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Start your company in Saudi Arabia

Formation, registered office and bookkeeping — ready to operate from day one.

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Live in 61-63 days
  1. 1
    MISA Investment License Day 1-14
    • Submit MISA foreign investment application
    • Provide audited parent company financials
    • Obtain MISA license certificate
  2. 2
    MoCI Registration Day 15-28
    • Notarize Articles of Association
    • Register with MoCI for Commercial Registration
    • Publish company in official gazette
  3. 3
    Vision 2030 Activation Day 29-42
    • Register with ZATCA for tax and VAT
    • Enroll with GOSI and Qiwa labor platforms
    • Open corporate bank account locally
Starts from
SAR 57,210 first year, all-in
≈ $15,256 ≈ €12,964
What's included
  • Company formation SAR 30,600
  • Virtual office SAR 10,710 /year
  • Investor visa SAR 4,500
  • Bookkeeping SAR 800 /month
    See pricing tiers by revenue
    • ≤ SAR 250K SAR 800 /month
    • SAR 250K–1M SAR 1,340 /month
    • SAR 1M–2.5M SAR 2,240 /month
    • SAR 2.5M–5M SAR 4,480 /month
  • Corporate tax registration SAR 1,800
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Why Saudi Arabia?

Multinationals establishing a MENA Regional HQ

The Regional Headquarters Program grants 0% CIT and 0% withholding for 30 years to qualifying multinationals headquartered in Riyadh. From January 2024, government contracts above SAR 1M flow only to companies with a Saudi RHQ.

RHQ 0% / 30 yearsGovernment contract ruleVision 2030

Founders aligned with Vision 2030 priority sectors

Vision 2030 deploys PIF capital across tourism, entertainment, logistics, mining and tech, with MISA licensing for foreign investors. Saudi is the largest MENA economy and runs 50 DTAs covering the UK, France, Germany, Japan and China.

PIF backedMISA license50 DTAs

Energy, industrial and large cap services operators

0% personal income tax, no exchange controls, and CMA regulated capital markets give long cycle businesses a stable base. Zakat at 2.5% applies to GCC shareholders in lieu of CIT, with participation exemption on qualifying dividends.

0% PITCMA regulatedZakat 2.5%

Considerations

If you are an SME or need quick, cheap setup

Saudi requires SAR 500K minimum share capital, 4-8 week incorporation, year-1 costs of SAR 20-60K and 30-90 day bank account openings, with Arabic language administration. For lean MENA entry:

SAR 500K min capitalArabic admin4-8 week setup
→ Bahrain 0% CIT, English admin, 2 weeks→ Dubai (UAE) Free Zones, faster setup, English admin→ Qatar QFC (Qatar Financial Centre) English law style framework, no Arabic

If you run crypto, gaming or alcohol adjacent businesses

Saudi has no crypto licensing framework and prohibits gaming and alcohol activities. For regulated digital asset or gaming verticals:

No crypto frameworkGaming/alcohol banned
→ Bahrain CBB Crypto Asset Module, principles based→ Dubai (UAE) VARA crypto licensing, regulated gaming under GCGRA→ Malta MGA gaming, MiCA (EU crypto framework) crypto under MFSA
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