Meydan Free Zone
Published fees add up to
0AED
- Licence, three activity groups, flexi-desk
- Extra activities
- Visa allocation
- Visas
- Workspace
UAE free zone costs, side by side
Five free zones, the prices they publish themselves, and an estimator that adds up only those published lines.
Estimate your first-year fees
Three choices. Totals use only the fees each free zone publishes.
RAKEZ Biz Starter
Published fees add up to
0AED
- Package, up to 10 activities, coworking membership
- Visas
- Workspace
Meydan describes some of these figures as "around" or "from". They are added as written. Meydan licence: AED 12,500; RAKEZ package: AED 6,000.
What each zone publishes
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What the estimator leaves out
It adds up licence, activity, visa allocation, visa and workspace fees. Three things it cannot add, because nobody publishes them as fixed amounts:
- The medical test and Emirates ID for each resident. Meydan puts these at AED 2,000 to AED 2,500 in a solo founder's first year, which is its own estimate of other bodies' charges, not a fee it sets.
- Bank account opening. Timelines and minimum balances are set by each bank, and none of the zones publishes them.
- Anything a consultant adds for doing the paperwork. That is their fee, not the zone's.
Two discounts do appear in writing. Meydan lists up to 15% off on multi-year setups, and its faster Fawri licence starts from AED 15,000, which is worth checking against the standard route before you pay for speed you may not need.
If a consultant's quote is far below the published licence fee, ask which year it covers. A first-year promotion that renews at the standard rate is a normal offer, but it should be stated, not discovered twelve months later.