UAE Free Zone: Meydan
Meydan Free Zone: top-tier Dubai zone with 2,500+ permitted activities under a single license, including DLT and blockchain-development categories. Best fit for operators who need broad operational scope. Note: regulated virtual-asset activities (custody, trading) still require separate VARA licensing; the Meydan license alone is not sufficient.
What's included
- Meydan Free Zone license fee: we file and pay it on your behalf
- Memorandum of Association with broad activity catalog
- Establishment Card
- Share Certificate and Register of Members
- Initial Resolution appointing director and manager
- First-year corporate-services support from our licensed UAE partner
- Sanctions screen + Tier 1 KYC
What's NOT included
- UAE residence visa packages (sold separately)
- Physical office space (Meydan provides a digital-address license; physical office is optional add-on)
- Year-2+ license renewal (~$2,899/yr)
- UAE corporate-tax registration with the FTA
- Local bank account opening
- Mail forwarding
We list what's not included on every product page so there are no checkout surprises.
Timeline & terms
- Formation
- 14 business days
- KYC tier
- Tier 1
Operator-grade use case
Meydan is the top-tier Dubai free zone, with 2,500+ permitted activities under a single license: the broadest activity catalog in the emirate. Best fit when you don't know exactly what your company will be doing in 18 months and want flexibility baked in, or when you operate across multiple activity categories that would otherwise require separate licenses elsewhere.
Common deployments: holding-plus-operating combined entities, multi-activity service businesses (consulting + e-commerce + IP licensing under one company), and Dubai-credibility plays where the 'Meydan' free-zone name carries more weight than RAKEZ.
Less ideal for: single-activity operators (IFZA is cheaper and equally credible), regulated activities (still need DIFC/ADGM), or budget-sensitive founders (RAKEZ runs $1,300 cheaper for similar core utility).
What you'll need to hand us
- Email address
- Country of residence
- Intended use statement (free-text)
- Government-issued photo ID (passport or national ID)
- Proof of address (utility bill, bank statement, or government letter, dated within 90 days)
- Source-of-funds attestation (drop-down + free text)
- Optional: PEP and adverse-media screening consent
- Everything in Tier 1
- Beneficial owner declaration for every party with 25%+ ownership
- Source-of-wealth documentation (tax return, employment letter, salary, asset proof)
- Manual enhanced-due-diligence reviewer notes from our KYC partner