Sharjah Media City Free Zone (Shams)

Create your new business in the United Arab Emirates, a renowned center for media and creative.

About the Free Zone in Sharjah Media City

Establish your company in the Free Zone's digital and creative hub.

Sharjah Media City (Shams), the commercial and entertainment center of the United Arab Emirates, is situated in the country’s cultural capital. Shams was established in January 2017 with the goal of being a premier center for media and creativity. The free zone allows the media, technology, and creative industries to submit licensing applications. By establishing your business through the Creative Zone, you may become a part of Shams’ vibrant, progressive community.

Most popular business activities in Shams are:

  • Media & creative businesses
  • General trading
  • Wholesale trade
  • Retail trade
  • Professional services
  • Consultancy
ABOUT SHARJAH MEDIA CITY FREE ZONE

Utilize Shams' distinctive business opportunities to feel inspired and empowered.

Sharjah Media City is an innovative project that establishes a close relationship with the skilled people it draws. Shams provides thoughtful, cutting-edge services with a comprehensive, community-focused methodology. Shams offers a secure and forward-thinking atmosphere for company formation with its reasonable and economical packages, streamlined registration procedures like incorporation without physical presence, and elimination of the need for deposits or NOCs.

Unmatched business competitive advantages are available to all Shams members, including:

  • In a convenient location, only 15 minutes separate the airports in Dubai and Sharjah.
  • Restricted liability for businesses
  • Access to top-notch, cutting-edge facilities like meeting rooms, residential areas, flexible and customized creative units, and commercial office complexes
  • Up to six visas may be assigned for a shared desk arrangement.
Benefits of Establishing a Business in the Media City Free Zone of Sharjah

A progressive and secure atmosphere for the formation of companies

The Sharjah Media City Free Zone (Shams) is a rapidly expanding free zone that caters to both established companies and corporations as well as start-ups and SMEs. Any investor will have quick and simple options to launch their own company in Shams thanks to a plethora of distinctive advantages.

100% foreign ownership

Shams offers investors 100% repatriation of capital and profits as well as ownership

Minimised taxes

0% personal income tax

Great UAE visas package

Allocation of up to 6 visas in a shared desk facility and up to 12 on a dedicated desk facility

Strategic location

Located 15 minutes from Sharjah International Airport and 30 minutes from Dubai International Airport

A wide range of business activities

Wide range of business activities available on the same business license

Convenient and easy registration process

Shareholders are not required to be physically present to incorporate a company

FREE ZONE’S COMMERCIAL FACILITIES

The best facilities available in the Sharjah Media City Free Zone are varied.

In addition to the shared desk facility that is currently offered, Shams offers three other facility options: dedicated desk, shared office, and dedicated office. Shams establishments are made to accommodate and serve customers' wants and needs. There is Wi-Fi, a printer, and a meeting room available in every facility.

We can offer you the most competitively priced packages for setting up your business, give you up-to-date information on all current deals, suggest some of Shams' greatest facilities, help you with the entire company formation process, and guarantee expert assistance once your business license has been obtained.

RECEIVE A RESULT IN FIFTY-SECONDS

1Pro Centre DMCC is available to help you select the ideal corporate structure, location, and facilities for your UAE-based company.

BUSINESS LICENSE Types in the Free Zone of Sharjah Media City

Select a license type from those offered in the Shams Free Zone.

Shams Free Zone offers flawless and straightforward registration procedures because it is entirely digitalized. Shams provides two options for company formation: Shams LLC and Shams branch. A Shams branch is a division of a parent company, whereas a Shams limited liability company (LLC) is a separate legal entity. Shams also provides investors with 120 business activities that are appropriate for a wide range of industries. Media, wholesale and retail, and services and consulting are the three categories.

The following license types are available in Shams:

  • Service license – Allows production, reproduction, and distribution of services
  • Trade License – allows selling goods within Shams and importing and exporting goods
  • Media Licence
  • Industrial license – Allows manufacturing, production, reproduction, and transformation of goods
Sharjah Media City Free Zone (Shams)
Our Services

Customized packages meeting all your business needs

If you are considering setting up a business in RAKEZ, 1Pro Centre DMCC is here to provide you with full assistance in crafting a personalized package, creating the most suitable company structure, finding the right facility for your future business, and supporting you along your way to success in one of the most fast-growing UAE Free Zones

The most popular management consulting packages at 1Pro Centre DMCC are listed below. We do not provide business setup and immigration assistance only, we carefully analyze your requirements and provide the best solution for your business. We assist you in establishing the company, immigrating of your family members and employees opening the bank account, and providing full support after the company has been established. For a customized proposal for your business in the UAE, please contact our Business Setup Experts.

As the most reputable and trusted management consulting firm in the UAE, we guarantee high-quality and 100% transparent services throughout the entire company formation process.

Below you will find the list of services included in our Business Setup Package:

  • Business setup consultancy
  • Regular updates regarding the full process
  • Initial approval: company name, activity, shareholder’s structure
  • Business plan summary creation
  • Company registration
  • Facility arrangement (Business Park)
  • Company licensing
  • Establishment card
  • Company stamp
  • Company letterhead
  • Company profile
  • Accounts Guide for UAE Businesses not registered for VAT
  • FREE Documents Expiration Notifications after one year

Since we highly respect and value the time of our clients, when applying for a UAE Residence Visa, we provide our clients with a pick-up from their hotel, transportation to the authorities, and a drop-off at their hotel so they do not have to rush around doing medical testing and collecting documents.

Below you will find the list of services included in our UAE Resident Visa Package and related costs:

  • Assessment of Individuals Documents
  • Review of Required Documents
  • Obtaining Entry Permit
  • Typing for Medical Test and Emirates ID
  • Full Assistance in Medical Test, including transfers
  • Full Assistance in EID Biometrics, including transfers
  • Obtaining Visa Stamping
  • Collection of Emirates ID
  • Free document expiration notification after 3 years

In our capacity as the most caring management consultancy in the UAE, we ensure that our clients have no reason to worry: we will find the best UAE bank that suits your business needs, prepare all your documents, and arrange a meeting with the banker at our office.

Below you will find the list of services included in our Bank Account Opening Package:

  • Assessment of individual/corporate background
  • Preparation of Required Documents with a Company Profile specially designed for banks
  • Coordination with Relationship Officer before account opening application meeting
  • Scheduling a meeting with Relationship Officer
  • Full Assistance during bank account opening application and interview
  • Follow-up of account opening
  • Regular updates
  • Introduction of Official Relationship Manager
  • 400 Monthly Transactions
  • Daily Transactions Recording (sales, purchase, general)
  • Monthly Accounting Reports (sales, accounts receivable, accounts payable, cash & bank reconciliation, expense report)
  • Monthly Management Reports (balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement)
  • Quarterly Management Reports
  • Fixed Asset Register
  • Financial Analysis
  • Quarterly VAT Return Filing
  • Annually Financial Reports
  • Annually End of Services & Gratuity Calculation
  • Dedicated Account Manager
Business Setup

As the most reputable and trusted management consulting firm in the UAE, we guarantee high-quality and 100% transparent services throughout the entire company formation process.

Below you will find the list of services included in our Business Setup Package:

  • Business setup consultancy
  • Regular updates regarding the full process
  • Initial approval: company name, activity, shareholder’s structure
  • Business plan summary creation
  • Company registration
  • Facility arrangement (Business Park)
  • Company licensing
  • Establishment card
  • Company stamp
  • Company letterhead
  • Company profile
  • Accounts Guide for UAE Businesses not registered for VAT
  • FREE Documents Expiration Notifications after one year
UAE Resident Visa

Since we highly respect and value the time of our clients, when applying for a UAE Residence Visa, we provide our clients with a pick-up from their hotel, transportation to the authorities, and a drop-off at their hotel so they do not have to rush around doing medical testing and collecting documents.

Below you will find the list of services included in our UAE Resident Visa Package and related costs:

  • Assessment of Individuals Documents
  • Review of Required Documents
  • Obtaining Entry Permit
  • Typing for Medical Test and Emirates ID
  • Full Assistance in Medical Test, including transfers
  • Full Assistance in EID Biometrics, including transfers
  • Obtaining Visa Stamping
  • Collection of Emirates ID
  • Free document expiration notification after 3 years
Bank Account

In our capacity as the most caring management consultancy in the UAE, we ensure that our clients have no reason to worry: we will find the best UAE bank that suits your business needs, prepare all your documents, and arrange a meeting with the banker at our office.

Below you will find the list of services included in our Bank Account Opening Package:

  • Assessment of individual/corporate background
  • Preparation of Required Documents with a Company Profile specially designed for banks
  • Coordination with Relationship Officer before account opening application meeting
  • Scheduling a meeting with Relationship Officer
  • Full Assistance during bank account opening application and interview
  • Follow-up of account opening
  • Regular updates
  • Introduction of Official Relationship Manager
Accounting & VAT Support
  • 400 Monthly Transactions
  • Daily Transactions Recording (sales, purchase, general)
  • Monthly Accounting Reports (sales, accounts receivable, accounts payable, cash & bank reconciliation, expense report)
  • Monthly Management Reports (balance sheet, income statement, cash flow statement)
  • Quarterly Management Reports
  • Fixed Asset Register
  • Financial Analysis
  • Quarterly VAT Return Filing
  • Annually Financial Reports
  • Annually End of Services & Gratuity Calculation
  • Dedicated Account Manager