Company Formation in Abu Dhabi
The UAE capital, home to ADGM and a growing base of financial services and tech companies.
Set up in Abu Dhabi: ADGM from AED 35,000/year, or the mainland priced to your activity
Start a company in the UAE capital with the licence, the visas and the bank introductions handled end to end. An ADGM setup starts from AED 35,000/year (indicative, as a consultant confirms your exact quote). Abu Dhabi mainland is priced by the ADDED against your specific activity, structure and premises, so we quote it directly rather than guess.
Abu Dhabi is where UAE financial services, asset management and tech increasingly base themselves, and it has built two very different homes for them. We help you pick the right one for what you actually do, then run the whole formation for you.
The two routes into Abu Dhabi
ADGM (Abu Dhabi Global Market) is the capital's international financial centre, operating under English common law with its own courts and regulator. It is the natural home for financial services, asset managers and fund structures that want a common-law jurisdiction. Setups start from AED 35,000/year (indicative).
ADDED mainland, run by the Abu Dhabi Department of Economic Development through the Tamm digital platform, licenses businesses that want direct access to the Abu Dhabi market with no trade restrictions. The DED prices each licence on your activity, structure and premises. There is no flat grid, so we quote it in one call once we know what you are doing.
Not sure which fits? That is the conversation. We assess your business model, your visa needs and whether clients and banks will check your address, then recommend the route, rather than defaulting everyone to the same structure.
How long it takes, and how we handle it
Mainland incorporations typically complete in 3 to 7 working days once your documents are submitted. Timelines depend on the authority's own processing schedule, and we confirm a realistic one with you at the start.
We have started 1,400+ companies over 19+ years, and we run the full sequence for you: licence, trade name, initial approvals, MOA notarisation, establishment card and visas through to Emirates ID. See business formation, free zone company formation and mainland company setup for what each involves.
Banking: our sharpest advantage
Most Abu Dhabi companies need a corporate account, and this is where setups stall. We have named account-opening officers at 10+ UAE banks and have opened 1,000+ accounts, so we know exactly what each compliance team will ask, because we have done it a thousand times. Approval always rests with the bank, but we prepare your file to the standard they expect. See bank account opening.
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