Launch your Dubai free zone company through Meydan Free Zone with PROXPAT support for activity selection, documentation, license application, visas, and post-license services.
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Meydan Free Zone Company Formation with PROXPAT
Meydan Free Zone is a Dubai-based free zone designed for fast, digital company formation. It is popular with consultants, e-commerce founders, trading businesses, service providers, digital entrepreneurs, and international investors comparing free zone setup options with a streamlined Dubai license process.
PROXPAT helps clients set up a Meydan Free Zone company with clear guidance on business activity selection, trade name options, shareholder documentation, license application, payment coordination, visa planning, renewals, amendments, and post-license compliance support.
Meydan Free Zone's official guidance highlights a fully digital setup process, a wide catalogue of licensed activities, the ability to select activity groups under a single license, and simplified document requirements for standard Free Zone LLC formation.
Why Choose Meydan Free Zone?
Meydan Free Zone is well suited for business owners who want a Dubai free zone presence with practical licensing flexibility and a fast digital application journey.
Dubai free zone company setup with strong city positioning
Fully digital application and licensing process
Large catalogue of approved business activities
Ability to combine eligible activity groups under one license
Suitable for consulting, trading, e-commerce, and service activities
Visa and post-license support options available
Meydan Free Zone License Options
PROXPAT reviews your business model before recommending the correct license and activity combination.
Commercial License
Professional License
Media License
E-Commerce Activities
Consulting Activities
Trading Activities
Our Meydan Free Zone Company Formation Services
Free zone company setup consultation
Meydan activity selection support
Trade name option review
Shareholder document checklist
Application form preparation
Online submission coordination
License issuance follow-up
Visa package and establishment card guidance
License renewal and amendment support
Post-license PRO and compliance support
Meydan Free Zone Company Setup Process
PROXPAT keeps your setup organized from the first activity review to license issuance and post-license actions.
Step 1: Free Consultation
Step 2: Select Business Activities
Step 3: Choose Trade Name Options
Step 4: Prepare Shareholder Documents
Step 5: Submit Application Online
Step 6: Complete Payment and Authority Review
Step 7: Receive License Documents
Step 8: Start Visa and Post-License Support
Documents Required for Meydan Free Zone Company Formation
Requirements may vary by shareholder profile, nationality, activity, visa package, and authority review. For many standard Free Zone LLC applications, the starting documents are simple.
Passport copy of each shareholder or owner
UAE visa copy or entry permit, if available
Emirates ID, if applicable
Passport-size photograph
Selected business activities
Up to three proposed trade names
Shareholder and manager contact details
Corporate documents for company shareholders, if applicable
Why Choose PROXPAT for Meydan Free Zone Setup?
Dubai free zone setup experience
Clear activity and license guidance
Transparent process and documentation support
Visa and PRO coordination after license issuance
Renewal, amendment, and compliance support
Practical support for entrepreneurs and SMEs
Who Meydan Actually Suits
Meydan is a Dubai free zone, and that single fact is why most people choose it. A Meydan licence gives you a Dubai address and a Dubai-registered company without the cost of a mainland office — which matters when clients, banks and suppliers all read "Dubai" as a signal.
The businesses it fits
Consultancies and service firms invoicing internationally. E-commerce and digital businesses that hold no physical stock in the UAE. Freelancers and small teams who want a proper corporate entity rather than a permit. Holding structures where the owner wants a Dubai registration.
Where it does not fit
If you will sell directly to UAE mainland customers — retail, government contracts, walk-in trade — a free zone licence works through a distributor or a dual licence rather than directly. If you need a warehouse or a shop, Meydan is not built for that; a zone with industrial or logistics facilities is. And if you need a large visa allocation on day one, the workspace tied to the package caps how many you can sponsor. Since October 2025, Dubai free zone companies in eligible non-regulated sectors can also apply for the Free Zone Mainland Operating Permit to serve mainland clients directly.
What people get wrong
Meydan is often sold purely on the Dubai address and the low entry price. Both are real. What gets left out is the domestic market restriction — and that is the thing founders discover after the licence is issued, when a UAE client asks for an invoice the free zone entity cannot properly raise for that transaction.
Licence, Visas and the Bank Account
Activity selection
Meydan covers a broad activity list across consultancy, trading, media, technology and services. Packages include an allowance of activities, with additional ones priced beyond it. Activities generally have to sit within the same group to share a licence — a consultancy and a trading activity usually cannot.
Visa allocation
The number of residence visas is tied to the package and workspace you take, not to how many people you employ. Plan against the headcount you expect in two years: upgrading a package later is possible but costs more than starting at the right tier.
Banking
This is where free zone companies meet friction, and it is worth knowing before you commit. Banks assess the ownership structure, the nature of the business, where customers and suppliers sit, and whether the company has genuine substance in the UAE. A Meydan company with an overseas client base and no local presence is a harder file than a mainland company with an office and staff — not impossible, but it needs a properly prepared application rather than a walk-in.
Please note: package contents, activity allowances, visa quotas and fees are set by Meydan Free Zone and are revised from time to time. We confirm the current position before an application is prepared. See our PRO service pricing for our own fees.
Meydan Free Zone Costs Published by the Zone
These figures come from Meydan Free Zone's cost breakdown guide (last updated 30 June 2026). They are the zone's own published starting prices, not PROXPAT fees, and they change, so we confirm them before you pay.
| Item | Published figure |
|---|---|
| Base setup with no visa allocation | From AED 12,500, including an LLC-FZ trade licence, up to three business activity groups and a flexi desk |
| Fawri licence | From AED 15,000 |
| Each additional business activity beyond the included groups | AED 1,000 |
| Visa allocation | AED 1,850 each, with up to six allocations under one licence |
| Employment visa | AED 3,500 |
| Investor or partner visa | Around AED 4,000 |
| Dependent visa | Around AED 6,000 per person |
| Multi-year licence | Up to 15% off |
Please note: medical tests, Emirates ID, health insurance, establishment card and PROXPAT service fees are outside these figures. Meydan notes that businesses needing more visas may be asked for a business plan.
Regular Licence or Fawri?
Meydan offers two licence routes. The difference is structure and speed more than price.
| Regular licence | Fawri licence | |
|---|---|---|
| Starting price | From AED 12,500 | From AED 15,000 |
| Activities available | 2,500+ business activities | 1,800+ business activities |
| Who it is for | SMEs, multi-shareholder companies and businesses planning a broader structure | One-person companies where the same individual is sole shareholder, manager, director and UBO |
| Speed | Standard digital process | Licence issued in under 60 minutes |
| Extras | Wider activity pool from the outset | One free amendment during the first year |
If a second shareholder, investor or co-founder is likely within a year, the regular route usually avoids a restructure later. See UAE company types.
Workspace: What Is Included and What Upgrades Cost
| Workspace | Published cost |
|---|---|
| Flexi desk | Included with every licence |
| Dedicated desk | AED 3,500 per month |
| Shared office | AED 15,000 per year |
| Dedicated office | AED 30,000 per year |
Meydan states that visa capacity can be built into the licence without a separate office lease to unlock the quota, which is one of the main differences from mainland setups where premises drive visa numbers.
Budget Examples Using the Published Figures
These examples add up Meydan's published starting figures only, to show how the total builds. They exclude establishment card, medical test, Emirates ID, insurance and service fees.
| Scenario | Calculation | Zone and visa figures |
|---|---|---|
| Company only, no visa | AED 12,500 base setup | AED 12,500 |
| One founder with an investor visa | AED 12,500 + AED 1,850 allocation + about AED 4,000 investor visa | About AED 18,350 |
| Founder plus two employees | AED 12,500 + 3 × AED 1,850 allocations + about AED 4,000 + 2 × AED 3,500 | About AED 29,050 |
| Founder with investor visa and one dependant | AED 12,500 + 2 × AED 1,850 + about AED 4,000 + about AED 6,000 | About AED 26,200 |
Adding activities beyond the included groups adds AED 1,000 each. For the government side of residency, see investor and partner visas and establishment card fees.
Dubai-Wide Changes That Affect Meydan Companies
- Dubai Unified Licence. As a Dubai free zone company, a Meydan company holds a Dubai Unified Licence; Dubai reported that integrated banks cut average business account opening from 65 days to 5.
- Mainland work. Dubai free zone companies holding a DUL can apply for the Free Zone Mainland Operating Permit to serve mainland clients in eligible sectors for AED 5,000 per six months.
- Establishment card compliance. ICP charges AED 100 per month once an establishment card is more than 30 days past expiry, up to AED 1,000.
Frequently Asked Questions
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The licence is the start of the government work, not the end of it
Once the trade licence is issued, the sequence that actually lets you operate begins: the establishment card, the MOHRE and immigration files, your employee quota, then employee visas and work permits. After that it repeats every year — renewals, cancellations when people leave, and licence renewal and amendments.
Companies that would rather not build that function in-house put it on a monthly PRO retainer from AED 700, or use it per transaction. Government fees stay separate and itemised either way.
The first six months after incorporation
- Establishment card issued through immigration
- MOHRE file opened and e-signature completed
- Employee quota checked before hiring
- Offer letters, work permits and entry permits
- Medical, Emirates ID and visa stamping
- Corporate tax and VAT registration where they apply
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Start Your Meydan Free Zone Company with PROXPAT
From activity selection and application preparation to license issuance, visas, renewals, and amendments, PROXPAT provides complete Meydan Free Zone setup support.