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Arakan Atlas · UAE setup reference

The facts behind a UAE company setup, in one place.

Free zones and mainland side by side: packages, fees, visas, licence activities and which zones permit them, with the source and the date checked where Atlas holds them. Facts only; for a recommendation, use Scout.

For: Founders, setup advisers and corporate service providers looking up the facts

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No card needed. One account works across every Arakan app.

What Atlas does

UAE setup reference

  • Every free zone and mainland emirate

    Packages and what each includes, visa allowances, share capital, office rules, renewal terms and the licensing authority.

  • Mainland licence activities

    Over two thousand activities with their ISIC classification, and the emirate fees where Atlas holds them.

  • Which zones permit an activity

    Permitted, permitted with conditions, needs an extra licence, or not permitted, and "no record" where Atlas doesn't know.

  • Side by side

    Compare up to six zones on the same facts, and price each one for your own visas, family and office.

  • The date on every fact

    Each zone, package and activity shows when it was checked against its source, or that it hasn't been checked yet.

  • Gaps shown as gaps

    A missing fee is never shown as zero, and an unknown permission is never shown as allowed.

How it works

  1. 1

    Find the zone or activity

    Search by name, emirate or business activity.

  2. 2

    Compare

    Put zones side by side on packages, visas and permissions.

  3. 3

    Price it

    Add your visas, family and office to see what each would cost.

Learn the rules first

What the law asks, before the software.

Explainer series narrated over diagrams, with the article behind every claim. No product on screen. Each video is about two minutes and starts the next.

Licence activities, explained

For: Founders choosing what to put on a UAE licence, owners adding or changing a line of business, and the formation agents and PROs who file the applications: what a licence activity is in law, how activities are coded and combined, which need a second authority, and how to keep to and change them.

4 videos · about 8 min in all

Every series and demo

Questions

Does Atlas recommend a zone?

No. Atlas holds facts, not advice. For a recommendation for your own business, use Scout.

How current are the figures?

Each figure shows the date it was checked. Where a fact hasn't been checked, or isn't held, Atlas says so.

Is it free?

Yes, with any Arakan account.

Works with

For setting up. The apps share your companies, documents and rules, so nothing is entered twice.

  • ScoutPlanning your UAE setup
  • LexaraUAE rulebook library

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UAE compliance, from company setup to filing — for UAE companies and the firms that serve them. 11 apps on one company record.

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Free tools & guides

  • Free zone rules and tax
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  • Business activity look-up
  • Laws and rulebooks
  • Regulators
  • Regulatory updates
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11 apps

Comply

Your compliance manager

Govern

Governance and board compliance

Onboard

Client onboarding (KYC/CDD)

Shield

Clients' regulatory compliance

Ledger

Clients' FTA compliance

Scout

Planning your UAE setup

Atlas

UAE setup reference

Verify

Sanctions and PEP screening

Lexara

UAE rulebook library

Vault

Statutory records storage

Scope

What applies to you

Business setup by activity

All 2,100+ activities
Trading & ServicesManufacturingReal Estate & Business ServicesPersonal & Social ServicesTransport, Storage & LogisticsConstruction & ContractingFinancial ServicesVirtual AssetsHealth & Social WorkEducationAgriculture & FishingProfessional & Technical ServicesAccommodation & Food ServicesMining & QuarryingUtilities & Energy
Free zone setup costsFree zone price indexSetup cost calculatorMainland vs free zoneWhich zones permit your activity

UAE free zones by emirate

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Dubai
DMCCDIFCJAFZADAFZADSODWCDICDubai Media CityDHCCIFZAMeydanDSCDPCDKPDOCDSPD3DIACDCCDubai Maritime CityDWTCGDP
Abu Dhabi
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Sharjah
SPCSHAMSHFZASAIFSRTIPSHCC
RAK
RAKEZRAK DAO
Ajman
ACMFZAFZAMC
Fujairah
FOIZFCCFFZ
UAQ
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