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Meydan Free Zone, Dubai: what the authority states

Meydan Free Zone as its own website describes it: a fully digital setup, a flexi-desk office option, up to three activity groups on a licence and visas added only when needed. What is not stated, including fees and quotas, is listed plainly.

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The short answer

Meydan Free Zone is a Dubai free zone whose website states that a licence can be obtained "in as little as 60 minutes with 100% digital setup", with a flexi-desk office option, up to three activity groups under one licence and the option to add visas only when the business needs them. Those are the authority's own claims about its process. Fees, visa allocation per office and processing conditions are not stated as rules on the page we read, and the same federal limits on mainland trading and corporate tax apply as for every free zone.

Key facts

Emirate
Dubai
Setup channel
100% digital (authority's own statement)
Licence issue time claimed by the zone
"As little as 60 minutes" for the licence step; not an end-to-end figure
Office
Flexi-desk option
Activities
Up to three activity groups under one licence
Visas
Added when the business needs them; numbers not stated

What Meydan Free Zone states about itself

The authority's home page summarises its offer as a licence "in as little as 60 minutes with 100% digital setup, flexi-desk, up to 3 activity groups" and the "option to add visas only when your business needs them". Read those as descriptions of Meydan's own licensing step. The 60-minute figure does not cover third-party approvals for regulated activities, the immigration establishment file, medical tests, Emirates ID or bank onboarding, none of which any authority times end to end.

A Meydan company is a UAE company under Article 9(3) of the Companies Law and governed by Meydan's regulations. It faces the standard free zone limit on mainland sales, which in Dubai can be addressed through a DET branch licence or temporary permit under Executive Council Resolution 11/2025, and it is a taxable person under the Corporate Tax Law.

Activity groups and the flexi desk

"Activity groups" is Meydan's own packaging of its activity list; up to three groups sit on one licence. Check that your specific activity appears within a group and whether it needs an external regulator's approval. The flexi-desk option meets the Ministry of Economy and Tourism's rule that office space is mandatory in free zones; how many visas a flexi desk carries at Meydan is not stated on the page we read.

What is verified and what is not

Only the authority's own statements and the federal rules that apply to every free zone are published here.
ItemStatusBasis
100% digital setup; flexi-desk; up to three activity groups; visas added when neededVerified as the authority's own statementmeydanfz.ae, 4 September 2026
Licence in "as little as 60 minutes"Verified as the authority's claim about its own stepmeydanfz.ae
Licence fees, visa fees, visa allocation per officeNot stated on the page readAsk the zone for its current schedule
Corporate tax qualifying-zone statusNot statedCabinet and Ministry of Finance lists
Establishment card processNot statedZone guidance; ICP or GDRFA Dubai

Comparing Meydan with other Dubai zones

Use the checklist on the free zones hub: activity list, office option, visa allocation, establishment card, banking and mainland access. The IFZA page and the DMCC page show what those authorities state on the same points, which makes a side-by-side comparison straightforward.

Next step

Send us the activity and your visa count and we will confirm whether it fits a Meydan activity group, what the zone asks for and which immigration and tax steps follow.

Frequently asked questions

Can I really get a Meydan licence in 60 minutes?

That is the zone's own claim about its licensing step for straightforward cases. It does not include regulated-activity approvals, the establishment card, residence visas or bank account opening, which no authority times end to end.

Does a flexi desk satisfy the office requirement?

Meydan offers a flexi-desk option, and the Ministry of Economy and Tourism's rule is that office space is mandatory with visas issued by office size. How many visas a flexi desk carries at Meydan is not stated on the page we read.

Can a Meydan company trade with mainland Dubai customers?

Not directly. Use a licensed mainland distributor, a mainland branch or company, or the DET branch licence or temporary permit under Dubai Executive Council Resolution 11/2025.

Is a Meydan company tax-free?

No. It must register with the FTA. A 0% rate applies only to qualifying income of a Qualifying Free Zone Person; Meydan's qualifying-zone status is not stated on the page we read.

Official sources and review

The rules on this page were checked against the official pages below. We re-check every 60 days and after any announced change.

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Government fees, thresholds and processing times change without notice. Where an official page does not state a figure, we say so rather than estimate. Nothing here is legal advice or a decision of any UAE authority.

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