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Fujairah Free Zone or Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi

Compare Fujairah Free Zone and Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi on the same rows: starting packages at each visa count, licence and residency-visa timelines, renewal, facilities and remote paperwork. Every figure is read from the two guide pages.

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Answer for the default situation: one visa. Change an answer above to update it.

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Fujairah Free Zone publishes the faster licence, 1 hour against 24 hours for Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi. No like-for-like starting price is published for Fujairah Free Zone, so the cost side of this comparison is open.

Read from the same published figures as the table. Activity eligibility, approvals and the full first year still decide the route.

Side by side

Package figures cover their stated inclusions only. Activity eligibility, the full first-year cost and renewal still need confirmation for your case.

Each figure comes from the same source as its guide page. Lowest and fastest are marked only where the figures share a scope.
From, one visaFujairah Free Zone
Not published: Not published
Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi
AED 9,450

12 months · published package

Lowest package priceFujairah Free Zone
AED 18,000

12 months · starting price

Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi
AED 9,450

12 months · published package

Licence issued inFujairah Free Zone
1 hour

The authority markets One Visit, One Hour, One Window.

Fastest

Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi
24 hours

The authority advertises free-zone company setup in 24 hours.

Residency visa inFujairah Free Zone
Not published: Not published
Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi
Not published: Not published
Renewal priceFujairah Free Zone
Not published: Not published
Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi
AED 5,000
Licence typesFujairah Free Zone
Trading, Industrial, Services
Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi
Industrial, Logistics, Trading
Facility optionsFujairah Free Zone
Office, Warehouse, Industrial
Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi
Industrial plots, Warehouse, Office
Visa optionsFujairah Free Zone
Not published: Not published
Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi
Not published: Not published
Remote paperworkFujairah Free Zone
No
Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi
No
Activity guides cataloguedFujairah Free Zone
Not published: Not published
Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi
Not published: Not published
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Fujairah Free Zone

Confirm activity restrictions, premises and visa requirements for your case.

Read the Fujairah Free Zone guide

Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi

Confirm activity restrictions, premises and visa requirements for your case.

Read the Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi guide

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FAQ

How are the prices compared?

Only package prices at the same visa count and term are ranked against each other. A calculator output, a licence-only estimate or a product flagged as not like for like is shown in the table but never used to name a cheaper side.

Which costs less on published figures, Fujairah Free Zone or Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi?

Fujairah Free Zone publishes the faster licence, 1 hour against 24 hours for Khalifa Economic Zones Abu Dhabi. No like-for-like starting price is published for Fujairah Free Zone, so the cost side of this comparison is open.

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