Establishing a Company Under an Investment License

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An electronic service provided by the Ministry of Commerce through the Saudi Business Center platform, which allows beneficiaries to start practicing commercial activity and submit a request for a contract to establish foreign companies, pursuant to an investment license issued by the Ministry of Investment, without the need to visit service centers.

Service level agreement

Steps

Conditions

Required Documents

Log in to the Saudi Business Center platform
Choose the service of establishing a company under an investment license
Click on Start the service
Specify the number of partners
Specify the company’s status
Apply for the service
Duration of the record and the location of the company’s activities and purposes
Partners’ data
Commercial register data
Company data
Company management data
Company contract data
Request summary

A valid investment certificate for at least 30 days must be available.
A legal document must be available if one of the partners is a government entity, entitling them to establish a company or participate in one.
A license from the Saudi Central Bank must be available if the activity requires it.
The commercial registration must not be cancelled or suspended if one of the partners is a legal partner.
The age must not be less than 18 years.
The partners must not be government employees.
Verify the following if the company is a professional company: - The partners must have a valid professional license. - The percentage of licensed Saudi partners in the joint venture must not be less than 25%. - The percentage of licensed partners must not be less than 70%.