Register a company in SRTI Park

The park does not say whether setup can run fully at a distance, so we confirm it for your case before you plan any travel. Much of the paperwork happens at home: corporate documents are notarised and, where the park asks, attested, and anything not in English or Arabic is translated and legalised in your country. Visas need you in the UAE for the medical test and Emirates ID. Later changes, such as a new manager or a name change, need every party present to sign.

Our registration work starts from $2,900; with a UAE bank account set up, from $5,400. Zone fees come on top: the zone publishes no price list, so we quote its fees for your case. Renewal is one application for the lease and the licence, and its fee is quoted with your first licence. The park's forms do print some later fees: AED 5,000 for a name change or a share transfer (leased facilities other than plots) and AED 2,000 to add or remove a director. The dirham is pegged at AED 3.6725 to the US dollar.

No, although the park's benefits FAQ speaks of zero corporate tax. Federal law applies: 0% on taxable income up to AED 375,000 and 9% above, unless the company is a Qualifying Free Zone Person, which pays 0% on qualifying income only. That status needs adequate substance, audited accounts, transfer pricing compliance and non-qualifying revenue within 5% of total revenue or AED 5,000,000, whichever is lower. Fees from mainland or overseas clients count as non-qualifying revenue unless the activity is on the federal list, and so do transactions with individuals, with narrow exceptions. Income from qualifying intellectual property is qualifying income, which matters to R&D companies here. We test your revenue mix before you rely on 0%.

With every document ready, SRTI Park quotes as little as five working days for the licence, registration and move-in. The real variable comes earlier: notarising, attesting and translating corporate papers abroad. An employment entry permit is then valid 60 days from issue. Corporate tax registration is due within three months of incorporation, and the FTA processes it in 20 business days. The bank sets its own timetable.

The park's partner services include introductions to banks, but each bank runs its own review of source of funds, contracts and the business plan. Our second package builds that file and shortlists UAE banks and EMIs for your profile; we also support the meeting, in person or by video where the bank allows. The bank decides, and we tell you where you stand.

Not on its free zone licence alone. The federal portal says a free zone company must either work through a licensed mainland distributor or set up a mainland branch or company. SRTI Park lists a dual licensing option for free zone and mainland, but publishes no terms, fees or mainland authority for it, so we confirm the route before you plan on mainland revenue. Goods moved into the mainland become subject to customs duty, and income of a mainland branch is taxed at 9%, outside the free zone 0%.

Because SRTI Park does not publish one. Its site gives no fees for registration, the licence, offices, labs or visas, and sends price questions to its contact page. The packages it names (Startup, Innovators, Women-in-Tech, University-Student and Real-Estate offices) come without published contents or prices. We get the park's quote for your activities and facility before you pay anything. Once a change request is filed, keep it moving: the park's name-change form says a request not followed up within 30 days may be cancelled, and fees paid are not refunded.

The park publishes no visa quota per office, lab or package. Its renewal form carries a visa quota field, so we confirm your number with the park before you choose a facility. Only the park's investor services department may process visa applications. The employment guarantee deposit is waived for up to two owners or managers named on the licence who sign the No Claim Declaration, and passports need 8 months' validity for an employment entry permit and 6 months for stamping.

Individual shareholders give a passport copy, specimen signature and proof of address, plus a project summary or business plan. Corporate shareholders add a registration certificate (a notarised copy is accepted), a certificate of good standing and a trade licence copy; a branch also needs the parent's memorandum and articles, its list of directors and a notarised and legalised board resolution. Documents must be in English or Arabic, or translated and legalised in your country, and the park may ask for attestation. The UAE is not a party to the Apostille Convention, so plan on legalisation rather than an apostille. Most foreign investors need no NOC; a UAE resident with a visa sponsor may.

Renew the lease and licence on one application with proof of payment, attested good-standing or registration proof (an approved undertaking for a branch) and passport copies of all shareholders; any audit report must come from one of the park's accredited firms. Keep the shareholder, beneficial-owner and nominee-director registers at the office, file them on the park's e-portal within 15 days of incorporation (the federal resolution allows 60), report changes within 15 days and name a UAE-resident contact person. File the corporate tax return within nine months of the year end. Federal e-invoicing reaches companies under AED 50,000,000 of revenue on 1 July 2027, with a service provider appointed by 31 March 2027.