Government initiates the company formation in the free zones of Abu Dhabi to promote foreign investment, thereby their protocol of business setup is straightforward, simple, zero bureaucratic barriers and are less-time consuming.

The free zones are the independent jurisdictions that have a single-window administration and an expatriate entrepreneur for completely owning a company, without any partners from the UAE.

Abu Dhabi Free Zone Authority has the independent government body issuing free zone operating licenses. They generally handle the non-resident company registration and assist companies to establish their business.

The eight free zones of Abu Dhabi are:

• Economic Zones
• Abu Dhabi Airport Free Zone
• Abu Dhabi Ports Company Free Zone
• Masdar City Free Zone
• Abu Dhabi Global Markets Free Zone
• Khalifa Industrial Zone Abu Dhabi
• Industrial City Of Abu Dhabi
• Higher Corporation for Specialized Economic Zones