ZETUP Open Data
Free, citable datasets on business setup, visas, and Emiratisation in Dubai and the UAE — transparent figures, machine-readable JSON and CSV, free to reuse with attribution.
Dubai Business Setup Cost Index 2026
Licence 'from' fees, visa allowances and realistic all-in year-1 ranges for Dubai mainland and the 8 major free zones (IFZA, Meydan, DMCC, RAKEZ, SHAMS, DAFZA, JAFZA, DIFC).
UAE Visa Cost & Timeline Index 2026
All-in cost and processing time for the 7 main UAE visa types, plus eligibility thresholds (Golden Visa AED 2M, Green Visa AED 15,000+) and the official overstay + grace-period reference.
UAE Emiratisation Compliance Index 2026
Emiratisation targets and non-compliance penalties by company size (under 20 / 20–49 designated-sector / 50+), plus the Emirati minimum wage and MOHRE work-permit reference — sourced to u.ae.
UAE Corporate Tax & VAT Reference 2026
Corporate tax 0%/9% and the AED 375,000 threshold, Small Business Relief, VAT 5% with its registration thresholds, and the corporate-tax penalties under Cabinet Decisions 75/2023 + 10/2024 — sourced to the FTA.
Every dataset is published under a Creative Commons CC BY 4.0 licence. Reuse the figures in your research, article or site — all we ask is attribution with a link back to ZETUP. Figures are shown as ranges and verified as of each index's date; government fees are sourced to official UAE sources.