Restaurant & Café in Meydan Free Zone

Why Meydan Free Zone

Meydan Free Zone is located in Meydan, Dubai — 10 minutes from DIFC and Downtown Dubai, and the authority's processing time for a standard file is around 5 working days. In short, popular activities in Meydan Free Zone include consultancy, trading, technology, marketing and professional services, and most of them can be combined on a single licence. For restaurant & café, Meydan Free Zone offers the office options such a business actually needs and a visa quota that can grow with the team.

How Meydan Free Zone works with GoldenKey

1. 
   Step 1

   Consultation and activity selection

   In the first call we check that Meydan Free Zone lists your activity, settle the licence type and match the visa package and office to what you actually need. If the authority raises a query on restaurant & café in Meydan Free Zone at this stage, we handle it the same day.

2. 
   Step 2

   Name reservation and initial approval

   GoldenKey reserves your trade name with the Meydan Free Zone authority and obtains initial approval, usually within one to two business days.

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   Step 3

   Document submission and payment

   Importantly, with the forms and memorandum signed, GoldenKey lodges the attested documents and settles the licence fee with the authority on your behalf. Your portal shows the status of this step for restaurant & café in Meydan Free Zone in real time.

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   Step 4

   Licence issued and next steps

   To be clear, your Meydan Free Zone licence, certificate of incorporation and lease are issued, and we move straight on to the establishment card, visas and bank introduction.

Documents required

Gather these documents and GoldenKey will take care of the rest of restaurant & café in Meydan Free Zone.

• A no-objection certificate from your employer if you hold a UAE employment visa
• A passport-size photograph on a white background
• A short business plan or activity description for certain professional activities
• Proof of address such as a utility bill or bank statement, requested by some zones
• The UAE entry stamp or visa page if you are already in the country
• A clear passport copy for each shareholder and manager, valid for at least six months

Pricing

Use the table below to compare packages for restaurant & café in Meydan Free Zone; we will confirm the exact total for your case in a written quotation. The figures below for restaurant & café in Meydan Free Zone are updated by GoldenKey whenever the registrar changes its fees, so the price you see is the current one.

Pricing available on request — message us for a written quotation.

Why the UAE

The UAE sits within an eight-hour flight of two-thirds of the world's population, and for that reason so many founders choose it as a base for restaurant & café in Meydan Free Zone. Since 2021, most mainland activities have allowed 100% foreign ownership, and free zones have always offered it, so restaurant & café in Meydan Free Zone no longer requires a local partner.

Why GoldenKey

GoldenKey is based in Ajman Free Zone and has helped founders from more than 60 countries with restaurant & café in Meydan Free Zone, so the paperwork, approvals and timing hold no surprises for us. To be clear, most of our Meydan Free Zone clients come to us through referrals from other founders, and for that reason we take pride in keeping every promise we put in writing. GoldenKey's consultants have handled restaurant & café in Meydan Free Zone for traders, consultants, tech founders and family offices, which gives us a realistic view of what each authority approves quickly.

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