Free Zone Company Setup in the UAE
Set up your UAE free zone company from the UK with clear guidance on zone selection, licensing, ownership, documentation, banking coordination, visas, and ongoing compliance.
Service Overview
A free zone company is often the cleanest way for a UK business to establish in the UAE.
It gives you full foreign ownership, a straightforward licensing route, and a recognised base for invoicing clients, holding contracts, and building a Gulf presence without a local partner.
But there are more than forty free zones in the UAE.
Each one has its own regulator, its own permitted activities, its own licence types, and its own cost structure. A zone that suits a consultancy can be the wrong home for a trading company or a holding structure. Picking the wrong zone is the most common reason a UK founder pays twice.
At Gatestone Group, we help make the process clearer and easier to manage. From choosing the right zone to preparing documents, arranging the licence, coordinating with banks, and guiding you through each step, our team supports you throughout the company formation process.
- Free zone selection guidance
- Activity and licence type review
- 100% foreign ownership setup
- Company name and reservation support
- Licence application preparation
- Establishment card and registration support
- Holding and trading structure guidance
- Shareholder and director document support
- Attestation and legalisation guidance
- Corporate bank account support
- Visa quota and residency guidance
- Office and flexi-desk options guidance
- UK to UAE structuring guidance
- Renewal and compliance support
Our UAE Free Zone Setup Process
We start by understanding your business activity, client base, ownership plans, visa needs, and budget. This helps us identify which free zone and which licence actually fit your business.
We guide you on the zones that may suit you based on your activity, cost sensitivity, visa requirements, office needs, and where your clients are. The goal is to set up in the zone that fits your business, not the one with the loudest marketing.
Our team helps you prepare and organise the documents required for the licence. This may include passport copies, proof of address, shareholder and director details, company name options, business plan where required, and attested corporate documents for corporate shareholders.
Once the licence is issued, we support you with the establishment card, corporate bank account opening, visa applications, and Emirates ID. We then guide you on renewals and the ongoing filings your entity will need.
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Set Up Your UAE Free Zone Company With Clarity
Planning to set up a free zone company from the UK? Speak to our team and get clear guidance on the right zone, licence, documents, timelines, and next steps.
- Why Choose Us
Why Choose Gatestone Group for Free Zone Setup in the UAE?
Setting up a free zone company can be confusing when every zone claims to be the cheapest or the best.
The right zone depends on your activity, your visa needs, your banking plans, and how you invoice, not on a headline price.
Gatestone Group helps you approach the process in a structured way. We guide you on the suitable zone, the right licence, required documents, and banking coordination so your setup is clear, complete, and built for how you actually trade.
Right Zone, First Time
We help you identify the free zone that suits your activity, visa needs, budget, and banking plans, so you do not restructure later.
Document Preparation Support
We guide you on the documents the zone usually requires, including passports, proof of address, shareholder details, and attested corporate papers.
Banking-Aware Setup
We help you build the company in a way that supports a smoother corporate bank account application, which is where many free zone setups stall.
Support Beyond the Licence
We continue supporting you with visas, accounting, tax registration, renewals, and the other services your UAE entity may need.
Build Your UAE Base With Confidence
A free zone company gives your UK business a clean, fully owned base in the UAE.
But it needs the right zone, the right licence, properly attested documents, and a setup that a bank will actually open an account for.
Gatestone Group helps you move through the process with practical guidance, organised documentation, and clear support at every step.
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What Clients Say About Us
UK founders and business owners choose Gatestone Group because they want clear advice, organised documentation support, and a smoother setup experience in the UAE.
If you are a startup looking to expand your business into Dubai Saudi Arabia or the UK, look no further than Gatestone corporation as your one stop shop ….
After working with three different companies, I finally found the right one. I initially thought securing the business license I needed would be impossible, but ....