Office & tenancy cost
What an Ejari office costs in 2026: the government fee under AED 300, cost by office type, renewal, and whether a virtual Ejari is enough for visas.
Office & tenancy cost
Ejari registration itself is under AED 300 and run by the Dubai Land Department. The office behind it is where the real money sits.
This is the fee everyone means by Ejari, and it is under AED 300. It is the same whether you register a new tenancy or renew one. The channel you use decides the exact figure.
AED 798
Government Ejari fee · New or renewal, same fee
Annual renewal
AED 178
Liability
Annual
Online via Dubai REST
Government fee on its own, DLD app or site
Trustee centre, in person
Adds a service-partner counter fee
Through a PRO or platform
Someone files it and adds a service fee
Same fee, new or renewal
The government Ejari fee does not change between a first registration and a yearly renewal.
The channel sets the price
Online is cheapest at AED 177.75; a trustee centre or PRO adds a service fee on top.
The office is the real cost
This fee is small. The office behind the Ejari is where the budget actually goes.
This is where the real money sits, on top of the government fee. The choice comes down to how many visas you need. Match the office to your hiring plan, then add the Ejari fee.
A mainland visa quota follows registered office size, at about one visa per nine square metres. A flexi-desk or serviced office sits between an address and a private office on both cost and quota.
Who runs Ejari
What ads leave out
The cheap-office ads skip one thing: your visa quota follows real space.
A virtual office gets you full visas
No. Quota follows real space, about one visa per 9 sqm. A mailing-only address carries no quota at all.
Any address can be registered as Ejari
Not quite. A business-centre Ejari can support a licence and often 1 to 3 visas; a mailing-only address does not qualify.
A virtual office saves AED 50,000 on rent
Only if you truly need no staff space. Once you need more than a few visas, you need real space, and the saving shrinks.
Cheap virtual Ejari is always fine
Check what is registered. A genuine business-centre Ejari is legitimate; a mailing address sold as Ejari is the risk.
Ejari is optional if you work remotely
No. A registered Ejari is required for the license itself, remote work or not, because the licence is issued against an address.
Renewing an Ejari costs less than registering one.
The government fee is the same either way. What moves the figure is the channel: online is cheapest, a trustee centre or PRO adds a service fee.
The process
Five steps from tenancy to a registered Ejari. The registration itself is quick; securing the tenancy and documents first is the longer part.
Agree and sign a tenancy contract for a real, eligible office or business-centre address.
The tenancy contract, landlord and tenant details, and DEWA or premises number.
Register online via the Dubai REST app or the DLD site, or in person at a trustee centre.
AED 177.75 online, or about AED 220 in person with the service-partner fee.
The registered Ejari feeds your DET trade license and your visa quota.
Renewal is the same government fee as a first registration, due each year with your tenancy. It is easy to forget, and an expired Ejari can block your license.
A registered Ejari and the trade license it supports are part of the standard file UAE banks expect for a corporate account. A clear, registered office address helps your application; a vague or mailing-only address can raise questions in compliance review.
A genuine business-centre or office Ejari reads better to a bank than a mailing-only address.
License, Ejari, and shareholder documents, ready before you apply.
We match you to the right bank and manage the KYC through to activation.
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Why DMCS
The office decision is where most setups either overspend or under-provision. We size the Ejari and the office to your actual hiring plan, so you neither pay for space you do not need nor run out of visa quota after you file.
A mailing-only address looks like a saving until you need your fourth visa. We work out how many people you will sponsor, then size the registered office so the quota is there when you need it.
We work out how many visas you will actually need, then match the office and Ejari to it, so you are not restructuring after a cheap address runs out of quota.
A genuine, properly registered Ejari, not a mailing address sold as one, so it holds up for your license, your visas, and your bank.
The government fee and the office package on one itemized quote, with the 5% housing fee included, so nothing surfaces later.
Tell us how many visas you will need and we return the right office type, the real Ejari and office cost, and an itemized quote with the government fee and housing fee shown. No obligation.
Real results from our clients
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Thank you to the team for supporting us with our company setup. Our case was not straightforward, especially the bank account opening, but they stayed committed and got it done.
I had a great experience opening a corporate bank account. The process was smooth and efficient. The staff were friendly, professional, and explained everything clearly.
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