We do not promise processing times we do not control
Authorities set their own pace. We give you a realistic range after the assessment and tell you the moment it changes.
How it works
14 numbered steps, and who handles each.
This is the order we work in, who holds the file at each point, and what you will receive from us when a step moves. The same order is what you see on your file map once we start.
#StepWith
1SaudiGlob
Initial assessment and quote
A thirty-minute call: we assess whether the activity appears open to foreign ownership (the Ministry of Investment gives the binding position), set the registration path and document list, and send a fixed quote.
2You
Service agreement and first stage
You sign the service agreement and pay the first stage (it covers the assessment, document work and drafting, and is not refundable).
3You
Documents, attestation and power of attorney
You prepare your personal documents: a passport valid for at least six months, your Premium Residency card if you hold one, and whatever the Ministry of Investment requires for your case under the Investor Guide (usually a CV, a business plan, and proof of experience or qualification for professional activities), have what is required attested, and issue a power of attorney to SaudiGlob.
4Ministry of Investment
Investor registration
We submit the investor registration through the Ministry of Investment portal, answer any request for clarification, and follow it to the registration certificate (published processing time: 10 working days from a complete file); the registration fee set by the Ministry on approval is then paid within the stated period.
5Ministry of Commerce
Name reservation and articles
Trade-name reservation, then Articles of a single-member limited liability company on the Ministry of Commerce model in your name, reviewed by a licensed lawyer where the structure requires it, then signature through the power of attorney or remotely where the authority allows.
6Ministry of Commerce · Chamber
Commercial registration and chamber membership
Issuance of the commercial registration through the Saudi Business Center platform (no expiry; data confirmed annually). The CR automatically creates: chamber membership, the establishment file at the Ministry of Human Resources, registration with ZATCA and GOSI, and the business address with Saudi Post.
7National Address
National address
Activating the certified business address with Saudi Post (Sabl) created with the CR, and linking it to the actual premises or an address service.
8ZATCA
Zakat and tax file
Activating the zakat and tax file created with the CR, and VAT registration once the mandatory threshold is reached (SAR 375,000 of taxable supplies in 12 months) or voluntarily before it.
9GOSI · Qiwa · Mudad
Labour and payroll platforms
Activating the establishment's GOSI and Qiwa files (needs an account manager for the unified number), and enrolment in the wage protection system through Mudad. Some permissions complete after the manager's residency.
10Municipality
Municipal licence if applicable
For activities that need premises: a lease registered through Ejar, then the municipal licence.
11HRSD · Foreign Affairs
Your visa as the company's manager
Request for the senior-professions (general manager) visa through the Ministry of Investment at the authority's fees, then the electronic work permit, then entry, medical examination and health insurance.
12Ministry of Interior
Residency, Absher Business and Muqeem
Residency permit issuance through Absher or Muqeem (requires a CR naming the manager, a work permit, a medical report and insurance), then the establishment's Absher Business and Muqeem accounts. Family residency on request.
13Bank
Bank account
We present the complete file to the bank under the central bank's rules (investor registration, CR, articles, manager's ID, power of attorney) and attend with you in Riyadh where the bank allows it. The file can start on the manager's passport provided the residency permit is presented within 90 days. The bank decides; the package covers up to two banks.
14SaudiGlob
Handover and HR setup
One organised folder with every certificate, login, receipt and annual-confirmation date; in Operate + HR: contracts, policies and the Saudisation plan.
Order and content vary with the activity, the registration path and the authorities' requirements at the time of filing. Your own ledger is fixed in the quote.
Three rules we keep
Government fees are invoiced apart from our fee
Every official payment is collected when due, paid as the authority requires, and its receipt goes in your file.
You can stop at any step
Payment is staged. If you pause or change course, you pay for the stages reached, the first stage is not refundable, and you receive everything produced so far.
Step one is a call.
Free, 30 minutes, in Arabic or English.