RAK Company Setup Cost 2026: Every Fee Explained (Not AED 9,000)

If you're searching for RAK company cost 2026, [music] most guides miss the three hidden fees that add $890. Here's the real breakdown. Here's the problem. Government websites show $1,450.

Reality, RAK free zone license costs [music] $1,450 base, then $600 for visa processing [music] within 14 days. Most founders forget the $290 Emirates ID fee. They block your bank account for 8 weeks. RAK, Ras Al Khaimah, [music] is one of the cheapest UAE free zones in 2026, but the advertised price never matches the invoice.

[music] A Singapore SaaS founder opens RAK Media City for the listed $1,450, then gets hit with visa costs, Emirates ID, document attestation, and office deposit. Within 30 days, his total is $2,340, and he still doesn't have a bank account. This is exactly why we built Bastion Formations, to give you the real all-in cost before you commit. Most people fail here.

They budget for the license only, not the mandatory add-ons. RAK free zones require a resident visa to activate your trade license. That visa costs $600 for medical, Emirates ID, and stamping. If you skip it, your license sits inactive for 90 days, and you can't open a bank account.

Do not sign the incorporation documents [music] until you confirm the visa pathway and total cost in writing. Step one, [music] decide which RAK free zone fits your business. RAK Media City costs $1,430. Bastion Formations handles RAK company set up for AED 5,500 including trade license, visa processing, Emirates ID coordination, and registered office in one bundle.

Most Dubai agencies [music] charge AED 8,000 to 12,000 for the same package. Step two, add visa and Emirates ID to your budget. Visa medical and typing costs $600. Emirates ID costs $290.

Document attestation through a PRO costs $200. This is important because banks won't open your account until Emirates ID is issued, and that takes 21 days from application. [music] Bastian Formations includes all of this in the AED 5,500 package, so you get one invoice, not six surprise charges. Here's the problem.

Path A is DIY online incorporation for $1,450. Then you scramble for visa appointments, [music] wait six weeks for Emirates ID, and spend another $890 on hidden fees. Path B is Bastian Formations handling the full RAK setup for AED 5,500. You get license, [music] visa, Emirates ID, and bank introduction in 28 days with zero surprises.

Once your RAK company is active, you need a corporate bank account. Most founders waste [music] for weeks applying to Mashreq or Emirates NBD and get rejected because they don't have six months of invoices yet. Here's the exact email template to send to RAK [music] Bank Corporate Team. Subject: New RAK Free Zone Company Corporate Account Application.

[music] Body: I registered, requesting corporate account with debit card and online banking. Attaching trade license, passport copy, Emirates ID copy, and entry. Available for in-person meeting at RAK branch this week. Send that to rakbankcorporate@rakbank.

ae with all attachments in [music] one PDF under 5 megabytes. Subject: New RAK free zone company corporate account application. Body: I registered company name. RAK license is $1,450.

Total real cost is $2,340 minimum first year. Budget $600 visa, $290 Emirates ID, $200 attestation. Bastion Informations does full RAK setup for AED 5,500 all in. Link below.

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