Nobody can publish a full first-year number, us included, because the honest answer moves with your activity, your nationality and how many people need residence visas. What we can do is show the working.
Each guide below takes one cost apart: what the authority charges, what a consultant charges, and what turns up in month two that nobody mentioned. If you would rather model your own case than read about someone else's, the cost calculator prices our side of it in full and names the rest.
Ajman gives you two routes that are not variations of each other. Who you can invoice decides it more often than price, and the premises rule is the real cost.
AMC publishes four tiers with setup AND renewal prices side by side. What the renewal column reveals, and the question to ask every other consultancy.
A Dubai mainland renewal is not one invoice. The eight components, the one that moves most, and why an approval nobody tracked blocks the whole thing.
An e-commerce licence is a normal trade licence with one activity on it. What each route costs, the activity mistake that costs an amendment, and the gateway problem.
A general trading licence buys breadth, and it costs more for it. What it covers, what it does not override, and the bank risk rating nobody warns you about.
An IFZA licence starts at AED 12,900 zero-visa. What sits on top, why every IFZA quote differs, and the renewal question to ask before you sign year one.
RAKEZ publishes two prices and they buy different things. What separates the entry and all-inclusive packages, our fees, and what the zone does not publish.
SHAMS publishes AED 5,760, AED 6,500 and AED 11,000. They are three different licences, not three tiers. Which one an online seller actually needs.
SPC starts at AED 4,999 through us, below the zone's own published rate. The visa position is the real story, and no cap does not mean no cost.
Every government fee for a two-year Dubai employment visa, from MOHRE, GDRFA, ICP and Dubai Health: AED 1,310 to AED 4,510 for a hire from abroad.
One of the five zones we work with publishes renewal prices. What its numbers reveal about year two, and the four questions to ask before you commit to year one.
Partner or investor visa through your own company: who qualifies, the documents, GDRFA's fees, our published fees, and when the AED 1 million green route applies.
Dubai's fee schedule: AED 2,000 to revoke a licence, the same for dissolution and deregistration, AED 4,015 to wind up in DMCC. Visas, tax deadlines and fines.
Discover the real cost of starting a business in Dubai in 2026. Mainland vs free zone fees, visas, and renewals explained.
A Dubai mainland license alone costs about AED 12,000 to 15,000; with one investor visa and a basic office, AED 18,000 to 28,000. Every government fee, itemised.
See the exact Ajman Free Zone business setup cost with visa packages, inclusions, and timelines. No hidden charges. Speak to a Swift Hub expert for a free consultation.
Discover the real Ajman Free Zone visa cost in 2026, including full breakdown, hidden government charges, and total cost for 1–10 visas. Transparent pricing. No surprises
