Hamriyah Free Zone or Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone
Compare Hamriyah Free Zone and Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone 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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Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone publishes the faster licence, Same day against 1 hour for Hamriyah Free Zone. No like-for-like starting price is published for Hamriyah 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.
| Metric | Hamriyah Free ZoneFree zone | Sharjah Publishing City Free ZoneFree zone |
|---|---|---|
| From, one visa | Hamriyah Free Zone Not published: Not published | Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone AED 14,345 12 months · calculator output |
| Lowest package price | Hamriyah Free Zone Not published: Not published | Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone AED 5,760 12 months · calculator output |
| Licence issued in | Hamriyah Free Zone 1 hour Licence issuance is claimed within one hour. | Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone Same day Fastest |
| Residency visa in | Hamriyah Free Zone Not published: Not published | Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone 5 business days The authority advertises UAE residency in five working days. |
| Renewal price | Hamriyah Free Zone Not published: Not published | Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone Not published: Not published |
| Licence types | Hamriyah Free Zone Industrial, Trading, Services | Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone Publishing, Printing, Related media |
| Facility options | Hamriyah Free Zone Office, Warehouse, Industrial plots | Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone Office, Publishing facilities |
| Visa options | Hamriyah Free Zone Not published: Not published | Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone Not published: Not published |
| Remote paperwork | Hamriyah Free Zone No | Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone Yes |
| Activity guides catalogued | Hamriyah Free Zone Not published: Not published | Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone Not published: Not published |
| Next step | Explore Hamriyah Free Zone | Explore Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone |
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Hamriyah Free Zone
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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, Hamriyah Free Zone or Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone?
Sharjah Publishing City Free Zone publishes the faster licence, Same day against 1 hour for Hamriyah Free Zone. No like-for-like starting price is published for Hamriyah Free Zone, so the cost side of this comparison is open.
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