UAEFreeZoneDirectory.com is free to use. This page explains how a referral could work and what it means for you.
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Who pays us
- Free zones with referral or channel partner programmes. Several UAE free zones run programmes that pay a fee or a commission to whoever introduces a new company.
- Licensed setup partners. These are business setup companies that handle applications in one or more free zones. When we pass them an enquiry and it becomes a company, they may pay us a referral fee.
- Service partners. For services after setup, such as visas, bank account introductions, VAT registration or bookkeeping, the provider that does the work may pay us for the introduction.
What it costs you
Nothing extra. You do not pay us for the form, the advice or the comparison. The price you are quoted is set by the free zone or the partner, and you decide whether to accept it.
What it does not change
- The facts on each free zone page. They come from the free zone's own published fees and from public agency price lists, with sources and dates. A partner cannot pay to change them.
- The order of the tables. Free zones are sorted by their published starting price, lowest first, whether or not they pay referral fees.
- Our advice. If a free zone that pays us nothing fits your business better, we tell you.
What happens to your enquiry
When you send a form, we read it and pass it to the free zone you asked about, or to a licensed setup partner that works with the zones that fit. They reply to you with options and prices. You can ask us at any time which company received your enquiry. How we handle your details is on the privacy policy page.
We are not a free zone
We do not issue licences, visas or establishment cards, and we are not an official agent of any free zone or government body. Licences are issued by each free zone authority, and visas by the immigration authorities.