Activity: Snack Food Trading LLC
Legal Type: Commercial – Mainland – Dubai
Documents Required:
- Passport copy of the owner and partners
- 5 Choices of Trade Name / company name
- NOC from employer if UAE resident / Tourist Visa copy if visitor
External Approvals
None
Process
- Name Reservation (think of 5 company names based on priority we will reserve the one available )
- Initial Approval
- Memorandum of Association notarizing at Dubai public notary (MOA & Investor or their authorized signatories must be present ) this will take couple of hours or less.
- Office Lease agreement (Ejari) to be arranged by investor emailed to us (copy) or
1. Sustainability Contract (without inspection) AED 4000
2. Sustainability Contract (with inspection) AED 5000 eligible for 4 Employment visa quota
- Getting DEWA connection for utilities (water & electricity )
Cost Breakdown for License
Government Fees | |||
| Description | USD | AED | |
| Initial Approval and DED form | 81 | 296.00 | One time |
| Name Reservation | 207 | 760.00 | One time |
| Memorandum of Association (MOA) | 183 | 670.00 | One time |
| Department of Economic Development License fee (Approx…) | 3267 | 8000 – 10,000 | 2.5 % from Ejari Annual fee (if renting an office) |
| GDRFA Establishment Card Fee | 190 | 700.00 | Annually |
| Local Sponsor fee* | 3287 | 12,000 | Annually |
| License Registration service fee | 1,000 | 3,650 | one time |
| Total | 7692 | 28076 | First year |
| Optional service Fees | |||
| Corporate Sponsorship fee* | 4084 | 15,000 | Annually |
| Sustainability contact (with inspection eligible for four employment visa quota)** | 1095 | 4000 | Annually |
| Sustainability contact (with inspection eligible for four employment visa quota)** | 1361 | 5,000 | Annually |
| Ministry of Human resources and Emaratization | 626 | 2,300 | One time (needed if you need to apply employee visas |
| Investor/partner residence visa | 1150 | 4200 | Valid for 3 years |
| Next Year Onward LLC License renewal Fees | ||
| Description | USD | AED |
| Local Sponsor Fees | 3287 | 12,000 |
| Dubai Economy License renewal fee | 2740 | 10,000 |
| Sustainability Contract without inspection (if no rented office available) license renewal | 1095 | 4,000 |
| DED license renewal fees (our fee) | 410 | 1500 |
| Total (Inclusive of Sustainability contract no need to rent an office) | 7534 | 27500 |
Note
- Once payment voucher is issued whatever is the difference need to pay as the amount mention in the breakdown is estimated rate only.
- External Approval Fees not included
- Investor / Partner Visa fees fees not included you can choose to apply if you are not UAE resident during checkout process .
- MOA – partners requires personal appearance in notary for signing
- Government actual receipts will be provided.
- Cost does not include investor, employment or dependent visa fees of the company and office space rent.
- * You can either choose local sponsor or corporate sponsorship for your company .
- ** You can either choose sustainability contract with inspection if you wish to apply for employee visas or without if you want only your investor visa.
- Foreign Trade name fee of AED 2000 not included .
Office options
| USD | AED | Description | |
| Virtual Office | 5480 | 20,000 (no need to rent physical office eligible for more than 15 employment visa quota) | Physical office address in Dubai, P.O Box with collection service,mailing service ,call answering |
| Physical Office | Starts from 10,890 USD (depends on no. work station, office type and location) | Starts from 40,000 AED (depends on no. work station, office type and location) | Shared office space in a business center for space of 150 sq ft to 300 sq ft in various locations in Dubai |
Company Investor, dependents and employee visas cost break-down
Investor Visa fee
- Visa application fee :AED 3500 (USD 958) valid for 3 years
- Our service fee: AED 700 (new) AED 700 (renewal) (optional PRO )
- Renewal of visa fee: AED 700
- Cancellation of Visa fee: AED 350 ( plus estimated 300 government/services fees)
Dependents(wife,son,daughter) visa fee
- Visa application fee: AED 3500 (valid for 3 years)
- Our service fee: AED 700 (new) AED 500 (renewal) (optional PRO service)
- Renewal of visa fee: AED 700
- Cancellation of Visa fee: AED 350 ( plus estimated 350 government/services fees)
Employment Visa fee
- Visa application fee: AED 5000 (valid for 2 years)
- Change status & entry inside the country will be additional – 2000 AED per visa application
- Our service fee: AED 700 (optional PRO service)
- Renewal of visa fee: AED 700
- Cancellation of Visa fee: AED 350 ( plus estimated 560 government/services fees)
Time frame
- Time frame is mainly depend on applicant completion documents
- License is usually issued within 1 to 2 days from the date of application in the department, if no external approval is needed for the business activity.
