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ADGM Company Setup Cost Calculator

ADGM's own registration and licence fees by category, in US dollars and dirhams, plus the office, visa, bank and adviser costs you add from your quotes.

How to use thisHow is this calculated?
Licence category
ADGM requires every entity to keep a registered office address in ADGM. Enter your lease or provider's quote.
How many people you'll sponsor in year 1.
Your quote per person, including medical and Emirates ID.
Enter your bank's fee, if it charges one.
Enter the fee if you use a setup firm.

Year-one total

AED

≈ USD 5,800 · Non-financial (Category B)

  • ADGM feesAED 21,300.50

ADGM fees, year 1

  • Name reservationUSD 200
  • Application for incorporationUSD 300
  • Commercial licenceUSD 200
  • Business activity feeUSD 4,800
  • Data protection feeUSD 300
  • TotalUSD 5,800
Year 2 ADGM fees, with the USD 100 confirmation statementUSD 5,400
Year 2 with your office costAED 19,832

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How to use

  1. 1

    Pick the licence category. Category B covers most non-financial businesses; Category A is for financial services and needs an FSRA application first.

  2. 2

    ADGM's fees are set in US dollars. The calculator converts them at ADGM's own rate of AED 3.6725 per dollar.

  3. 3

    Add the costs ADGM doesn't set: the registered office every entity must keep, visas, bank account opening and any adviser fees.

  4. 4

    Year 2 shows the renewal fee plus the USD 100 confirmation statement and your office cost.

Frequently asked questions

Per ADGM's 2025 fee schedule: name reservation USD 200, application for incorporation USD 300, commercial licence USD 200, a business activity fee that depends on the category, and a USD 300 data protection fee. For Category B (non-financial) that adds up to USD 5,800 in the first year.

Category A is financial activity (USD 17,000 in year 1, USD 16,500 a year after), and those firms apply to the FSRA before registering. Category B is non-financial activity (USD 5,800, then USD 5,300). Category C is retail (USD 2,800, then USD 2,300). Special purpose vehicles pay the specialised rate (USD 1,900, then USD 1,400).

ADGM's tech start-up incentive is USD 1,500 a year, plus the USD 300 data protection fee, for registration and two renewals. After that a tech start-up pays Category B fees, or Category A if it carries on a financial activity. Venture capital fund managers get the same USD 1,500 incentive, and social enterprises pay USD 700.

ADGM's schedule says every legal entity must maintain a registered office address in ADGM and pay the lease registration fee. The cost depends on the space, so enter your quote.

The licence renewal, a separate data protection renewal (included in the renewal totals above) and a USD 100 confirmation statement each year.

ADGM sets its Registration Authority fees in US dollars and converts at 1 USD = AED 3.6725, which is the rate the calculator uses.

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Source: ADGM Registration Authority, Overview of Fees 2025 (version January 2025, read 10 October 2026) · Last verified 2026-10. ADGM — Overview of Fees 2025. This tool provides estimates only and is not legal, tax or financial advice. Always verify your specific situation with the relevant UAE authority or a licensed advisor before taking action.