Company Setup with UAQ DED (Mainland) in Umm Al Quwain

Mainland status in Umm Al Quwain, 100% ownership, priced from a call

A UAQ mainland licence gives you a real UAE company with 100% foreign ownership and none of the trade restrictions a freezone carries, at one of the lowest practical entry costs on the mainland. Umm Al Quwain's Department of Economic Development licenses trading, services and small commercial businesses. The emirate sits around 45 minutes from Dubai, so you get mainland standing without a Dubai premium. Umm Al Quwain

UAE mainland setups start from AED 25,000 all-in, from formations we have actually completed. The DED prices each licence individually, based on your activity, your company structure and your premises, so the exact figure comes from a consultant, not a published grid. Tell us what you will do and how many visas you need, and we will give you the precise number in one call.

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What it costs, and what the figure depends on

Your final price moves with three things: the business activity you register, your ownership structure, and your office. A mainland licence requires a real tenancy registered through Ejari (that is what ties your licence to a physical address) and your office size drives your visa quota. Once we know your activity and visa count, we price it exactly.

How long it takes

Mainland incorporations typically complete in 3 to 7 working days once your documents are submitted. Authority processing schedules vary, so we confirm a realistic timeline with you at the start rather than quote a headline number we do not control.

What we will need from you

For a mainland application, expect to provide:

• Passport copies for each shareholder and manager
• Your proposed trade name and business activity
• The Ejari tenancy for your registered office
• Initial approvals and MOA notarisation, which we prepare and handle

We collect these once, prepare them to the DED's exact specifications, and manage the trade name, initial approvals, MOA, Ejari and establishment card through to your licence being issued.

Ownership and tax, the rules, straight

For most activities you can own 100% of a UAE mainland company. The 2021 amendment to Federal Commercial Companies Law Number 2 of 2015 removed the 51% local sponsor requirement across the majority of categories; a short list of strategic sectors still requires UAE national majority ownership. We confirm where your activity falls before you commit.

On tax, corporate tax is 9% on net profit above AED 375,000 for financial years starting on or after 1 June 2023, and 0% below that, see the Federal Tax Authority. Registration with the FTA is required regardless of whether you owe anything, and we handle it for you.

Thinking about the lowest possible entry cost?

If mainland market access is not essential, a freezone can get you a real UAE company for less. UAQ Free Zone starts from AED 8,650 and includes visa allocation, an establishment card and bank account opening assistance. We will walk you through the trade-off against your actual plans before you decide either way.

Banking, handled by people who have done it a thousand times

Once your licence is issued, we move straight to your corporate account. We work with named account-opening officers at 10+ UAE banks and have opened over 1,000 accounts, so we know exactly what each bank's compliance team will ask before they ask it. Approval always rests with the bank, but we prepare your file to the standard they expect. See our bank account opening service.

Why OMC

Our team has been operating for 19+ years with 1,400+ companies started. The same team that sets your company up keeps it compliant, including licence renewals, visas, VAT and corporate tax, all through one relationship.

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