SHAMS
Sharjah Media City
Why this zone
The cheapest entry point to a UAE licence. Relevant to test an activity, or for a creative freelancer who does not need a visa immediately.
What to watch for
The headline price excludes the visa. And an entry-level licence impresses no bank: if account opening is your main objective, this is not the right zone.
Fee breakdown
The zone's schedule covers the licence, the establishment card and visa processing, billed separately. The itemised figures appear in your quote, after scoping.
Suited activities
- Media and creative
- Audiovisual production
- Digital services
- Freelance activity
Banking
Emerging. That is the trade-off for the low price: banks know it less well.
Twenty minutes to frame your project, and start it now.
Free, with no conditions. We tell you at the end what we would do in your place — including building nothing at all, or staying where you are. The answer is often no, and we would rather say so before billing anything.
- Which jurisdiction holds for your case — and which would not.
- What it truly costs in year one, and the year after.
- What can make it fail, and at which point it happens.
Free, no commitment · Monday to Saturday, 9am to 1am Central European time — that is until 7pm in New York. French and English.