I am UAE resident working for a company as sales manager. I want to buy/lease a small shop in any of the free zones/free hold areas. can you please advise what is the procedure and how much it will cost? also will I be able to bring 1 or 2 relatives/friends to let them work on the shop. Many thanks for your valuable advise.
As for buying / leasing a shop in Dubai, the rates vary as the size and locality of the shop. Generally the ranges you will get are between AED 50 / sqft to AED 100 / sqft.
As for bringing your relatives / friends to work there, you will get your license transferred to that shop and apply for your relatives / friends visa on that license for them to work at that shop.
In order to rent a shop in a Free Zone to operate commercially, you must have a free zone trading license and if you want to operate in any region of Dubai, then you must have a general trading license. The latter is more costly than the former.
There are many companies providing services to open a FZC (Free Zone Company) in UAE.
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