VERIFIED 2026 · ALL-IN · FORMENZO
What is the cheapest UAE free zone with a residence visa?
The cheapest UAE free zone with one residence visa in 2026 is Ajman NuVentures Centre at AED 10,800 all-in — covering the licence, registration, setup service and the full visa block (entry permit, medical, Emirates ID and stamping). Fujairah Creative City and SRTIP follow at AED 12,500 all-in with one visa.
Every figure here is the real, all-in 2026 price — government/authority fee, our setup service and the residence-visa block — confirmed in writing, with no sales call. See the full Cost Index or the open price dataset (CC-BY).
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What the AED 10,800 figure includes
Ajman NuVentures Centre's AED 10,800 covers the trade licence, registration and authority fees, Formenzo's setup service and one complete residence-visa block — entry permit, medical test, Emirates ID and passport stamping. Nothing further is billed to activate the visa. The runners-up, Fujairah Creative City and SRTIP, both land at AED 12,500 on the same all-in basis, so the spread across the three cheapest zones is only AED 1,700.
Who picks the cheapest option
Ajman NuVentures suits founders whose priority is legal residency at the lowest verified cost: solo consultants invoicing overseas clients, dropshipping and online-services sellers who never meet customers in person, and remote workers formalising a one-person operation. Founders who expect a specific industry fit sometimes pay the extra for Fujairah Creative City's media focus or SRTIP's Sharjah science-park setting instead.
Two things founders ask
Does the cheapest zone stay cheapest with two visas? Yes. Ajman NuVentures is AED 16,200 all-in with two visas, still below Fujairah Creative City at AED 17,580 and SRTIP at AED 17,795.
What is the cheapest Dubai zone with one visa? IFZA, at AED 17,615 all-in — AED 6,815 above Ajman NuVentures, which is effectively the premium for a Dubai-registered address.