Jurisdiction library
Where the file can be filed.
Seven emirates, one mainland registrar each, and the free zones that write their own rules. Pick a jurisdiction to read its ownership rule, its fee schedule and the documents it asks for.
51 jurisdictions
Ajman · Free zone · Media and creative free zone — new licence
Ajman Media City Free Zone
Ajman Media City Free Zone Authority
Ownership rule
100% foreign ownership inside the zone
Indicative timeline
3 to 7 working days after the lease is countersigned
Fee schedule
Card 2026.1
- Government and authority fees
- AED 5,000
- Nebraska PR service fee
- AED 3,500
- Published total
- AED 8,500
Effective 2026-01-01. Government fees are passed through at cost with the receipt on the file.
Required documentation
- Passport copies of all shareholders
- Passport-size photographs on white
- Trade name reservation slip
- Activity portfolio or showreel where the activity requires it
- Memorandum and Articles of Association, English and Arabic
- Lease or flexi-desk agreement
- Zone declarations signed by the shareholders
Stage ladder · 9 stages
- 01Creative or media activity selected from the zone listlicensing
- 02Trade name reserved with the zonelicensing
- 03Initial approval and portfolio review submitted where the activity requires itlicensing
- 04Lease or flexi-desk executedlease
- 05Memorandum and Articles of Association drafted in English and Arabicnotary
- 06MOA signed and attested by the zonenotary
- 07Establishment card application filedestablishment
- 08Trade licence issuedlicensing
- 09Immigration card opened and visa quota releasedlease