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Four phases. Real 2026 timelines, measured across 500+ formations — not the brochure timeline. We run as much as we can in parallel, but the gating items (medical, biometrics, bank compliance) sit on calendar days, not on effort. Honest numbers below.
The four phases
Forty-two days, four moving parts.
Each card is a real phase with a real average duration. We start phases 1, 3 and 4 in parallel where the data allows — phase 2 is the human-in-Dubai gate.
Phase 1
Free zone setup
5
days
From documents-complete to a digital trade licence in your inbox. Five working days for lean zones; nine for tier-1.
- ✓Trade licence issued
- ✓Establishment Card
- ✓MOA signed (digital, no notary)
Phase 2
Residence visa
12
days
The phase that requires you in-country, briefly. Entry permit issued remotely, then a single trip for medical and EID biometrics.
- ✓Entry permit
- ✓Medical fitness test
- ✓Emirates ID enrolment
- ✓Visa stamping
Phase 3
Bank account
18
days
We submit to your top-ranked bank from the assessment. Average funded date: day 18 from kickoff. Re-papering window if a bank declines: 48 hours.
- ✓Pre-screened bank shortlist
- ✓KYC + SoF submission
- ✓Compliance review cleared
- ✓Account opened, AED funded
Phase 4
FTA tax registration
7
days
Mandatory in 2026 — Corporate Tax registration within 90 days of licence issue. We file it and schedule your first return so you don't miss a window.
- ✓Corporate Tax registration
- ✓TRN issued
- ✓VAT registration (if applicable)
- ✓First return scheduled
Travel
When do you actually need to fly to Dubai?
Once. One trip in phase 2, for the residence-visa medical and Emirates ID biometrics. Both appointments fit inside a 48-hour window in the same clinic-and-typing-centre cluster — most founders do it as a long weekend.
Everything else is online: incorporation paperwork (digital signing), MOA, bank KYC video calls, FTA registration. You can run an entire UAE business from wherever you live; the trip is for the biometric capture only, and we can usually compress the in-country window to 36 hours with the right clinic booking.
End-to-end
Total time
Roughly 3 to 4 weeks
from signup to a funded UAE IBAN, with Emirates ID in hand.
Sequential, the four phases sum to 42 days. Run in parallel where compliance allows, the average Formenzo founder is fully operational by day 24.
Pricing for the full bundle starts at AED 4,888 — see /pricing.
Start the clock
Day one is the assessment.
Sixty seconds, six questions. We line up your zone, your bank, and your FTA filing window before you commit a dirham — so day 1 to day 24 actually adds up.