Ajman Media City Free Zone company setup: license from AED 4,999 a year
Ajman Media City Free Zone sells a company license with a co-working desk for AED 4,999 a year. We form the company from $7,000, license included, before VAT.
Ajman Media City Ajman
- AED 4,999 Business Club license for a year
- AED 12,999 Visionary package with one visa
- from AED 6,150 Freelance license, one profession
What Ajman Media City Free Zone is, who runs it and its address
2018A free zone for media and digital business
Ajman Media City Free Zone, AMC or AMCFZ for short, is the emirate of Ajman's free zone for media, creative and digital businesses. An Amiri decree of 2015 created it, and it has licensed companies since 2018.
2021Run by the Free Zones Authority of Ajman
The Free Zones Authority of Ajman has governed the zone since 2021, alongside Ajman Free Zone. Applications, payments and renewals go through the authority's One Click portal.
8:00 to 16:00Open Monday to Thursday, and the address
The address is Sheikh Rashid Bin Saeed Al Maktoum Street, Ajman, P.O. Box 932. The office opens Monday to Thursday from 8:00 to 16:00 and Friday from 8:00 to 12:30.
100%One person can hold every role
A foreigner owns the company 100%, and one person may be its shareholder, director, secretary and manager at once. The Ministry of Economy's sheet of July 2021 counted 3,935 companies registered here, 2,594 of them active.
Ajman Media City free zone packages: first year, renewal and visas
Each package carries a co-working desk and, at most, 10 activities and 10 shareholders.
| Package | First year | Renewal, a year | Residence visas |
|---|---|---|---|
| Business Club | AED 4,999 | AED 4,999 | None |
| Visionary | AED 12,999 | AED 8,999 | 1 |
| Pioneer | AED 17,999 | AED 10,999 | 2 |
| Innovator | AED 22,999 | AED 14,999 | 3 |
| Founders | AED 29,999 | AED 16,999 | 4 |
| Prime | AED 34,999 | AED 18,500 | 5 |
| Accelerator to Titan | AED 39,500–62,000 | AED 19,500–24,000 | 6 to 10 |
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Ajman Media City free zone license cost, line by line
The dirham lines are the fees Ajman Media City prints on its site in October 2026. Our fee and the accounting are before VAT.
Ajman Media City company with its license, formed by us
from $7,000Get a quote- Business Club: license and co-working desk, a year
- AED 4,999
- Visionary: the same with 1 visa, first year
- AED 12,999
- Visionary renewal, a year
- AED 8,999
- Pioneer: 2 visas, first year
- AED 17,999
- Innovator: 3 visas, first year
- AED 22,999
- Freelance license, one profession
- from AED 6,150
- Accounting, a month
- from $350
Business setup in Ajman Media City free zone: who it suits, and who takes another zone
The freelance license, from AED 6,150, is a sole professional license with a lease and one profession out of 121: photographer, translator, web developer, social media influencer. One residence visa can be added.
Book publication, media consultancy and advertising research sit among the 130 service activities on the approved activity list. One license takes 10.
The list holds 87 trading activities, from mobile phones to ready-made garments, and two for e-commerce.
Business Club licenses a company with no visa for AED 4,999 a year and renews at the same price. A co-working desk is its address, and the zone lets you run it from anywhere.
A holder of a UAE visa takes the company's visa with no letter of no objection from the present sponsor.
Past 10 visas, take Shams, with 50 on a license. A warehouse at a port is in Ajman Free Zone. With one visa, Fujairah Creative City charges AED 9,999.
Ajman Media City free zone visa cost and what the package covers
AED 8,000What the first visa adds
The zone sells visas inside its packages. Visionary costs AED 12,999 against AED 4,999 for Business Club, so the first visa adds AED 8,000 in the first year. The second and the third add AED 5,000 each.
7 stepsWhat the zone does for the AED 8,000
For the AED 8,000 the zone handles 7 steps: investor security approval, establishment card, e-channel registration, change of visa status, medical test, residence visa and Emirates ID.
AED 8,999To renew Visionary, against AED 12,999 at first
Renewal costs less than the first year: AED 8,999 for Visionary, AED 10,999 for Pioneer, AED 14,999 for Innovator. It covers the license, the co-working desk, utilities, the establishment card and the e-channel.
10 visasWho qualifies, and how many
Investors, employees and their families all qualify for a visa, and the larger packages reach 10 visas. A freelancer adds one visa to the freelance license, with the immigration fees charged on top.
A license runs for one year from its issue date. The zone also sells multi-year licenses, which skip the yearly renewal.
Ajman Media City compared with Ajman Free Zone, Ajman NuVentures, Shams and Creative City
| Free zone | License a year, from | With one visa | Activities on a license | Visas at most |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Ajman Media City | AED 4,999 | AED 12,999 | 10 | 10 |
| Ajman Free Zone | AED 5,555 | from AED 14,000 | By license type | 15 |
| Ajman NuVentures | AED 4,888 | AED 10,800 | 10 | 10 |
| Shams, Sharjah | AED 5,760 | AED 11,760–14,760 | 5 | 50 |
| Fujairah Creative City | AED 3,999 | AED 9,999 | 10 | 15 |
Corporate tax, VAT and the bank account for an Ajman Media City company
0% and 9%One corporate tax return a year
An Ajman Media City company registers with the Federal Tax Authority and files one corporate tax return a year. The rate is 0% on taxable income up to AED 375,000 and 9% above. A company with revenue of AED 3 million or less may elect Small Business Relief and report no taxable income, for tax periods that end by 31 December 2029.
AED 1 millionA qualifying person and a freelancer
An Ajman Media City company that is a Qualifying Free Zone Person pays 0% on qualifying income. A freelancer is taxed as a natural person: by the zone's guidance, corporate tax starts once business turnover passes AED 1 million in a calendar year.
5%VAT and the designated zones
VAT is 5%, with VAT registration in the UAE compulsory once taxable supplies and imports pass AED 375,000. The Federal Tax Authority's list of designated zones names Ajman Free Zone alone in this emirate, so Ajman Media City follows the ordinary VAT rules.
2 to 4 weeksThe usual time for a bank to open the account
For the bank we prepare the license, the co-working lease, the shareholder papers and a description of the business. An account usually opens in 2 to 4 weeks.
Ajman Media City free zone company formation in five steps
- day 11
Package and activities
Tell us what you do, who owns the company and who needs a visa. We choose the package or the freelance license and up to 10 activities.
- then2
Three names and the application
We enter the owners' details, the documents and three proposed names in the One Click portal.
- 1–5 working days3
Approval, payment, license
The zone approves the file, and you pay its fee online. The license follows with the certificate of incorporation, the commercial registry certificate and the co-working lease, expected within 1 to 5 working days.
- 1–3 weeks4
Establishment card and visas
For a visa package the zone issues the establishment card and registers the e-channel. You come once for the medical test and the Emirates ID.
- usually 2–4 weeks5
Tax number and bank
We register the company for corporate tax and send its file to the bank.
Documents for an Ajman Media City company
Documents
Each owner and the manager
- Passport copy
- Photo
- Phone, email and home address
- Three company names in order of preference
- The activities for the license
Where it applies
- Regulated activity: the regulator's no-objection certificate
- Clinic: approval of the Ministry of Health and Prevention
- Freelance profession: qualification or experience papers, where the zone asks
You send them in your account. We check each document the day it arrives and tell you what is missing.
See the platformQuestions about Ajman Media City Free Zone company setup
What does AMCFZ stand for?
Ajman Media City Free Zone, also written AMC and Ajman Media City freezone. It is a free zone with its own license and price list, under the same authority as Ajman Free Zone.
How does Ajman Media City differ from Ajman Free Zone?
Ajman Free Zone, open since 1988, has a port, warehouses and land and is a designated zone for VAT. Ajman Media City licenses work done from a desk: media, services, online trade and freelancers.
Is Ajman Media City free zone good for a small company?
For a company that works from a desk, yes: AED 4,999 a year with no visa, renewal at the same price and 10 activities on one license. Zones with warehouses or more visas are on free zones in the UAE.
Can I get a freelance permit in Ajman Media City?
Yes. The permit names you as a sole practitioner and lets you work under your own name, in one of 121 professions. It starts from AED 6,150 with a lease. Permit or company: see freelance permit or an LLC.
Which activities need approval in Ajman Media City?
Those an outside authority regulates. The zone adds them to a license once that authority gives its no-objection certificate: a clinic, for example, needs the Ministry of Health and Prevention.
Does an Ajman Media City company need an office?
No. Each package comes with a co-working space and its lease agreement. Flexi-desks, shared workspaces, executive offices and creative studios are on offer for a team.
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Updated 13 October 2026. Reviewed by Vladyslav Drapii, Founder.
