Chartered Accountant led · ACCA + CBA qualified · FTA registered tax agent

Your UAE company.
Set up and run
by chartered accountants.

We are not a free-zone agent. We are a chartered accountancy practice that handles your UAE incorporation, your FTA filings, your monthly bookkeeping, and your fifth-year audit. ACCA and CBA qualified. FTA-registered tax agent. International founders, one named partner from the first call to year five. Same email thread the whole way.

Setup engagements from AED 5,565 (≈ £1,196) · Lifetime UAE residency visa from AED 14,900 · Same partner through every stage

Two-jurisdiction proof
UK
ACCA qualified firm
  • London office
  • HMRC tax adviser
  • Founded by a Chartered Accountant
  • UK corporate + personal tax
UAE
FTA-registered tax agent
  • Ajman Free Zone office
  • FTA registered tax agent
  • AML / goAML compliant
  • IFZA + DMCC + RAKEZ partner
25+UAE entities launched for international founders
£10M+of UK-UAE structures advised
1partner from first call to fifth-year audit
Recognised by
IFZAPartner
DMCCPartner
Meydan FZPartner
RAKEZPartner
ADGM
ACCAChartered
ACCA
UAE FTARegistered
BritChamUAE
Real licence prices. No markup. No "from" trick.

Three setups. Three honest prices.
Pick the one that fits your stage.

These are the actual licence-fee numbers from our partner free zones. Government-set prices, no hidden markups. Our chartered service fee is quoted separately based on your structure.

Cheapest UAE entity setup. No visa, scale up any time.
Lean Launch
Lowest-cost UAE entity. Add visas later.
AED5,565
Licence, year 1. No visa included.
  • 100% foreign ownership of your entity
  • 0% UAE corporate tax under QFZP regime, if you qualify
  • UAE trade licence with up to 10 mixed business activities
  • Up to 5 shareholders allowed under one entity
  • Cheapest legitimate UAE setup we offer
  • Add 1 to 10 residence visas later, on your timeline
Best for: tax-structure founders, holding companies, and non-resident solo founders who want a UAE entity for under AED 6,000 with no visa commitment.
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★ Most Chosen
⭐ 1 UAE residency visa FREE for LIFE. Renews free, every cycle, forever.
Live in Dubai
UAE residency. Lifetime visa. Living in Dubai.
AED14,900
Licence + 1 lifetime visa, year 1. Visa renews free forever.
  • ⭐ 1 UAE residence visa FREE for LIFE (saves AED 3,850 every 2 years, forever)
  • 100% foreign ownership of your entity
  • 0% UAE corporate tax under QFZP regime, if you qualify
  • UAE trade licence with 3 activities (commercial and professional combined)
  • Up to 3 individual shareholders, free of charge
  • Banking introduction through our partner network
  • UK chartered accountant on your account from day one
Best for: founders who want to live in UAE, get a Dubai address, and lock in lifetime residency. Our most chosen package because the visa renewal stays free, forever.
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Premium Dubai address. 1 visa quota reserved for when you're ready.
Prestige Authority
When the address itself opens doors.
AED35,484
Licence, year 1. Premium licence, 0 visa applied.
  • 100% foreign ownership of your entity
  • 0% UAE corporate tax under QFZP regime, if you qualify
  • Premium Dubai licence in JLT. World's top-ranked free zone for 11 years running
  • 3 business activities under one entity (same business group)
  • Flexi-desk in JLT included (your own working address)
  • 1 visa quota reserved. Apply when ready, no extra licence cost
  • Banking introduction with our partner banks
Best for: trading firms, fund managers, family offices, brokers, and founders pitching for institutional capital. When the address itself is part of the pitch.
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Every setup above includes
FREE UAE Corporate Tax registration
Worth AED 1,500. We register your entity with the FTA, lodge your TRN, and confirm your QFZP status if eligible.
40% off the first 3 months of bookkeeping
When you bundle ongoing bookkeeping with your company setup. UK-chartered accountant supervises every entry from month one.
Want a different visa count, zone, or activity mix?
Compare all 6 free zones side-by-side with our live cost calculator. Every line item, every fee, every currency.
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Prices verified against the actual 2025-26 fee schedules of three UAE free zones, cross-checked daily by Pharos. The "all-in" figure includes the government licence fee plus Entegrix's professional advisory fee. No hidden markups. No inflated licence costs. Visas, additional activities, office upgrades, and bank account introductions for other packages are itemised in the calculator above.

Premium-tier engagements

Three things sophisticated founders hire Entegrix to do.

The complex multi-jurisdiction engagements that demand real chartered rigour. Plus straightforward UAE setup for SME founders from anywhere, usually our most common engagement.

UK Ltd → UAE FZE migration

Move your trading entity. Keep your IP. Exit UK tax cleanly. Typical timeline: 90 days from first call to operational UAE company.

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UAE residence + UK tax exit

Get your UAE residence visa. Manage your HMRC departure correctly. Retain UK property. Don't get caught by the statutory residence test.

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Group restructure with UAE holdco

UAE holding company over your UK trading subsidiary. Right substance. Right banking. Right CFC defence. We don't sell off-the-shelf, we structure.

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Interactive tool

Which UAE free zone
fits a founder like you?

Three questions, a real recommendation based on the official 2025 pricing documents of six free zones. Click through to the full calculator with your zone already selected.

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Pricing data sources: IFZA Handouts V02 NOV 2025 · DMCC FZ Brochure · Meydan Price List 2025 · RAKEZ packages 2025 · Shams Pricelist 2025 · AFZ All-Inclusive 2025.

1What's your business?
2Office requirement?
3How many residence visas?
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IFZA Dubai
Estimated annual cost band: AED 14,900 - 18,150 (≈ £3,200 - £3,900) incl. license + 1 visa + Emirates ID + first-year setup
Professional services don't need warehousing. IFZA has 200+ professional activities at the lowest entry price + 1 residence visa free for life.
By the numbers

Real metrics. No placeholders.

25+
UAE companies launched for international founders
£10M+
of UK-UAE structures advised
10+
free zone partners (IFZA, DMCC, Meydan, RAKEZ, Shams, AFZ)
7+
years in dual UK-UAE practice
Founders, by outcome

International founders, now operating from the UAE.

Anonymised by request, real by every other measure. Sector tagged. Outcome named.

Kenya

"Wanted IFZA done properly, not by a WhatsApp tout. Set up in 28 days, now on year-round compliance."

SaaS founder · Engaged 2025
UK

"Took my UK Ltd to a DMCC FZE, kept the IP holdco in the UK, exited UK tax cleanly. Saved more in year one than my fee."

Founder, UK SaaS · £8M ARR · Engaged 2025
Germany

"My German tax advisor wouldn't touch UAE. Entegrix handled the bilateral structure end to end. ACCA credentials closed it."

Founder, EU consultancy · Engaged 2025
Australia

"Wanted UAE residence without losing UK property tax planning. Entegrix did the whole bridge in one engagement."

HNWI founder · Engaged 2024
Nigeria

"Needed a UAE holdco for our African subsidiaries. Banking was the headache; Entegrix had the relationships."

Founder, African e-commerce · Engaged 2025
Canada

"Restructured into a UAE holdco with the right CFC defence for CRA. Tax residence sorted on the same engagement."

Founder, fintech · Engaged 2024
Annual research report

International Founders'
UAE Migration Index 2026

We surveyed founders from the UK, Europe, Africa, and Asia who moved their business to the UAE. We scored IFZA, DMCC, RAKEZ, ADGM and DIFC on setup speed, banking friction, visa pain, and year-2 cost. Free. Gated. Annual.

Cited by Khaleej Times · Gulf News · Spear's · 2,400+ founders downloaded

2026 Edition · Free
International Founders' UAE Migration Index
How it actually works

Three steps. No surprises.

01

30-min strategy call

We talk about your business, your UK tax position, and what you want from the UAE. No pitch. No sales script. You decide if it's a fit.

02

Free zone + structure mapped

We pick the right free zone, the right activity codes, the right visa count, the right banking partner. You get a written structure proposal in 7 days.

03

License + visa + UK exit, handled

Your UAE company is operational. Your UK tax exit is filed correctly. You have a UAE bank account, residence visa, and registered office.

The team

Built by people who've done it.

A small, senior team. No call centre. No paraprofessionals. Every engagement runs through a chartered partner.

Hussnain Bin Iqbal

Hussnain Bin Iqbal

ACCA · CBA

Founding Partner. Seven years of dual UK and UAE practice. Certified IFZA Professional Partner. Sits on every cross-border engagement from kick-off to fifth-year audit.

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Tanveer Muneer

Tanveer Muneer

Chartered Accountant · CBA

Partner, UAE compliance and ongoing accounting. Runs the day-to-day FTA filings, VAT 201s, payroll WPS, and the bookkeeping subscriptions for the client portfolio.

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Bazigh Ayyaz

Senior Associate

Free zone migration specialist. Maintains the comparative cost model across IFZA, DMCC, Meydan, RAKEZ, Shams, and AFZ. Briefs founders on the right fit before incorporation.

TN

Taimoor Naveed

Associate · Tax & Compliance

Tax and AML associate. Runs corporate tax registration, transfer pricing local files, and goAML monitoring for the portfolio. Owns the client deadline calendar.

Let's plan your move

Set up your UAE company
properly.

30 minutes. No pitch. No obligation. We talk through your UK position, your UAE goals, and what a clean structure looks like.

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