Meydan Free Zone
The cost of obtaining a Meydan Free Zone license is competitive, with packages tailored to different business needs. The cost varies depending on the type of license and the number of visas required. This cost-effective approach makes MFZ an attractive option for businesses looking to minimize expenses while maximizing opportunities.
Choose the appropriate business activity and license type.
Submit the required documents and application to the free zone authority.
Obtain initial approval and reserve a trade name.
Finalize the office space or virtual office setup.
Receive the business license and commence operations. These steps are designed to be straightforward, allowing businesses to start operations quickly.
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There isn't one. Meydan operates on a flexi-desk and virtual office model, so no physical office or minimum square footage is required to hold a licence. The base package includes a registered virtual office address, which is one of the reasons MFZ is so cost-effective.
A physical office becomes relevant only if you want to issue more visas, since your visa quota is tied to your workspace. For solo founders and small teams, the virtual address is usually all you need. We can advise when an office upgrade makes sense.
Yes. Once your own investor or employee residence visa is active, you can sponsor dependents, including your spouse and children, and in some cases parents. Sponsorship is subject to the standard requirements, such as a minimum salary, a tenancy contract, and attested marriage or birth certificates.
Planning family sponsorship into your setup from the start makes the process smoother. We handle both your residence visa and your dependents' visas end to end.
There's no absolute cap, but your visa quota is tied to your workspace. A flexi-desk or virtual office package typically supports up to around three visas, with up to six available on standard packages. To go beyond that, you upgrade to a physical office, where the allocation scales with the space (roughly one visa per 9 sqm).
So you can grow your team as far as you like, provided you scale your office to match. We can pick a package that leaves room for your hiring plans.
No. You need your trade licence and company documents in hand before a bank will open a corporate account, since the licence is what proves your company legally exists. You can prepare and plan in advance, but the account itself comes after incorporation.
Meydan's Dubai address and government-linked positioning tend to carry weight with UAE banks, which can help onboarding. We match you to the right bank and prepare your file once your licence is issued.
Both are possible. To close, you go through licence cancellation: settle any dues, cancel visas and the establishment card, and obtain a cancellation certificate from the free zone. If you simply want to pause, Meydan also allows licence freezing.
To relocate to another free zone or the mainland, you typically cancel the Meydan licence and set up the new entity, migrating your visas across. We manage cancellation, freezing, or the move so it's handled cleanly without loose ends.
Meydan is among the fastest free zones in the UAE. Thanks to its fully digital platform, a trade licence can often be issued within 24 hours, and in some cases in under an hour, once your documents and activity are confirmed.
Adding visas and opening a bank account extends the full timeline to a few weeks, since those involve medical tests, Emirates ID, and bank onboarding. Much of the process can be completed remotely. We handle the paperwork to keep it moving.
"Yes. Meydan offersfreelance and solo-founder licences designed for independent professionals, digital nomads, and solopreneurs, covering fields like consulting, marketing, design, and content. Its Fawri package in particular is built for one-person companies, with the licence issued in as little as an hour.
A freelance licence typically includes a visa allocation, so you can secure UAE residency and invoice clients under your own company. We can match the right freelance package to your activity and budget.
