED 4,499 through us. It carries no visas, so it suits someone who already has UAE residency or does not need it yet.
The tier price includes the zone's visa allocation. The federal immigration steps — entry permit, status change, medical, Emirates ID — are separate and are billed at cost.
AMC's published table stops at three with the Innovator tier. Beyond that it becomes a quote, and SPC is worth comparing because it does not cap visas per licence at all.
It is a question worth asking your bank rather than a rule. Some banks are more comfortable with some jurisdictions, and it is one of the reasons we handle the introduction rather than leaving it to the applicant.
Prices last reviewed 29 August 2026. AMC's four tiers and their renewal figures were checked at amc.gov.ae and are attributed to AMC rather than presented as ours. SwiftHub figures are indicative and confirmed in writing before anything is filed.
