Dubai · Mainland licence
Dubai Mainland
Direct access to the full UAE market, government contracts and the broadest activity scope. Licensed by the Dubai Department of Economy and Tourism.
- Foreign ownership, most activities
- 100%
- Statutory fee lines in a licence
- 8 to 12
- Blocks of government fees in every quote
- 4
- Sell directly, bid for government contracts
- UAE-wide
- Ideal for
- Businesses that sell across the UAE or bid for government work
Quoted for your activity.
A mainland licence fee is a stack of eight to twelve statutory lines plus an activity fee that runs from about AED 150 for a consultancy to five figures for general trading. The market fee is a percentage of your rent, and your visa quota comes from registered floor area. None of that can be priced honestly before the specification is pinned, and a range would tell you nothing.
- Dubai immigration establishment card, issuance
- AED280
- Dubai Ejari registration, self filed
- AED177.75
- MOHRE work permit, federal application fee
- AED50
- MOHRE work permit issuance, by company category
- AED250 / 1,200 / 3,450
Government fees we have verified. Indicative, subject to authority confirmation. Rates as at September 2026. E-channel registration also carries a substantial refundable deposit, shown as a memo line, never inside a total.
Our fee: subject to your needs, we will discuss.
Four blocks of government fees, then our fee.
Every mainland estimate sets out the same blocks, each against a pinned specification. Our fee is one line, stated apart: subject to your needs, we will discuss.
- 01
Government and authority fees, one off
Trade name reservation, initial approval, MOA notarisation, drawing of contract per partner, technical evaluation, typing and service centre charges, external regulator approvals, licence issuance.
- 02
Government and authority fees, recurring annually
Trade licence, market or municipality fee, chamber of commerce membership, Ejari registration, immigration establishment card, e-channel renewal, external regulator renewals.
- 03
Premises
Annual rent plus attestation, fit-out and signage permits. Stated against an assumed floor area and the visa quota it supports.
- 04
Per person immigration
Work permit for employees, entry permit or in-country status change, medical fitness, Emirates ID, residence issuance, health insurance and typing. Investor and partner visas need no work permit and consume no quota.
What we pin before we quote
- The exact activity, and whether it triggers an external regulator
- Floor area and annual rent, because the market fee is a percentage of it
- Shell condition and fit-out scope
- Headcount, because visa quota is bought with square metres
- Whether a Local Service Agent is required for your structure
Limits
- Visas
- Set by registered floor area. Investor and partner visas consume no quota.
- Activities
- The broadest scope of any structure. Some activities need an external regulator.
- Market
- Sell directly anywhere in the UAE, and bid for government contracts.
Worth knowing before you choose.
- 01
Who files it
Mainland formations run through licensed execution partners while we hold the advisory relationship, with direct filing being built emirate by emirate.
- 02
Ownership
Most mainland activities have permitted 100% foreign ownership since the 2021 reform. We check yours before anything is filed.
- 03
The hybrid route
A free zone company with a Mainland Operating Permit sits between the two, where activity eligibility allows, with written scope limitations.
- 04
Not sure yet?
Free zone or mainland is the first decision that matters. Our structure matcher walks you through it.
Other routes we quote.
All free zones
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