# Ajman Free Zone or Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone > Compare Ajman Free Zone and Umm Al Quwain Free Trade 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. - Canonical: https://dubaisetupindex.com/compare/ajman-vs-uaq-ftz - Updated: 2026-10-09 - Method: https://dubaisetupindex.com/methodology ## Verdict Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone starts AED 55 lower with no visa (AED 5,500 against AED 5,555 for Ajman Free Zone). Ajman Free Zone starts AED 1,500 lower with one visa (AED 11,000 against AED 12,500 for Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone). 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 | Ajman Free Zone (Free zone) | Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone (Free zone) | | :--- | :--- | :--- | | From, no visa | AED 5,555 (12 months · current package) | AED 5,500 (12 months · published package) | | From, one visa | AED 11,000 (12 months · current package) | AED 12,500 (12 months · published package) | | From, two visas | AED 17,171 (12 months · current package) | Not published | | Lowest package price | AED 5,555 (12 months · current package) | AED 5,500 (12 months · published package) | | Licence issued in | 1 business day (<24h) | 1–2 calendar days (The authority states company incorporation normally takes one to two days.) | | Residency visa in | 1–3 calendar days | Not published | | Renewal price | Same as package price | AED 5,500 | | Licence types | Services, Commercial, Industrial, Free Lancer, E-Commerce, General Trading | Commercial, Professional, Industrial | | Facility options | Virtual Office, Office, Warehouse, Land, Retail | Flexi desk, Office, Warehouse | | Visa options | Investor or partner visa against the licence for shareholders, Employment visas against the facility and package you hold, Dependant sponsorship after the primary residency is issued, Plan roughly ten days in the country for residency steps, longer than the Dubai lane | Not published | | Remote paperwork | Yes | Yes | | Activity guides catalogued | 1,627 | Not published | Each figure comes from the same source as its guide page. ### Not published - Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone · From, two visas: A 2-visa product is published, but it does not confirm included visas or is not a like-for-like package. It is listed under other published prices. - Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone · Residency visa in: No published residency-visa processing time was found for this zone. - Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone · Visa options: No visa options recorded for this jurisdiction. - Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone · Activity guides catalogued: We have not published authored activity guides for Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone. Confirm the selected licence line and approvals with the authority. ## Check before choosing ### Ajman Free Zone - Anyone who needs a Dubai address on the licence, invoices and bank record - Founders on a tight trip, since residency steps on the ground run longer than IFZA - Activities restricted to warehouse or land facilities when you only want a desk package [Read the Ajman Free Zone guide](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/ajman) ### Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone Confirm activity restrictions, premises and visa requirements for your case. [Read the Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone guide](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/uaq-ftz) ## Frequently asked questions ### 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, Ajman Free Zone or Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone? Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone starts AED 55 lower with no visa (AED 5,500 against AED 5,555 for Ajman Free Zone). Ajman Free Zone starts AED 1,500 lower with one visa (AED 11,000 against AED 12,500 for Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone). ## Related - [Ajman Free Zone guide](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/ajman) - [Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone guide](https://dubaisetupindex.com/free-zones/uaq-ftz) - [All comparisons](https://dubaisetupindex.com/compare) ## Machine-readable - [Ajman Free Zone or Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone (JSON)](https://dubaisetupindex.com/data/comparisons/ajman-vs-uaq-ftz.json) ## Citation Required when quoting any figure from this page. Copy one of these verbatim — the link is not optional. Dubai Setup Index. “Ajman Free Zone or Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone.” Updated 2026-10-09. https://dubaisetupindex.com/compare/ajman-vs-uaq-ftz [Dubai Setup Index](https://dubaisetupindex.com/compare/ajman-vs-uaq-ftz). “Ajman Free Zone or Umm Al Quwain Free Trade Zone.” Updated 2026-10-09. Licensed CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0/). 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