We offer a service of registration of a company in the UAE in the free trade zone “Creative City Fujairah” that is located in the emirate Fujairah.
A company can be registered without personal presence of a founder in the UAE, provided that a founder had already visited the UAE and can present a scanned park in a passport on visiting the UAE (visiting the UAE as a tourist is also applicable).
A company allows executing resident visas UAE for owners and employees of a company.
A free zone offers different companies for registration, while for some of them it is not necessary to rent a real physical office but a rented “dedicated” or “shared” desk is suitable (rented table in an office).
It is possible to establish a company with a freelancer’s license.
A free zone was established in the emirate Fujairah in 2007 to create conditions and promote activity in the sphere of innovations, art, media communications, design and technologies.
A trade zone is especially attractive for business that flows along with creative trends.
This zone is often used to register companies that require a service license for working in such directions as marketing, broadcast management, publishing, media services, consulting, music and entertainment, radio broadcasting, shooting, information-technical maintenance, news agencies, design, and education.
“Creative City Fujairah” is located near the ocean port, in close proximity to the International airport “Fujairah”. This beneficial location allows the trade zone provide its clients the available global trade markets not only on shore, but also by water and air.
All license owners may perform only their approved types of activities. In breach of this condition, violators can be charged with penalties and subjected to legal proceedings.
All companies should open a bank account in the UAE.
At the moment of registration of a license or at its prolongation, the period of validity of a license can be selected – one to three years, and a corresponding fee should be paid. Nevertheless, after a fee for license prolongation is paid, it cannot be returned.
For extra payment, it is possible to order prompt processing of a statement for issuance of a license for a company.
For citizens of certain countries, it is necessary to obtain prior approval before processing an application for license issuance. Potential owners of companies should notify of their citizenship and place of birth, so that to evaluate if prior approval for them is mandatory. Meanwhile, a positive decision on prior approval does not guarantee a positive decision regarding issuance of the “Establishment Card” and UAE visa, as these issues are solved at the discretion of the Migration Committee of Fujairah; their issuance and terms do not anyhow depend on a free zone.
When filing an application for registration of a new company or application for prolongation, a client should provide a document listing types of activities of a company and signed by an owner or authorized person.
All license owners should prolong their licenses after expiry.
A license should be prolonged or cancelled in a thirty-day period from the date of expiration. Nevertheless, clients are recommended to meet all the requirements for prolongation or cancellation of a license at least 15 working days prior to expiration of a beneficiary period of a license.
If a license is not prolonged or cancelled within a defined term, a penalty can be charged in amount 200 dirham (54.5 dollars) per month. Besides, if a license also has an “Establishment card”, then after 29 days from the moment of expiry an “Establishment card” a penalty will be charged in amount 1,100 dirham (300 dollars), and then a penalty of 100 dirham (27.3 dollars) per month.
After 90 days upon expiry of validity term of a license, a free zone may apply legal measures and request to pay the penalties regarding licenses and UAE visas issued for a company.
All license owners may settle any legal issues with a free zone having paid 5,000 dirham (1,370 dollars) for each UAE visa of a company in addition to fees for prolongation or cancellation.
A license owner may cancel a license at any time after meeting all the requirements regarding cancellation of licenses, among which are fees for cancellation and return of original documents of a company, and if necessary, payment of penalties for expired visas and closing a bank account.
All the original documents of a company issued by a free zone must be returned at cancellation of a license. If failed to meet this requirement, an application on lost documents must be filed to the police.
A free zone provides a replacement for lost original documents.
A free zone may temporarily stop providing all services to a client if there are any unpaid late payments.
A free zone is not obliged to return any sums paid for a license, is an “Establishment card” was recalled by the Migration Department. Still, by decision of management a fee can be returned by reduction of administrative payments at least for 10% upon obtaining a request for return from a client.
Requests for return cannot be accepted if three months have passed since issuance of a trade license.
Companies may not open an actual office outside a free zone, except a case where a free zone was given an official application for opening a branch office, and in case of approval on the part of the administration of free zone and other respective governmental and non-governmental departments. Companies may nit own a private postbox, address, etc., without approval of a free zone.
Any company may file a request for alteration of a license by adding, removal, changing types of activity, shareholders, authorized signatories, changing company name or increasing the level of license pack.
For such packs as “Baby Business” and “Freelancer”, decreasing the pack level is not possible.
Any changes in company name must be published in a UAE newspaper. A statement should contain the previous company name, the new name, the number of the license and the reason for change. A license owner should also request the bank’s approval.
Companies must notify a free zone of any changes in contact details, data of owner’s passport and responsible persons without delay, to update the company data.
Requirements to execution of a license, visa, etc. can change, and the management of the free zone can request any additional documents it finds necessary.
Resident UAE visas issued by the free zone “Creative City” are valid for 3 years; a company should provide that all its visa owners had valid UAE visas and should provide that its visas for employees were prolonged or cancelled before expiry.
A free zone is not responsible for payment of any late penalties that may accumulate as result of delayed approval of visas, etc.
A free zone is not responsible for any applications for UAE visas declined by the Migration Department.
Companies may choose prompt execution of visas with payment of extra fees. Nevertheless, terms of visa execution will correspond to the pace of migration procedures.
If a visa is declined by security reasons, then a free zone may return fees with deducted administrative expenses. A free zone is not obliged to return any sums paid for a visa, if a visa was declined or was not prolonged by any other reasons.
If a responsible person or last holder of a visa in a company wishes to cancel his/her UAE visa, then a company must pay a special deposit to perform cancellation of a visa. This sum will be used as a fee for cancellation of a license at the moment when a client notifies a free zone that he/she wants to cancel a license. Any extra fee for cancellation or a penalty charged at the moment of actual receipt of a cancellation request should be paid by a client
No company registered in the UAE in the free zone “Creative City” is allowed to exceed the number of visas UAE permitted for its license. When meeting certain conditions, a free zone may allow a limited number of additional UAE visas.
A free zone considers any claims from any employee of any company, investigate them, and take necessary measures to solve these issues.
All license owners should regulate their financial obligations before their employees (salaries, premiums, paid leaves, etc.) according to the hire agreement signed by both parties and subject to the UAE legislation.
A company may not request blocking visas of its employees without providing legal grounds.
Companies registered in the UAE in the free zone “Creative City” may not request employee visas for any persons not employed by a company. Otherwise, a company will be responsible and will be charged with a penalty.
A resident visa UAE becomes invalid if a visa owner leaves the UAE for more than 6 consecutive months.
Pack “COMPANY / ORGANISATION” (with real office)
This pack provides rented physical office in the “Creative City Fujairah” at a competitive price.
The pack includes:
Price for registration of company in the UAE in the FTZ “Creative City” with the pack “COMPANY / ORGANISATION” | |
New license | 17,500 dirham (4,770 dollars) |
Price at prolongation | 17,500 dirham (4,770 dollars) |
The price should be added with the cost of physical office rental.
Pack “Genius Package”
This pack is designed for companies with high HR requirements; it also provides prompt registration of a company with visa quote of 15 visas UAE.
The pack provides:
Price for registration of company in the UAE in the FTZ “Creative City” with the “Genius Package” | |
New license | 15,500 dirham (4,230 dollars) |
Registration of company | 4,000 dirham (1,090 dollars) |
“Combined desk” (workplace) | 15,500 dirham (4,230 dollars) |
Total: | 35,000 dirham (9,550 dollars) |
Price at prolongation | 31,000 dirham (8,450 dollars) |
Pack “Baby Business”
This pack is designed for small business and provides prompt registration of a company and minimum operation costs. The pack will suit small companies and allows obtaining up to 6 visas UAE.
The pack includes:
Price for registration of company in the UAE in the FTZ “Creative City” with the pack “Baby Business” | |
New license | 13,000 dirham (3,550 dollars) |
Registration of company | 4,000 dirham (1,090 dollars) |
“Combined desk” (workplace) | 11,000 dirham (3,000 dollars) |
Total: | 28,000 dirham (7,630 dollars) |
Price at prolongation | 24,000 dirham (6,540 dollars) |
Pack “Freelancer”
This pack perfectly suits startups; obtaining up to 4 visas UAE is allowed. This option grants all the benefits of regular registration of a company in the UAE in the free zone “Creative City”.
The pack includes:
Price for registration of company in the UAE in the FTZ “Creative City” with the pack “Freelancer” | |
New license | 12,000 dirham (3,270 dollars) |
Registration of company | 4,000 dirham (1,090 dollars) |
“Combined desk” (workplace) | 9,000 dirham (2,460 dollars) |
Total: | 25,000 dirham (6,850 dollars) |
Price at prolongation | 21,000 dirham (5,730 dollars) |
Pack “Commercial Plus One”
This pack is suitable for medium-sized companies and allows obtaining up to 2 visas UAE. A company may have only one owner.
The pack provides:
Price for registration of company in the UAE in the FTZ “Creative City” with the pack “Commercial Plus One” | |
New license, registration of company, etc. | 20,000 dirham (5,450 dollars) |
Price at prolongation | 17,500 dirham (4,770 dollars) |
Pack “Commercial FZ LLC”
This pack does not provide obtaining visas, but it lets a company have up to 30 shareholders.
The pack provides:
Price for registration of company in the UAE in the FTZ “Creative City” with the pack “Commercial FZ LLC” | |
New license, registration of company, etc. | 17,000 dirham (4,640 dollars) |
Price at prolongation | 16,000 dirham (4,360 dollars) |
Pack “Commercial FZE”
This pack does not provide obtaining visas, and lets a company have 1 shareholder.
The pack provides:
Price for registration of company in the UAE in the FTZ “Creative City” with the pack “Commercial FZE” | |
New license, registration of company, etc. | 14,000 dirham (3,820 dollars) |
Price at prolongation | 13,000 dirham (3,550 dollars) |
Requirements in obtaining a new license
To obtain a new license, it is necessary to provide:
Please also keep in mind that:
To register a branch or an affiliate company in the UAE, while a parent company is registered in the UAE, the following is necessary:
Please note that:
To register a branch or affiliate company in the UAE, if a parent company is registered outside UAE, the following is necessary:
Please note that:
Documents necessary for extension of a license:
A license is subject to prolongation on annual basis.
A fee for prolongation of a license should be paid in advance, before starting the prolongation procedure.
If a registered company fails to perform prolongation, the administration of the free zone may suspend a license.
Documents necessary for prolongation of a license:
Non-prolongation of a license:
Moreover, most banks freeze bank accounts of companies which licenses had expired. Therefore, clients are strongly recommended to prolong their licenses before expiry.
A free zone may take any or all of the following legal measures against a company that fails to prolong a license:
To register a company in the UAE in FTZ “Creative City Fujairah” with type of activities listed below, the following documents are necessary and the following conditions must be fulfilled:
Legal consultations
Education and training
Publishing
Terms for approval of a new edition by the National Media Council:
TV broadcasting
Terms for approval of TV broadcasting by the National Media Council, Abu Dhabi:
Activity sector | Types of activity |
Audio and video content | Audio and video products, managing broadcast, TV production, audio products, radio management |
Broadcasting | TV and radio broadcasting, online broadcasting |
Media and marketing | Advertising agency, advertising, PR agency, outdoor advertising, direct marketing, representative offices of mass media, services in the sphere of intellectual property, special communications and PR, international agency on collection of copyright, marketing research, services of Internet marketing, media services, PR services, e-commerce |
Publishing | Newspapers, magazines, education / consumer books, online and electronic content, advertising content, e-books, references and manuals |
Event planning | Sport management, organization and holding conferences, organization of events, organization and management of exhibitions, selling tickets to events, organization and management of festival, management and promotion of live theater shows, management of performance art, choreography |
Services on support of mass media | Media products, services on support of mass media, production of media content, media monitoring, graphic design, photography, archiving and distributing media, printing services, photo services, press services, media equipment for lease |
Consulting | Marketing consultations, consulting on marketing research, consulting on concept and design, media consulting, media and marketing consultations, lifestyle consulting, bookkeeping and audit consulting, technical consulting, consulting on architecture, education consulting, legal consulting, business consulting, consulting on issues of travel and tourism, consulting on project management, consulting on HR issues, managerial consulting, engineering consulting, consulting on beauty, consulting on clothes design, consulting on hotel management, consulting on investment, consulting on logistics |
Media services | Animation, animation photography, digital design, managing digital media, interactive services, managing development of software, digital media services, multimedia development, managing system development, web design, web hosting, technical maintenance |
Business information | Information agency, information services, research services, support service, risk management, translation services, consulting on strategic planning, consulting services on strategic issues |
Production | Art production and distribution, art services, film production, production and distribution of movies, post-production, program management, videography, services on video design, video production |
Music and entertainment | Producing and recording music, music distribution, music publishing, promotion and management in the music sphere, managing rights for music labels, music education, managing theme parks |
IT | IT consulting, IT services, e-commerce, AUTOCAD, services on network management, managing IT security, virtualization, IT solutions, services on IT strategy, media technologies, import/export (in IT sphere) |
Design | Consulting or services on interior design, architectural services, building design, commercial interior design, consulting on conceptual design, designer services |
Education | Education, business education, education services, online education, education in the sphere of performance arts, consulting on education issues, educational services |
Certain types of activities, except the mentioned ones, may be approved upon client’s request, provided that the management of the free zone gives the permission.
Changing the type of activity
Business activity of a company can be changed or new types of activity can be added at any moment, provided that the selected type of activity is approved by the administration of the free zone.
To change/add a type of company activity, the following is necessary:
Documents of the updated company will be ready after 5 working days.
Upon registration of a company a client obtains the following documents:
The free zone will notify you via e-mail or by phone on issuance of a trade license of a registered company. Issuance usually takes 4-7 working days from the moment of submitting the application.
A copy of the “Establishment card” will be sent 7-10 days after issuance of a trade license of a company (subject to approval of the Migration Service).
You may open a bank account for your company at any selected bank after you had received all documents of a company (trade license, shareholder certificate, certificate of registration of a company, articles of association).
First, to register a company in the UAE in FTZ “Creative City” the following documents should be submitted:
After documents are checked and the name of the company approved, you will obtain the initial approval. Citizens of certain countries also need to undergo prior approval before registration of a company.
Then, after payment of the free to the free zone, the free zone issues a license, which takes 4-7 working days.
After a license is issued, a client can obtain original documents:
After a client obtains originals of a company, he may open a bank account in any bank he prefers.
If you choose a license pack with visas, you need to address for the “Establishment card, after what a file of a company will be created in the Migration Service of Fujairah. The procedure takes 7-10 working days.
After the “Establishment card” is issued, you may obtain for visas UAE sponsored by a company.
Altogether, registration of a company takes 2-3 weeks on average.
Tax residency of the UAE – possibility of paying the tax only in the UAE, where the income tax is absent.
Price for registration of a company includes fees of the free zone and the price of our assistance in registration.
Service | Price |
Price for our assistance in registration of company in the UAE in FTZ “Creative City” | From 2,200 dollars (8,000 dirham) |
Our extra commission in case of registration of a branch or affiliate company | 822 dollars (3,000 dirham) |
Price for our assistance in annual prolongation of a company | 1,100 dollars (4,000 dirham) |
Price for our assistance in alteration of constitutive documents of a company | 1,370 dollars (5,000 dirham) |
Price for our assistance in termination of a company | From 2,740 dollars (10,000 dirham) |
Registration in the system “E-Channel”
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1970 dollars (7,225 dirham).
Security deposit 1,370 dollars (5,000 dirham) minus stationery and bank expenses is returned by the Ministry of Internal Affairs UAE after cancellation of a license. |
Prolongation of the “E-Channel” | 307 dollars (1,125 dirham) |
Fee for visa UAE for 3 years (without account of cost of a medical test and a fee for the “Emirates ID”) | 1,350 dollars (4,950 dirham) |
Fee for cancellation of a license | 818 dollars (3,000 dirham) |
Price for registration of a company with the pack “COMPANY / ORGANISATION” (possibility of obtaining up to 30 visas UAE) | |
Registration of a new company | 4,770 dollars (17,500 dirham) plus cost of office rental |
Price at prolongation | 4,770 dollars (17,500 dirham) plus cost of office rental |
Price for registration of a company with the pack “Genius Package” (possibility of obtaining up to 15 visas UAE) | |
Registration of a new company | 9,550 dollars (35,000 dirham) |
Price at prolongation | 8,450 dollars (31,000 dirham) |
Price for registration of a company with the pack “Baby Business” (possibility of obtaining up to 6 visas UAE) | |
Registration of a new company | 7,630 dollars (28,000 dirham) |
Price at prolongation | 6,540 dollars (24,000 dirham) |
Price for registration of a company with the pack “Freelancer” (possibility of obtaining up to 3 visas UAE) | |
Registration of a new company | 6,850 dollars (25,000 dirham) |
Price at prolongation | 5,730 dollars (21,000 dirham) |
Price for registration of a company with the pack “Commercial Plus One” (possibility of obtaining up to 2 visas UAE) | |
Registration of a new company | 5,450 dollars (20,000 dirham) |
Price at prolongation | 4,770 dollars (17,500 dirham) |
Price for registration of a company with the pack “Commercial FZ LLC” | |
Registration of a new company | 4,640 dollars (17,000 dirham) |
Price at prolongation | 4,360 dollars (16,000 dirham) |
Price for registration of a company with the pack “Commercial FZE” | |
Registration of a new company | 3,820 dollars (14,000 dirham) |
Price at prolongation | 3,550 dollars (13,000 dirham) |
Bookkeeping account in the UAE – another service offered by us!
Companies in the FTZ “Creative City” may easily change owners at any time.
The current shareholder(s) may add shareholders or remove shareholders or change the structure of shares of the company upon their discretion.
To perform sale of shares to a new owner-natural person, the following is necessary:
Execution time 5 working days.
To perform sale of shares to a new owner-legal entity, the following is necessary:
Execution time 5 working days.
At any time after registration of a company you may appeal for making amendments, such as transfer of shares, updating the information on shareholders, changing the company name, changing types of activity, changing the responsible person, expanding the license, etc. Changes approved by the administration of the free zone must be shown in the company license, in the certificate of registration of the company and in the shareholder certificate.
Changing the company name
The company name can be changed if a new preferred name is available for registration.
To change the company name:
To change the company name the following are necessary:
Documents of the updated company will be ready in 5 working days.
Changing the responsible person / authorized signatory / manager
Required documents:
Documents of the updated company will be ready in 5 working days.
Owners / managers must notify the bank of changes in their company.
To start the process of registration, please contact us at info@offshore-pro.info , so that our specialists could professionally advise you on issues of registration of a company in the UAE in FTZ “Creative City Fujairah”.
Then you should pay for our services on registration of a company in the UAE in FTZ “Creative City Fujairah”. Payment can be made using a bank card, WebMoney or Western Union, or a bank transfer.
Price for our assistance in registration of a company starts from 2,200 dollars.
This sum should be added with fees for registration of a company, for a license, cost of rent and any extra services.
Immediately after receiving payment our specialists begin to collect the necessary documents.
Feel free to contact us at info@offshore-pro.info to register a company in the UAE in FTZ “Creative City Fujairah” right now!
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