The service provided to foreign companies wishing to practice professional activities in the Kingdom with a Saudi partner.
1. A copy of the commercial registration of the participating foreign establishment, authenticated by the Saudi Embassy
(the commercial registration shows the professional activity of the company).
2. Financial statements of the last financial year of the applicant company and certified by the Saudi Embassy (if the
company does not licensed by the Ministry of Commerce with a previous professional activity.)
3. A copy of the national identity if one of the partners is a natural person (individual) holding the nationality of one of
the GCC ,ora copy of the national identity if one of the partners is holding the Saudi nationality and a statement issued
by “ABSHAR” System to prove the profession. And a copy of the professional license for each partner from the
competent authority in the Kingdom.
1. A copy of the commercial registration of the shareholding partner certified by the Saudi Embassy and a copy of the
national identity, if one of the partners is a natural person holding the nationality of one of the GCC countries (in case
his data is not registered in the ABSHAR system).
2. Financial statements of the last financial year of the applicant company and certified by the Saudi Embassy.
1. The existence of a professionally licensed Saudi partner with a share not less than 25%, according to the minimum
limits specified by the type of activity in Section No. (11.03) of this Services Manual.
2. The percentage of shares of non-professionals, whether Saudi or Gulf, or holders of distinctive residence or nonprofessional companies, does not exceed 30%.
3. The non-Saudi professional company participating or contributing to the company should have a distinguished
reputation in the field of the free profession.
4. The non-Saudi professional company participating or contributing to the professional company should has one or
more representatives who have a license to practice the profession that replaces the activity of the professional
company from the competent authority in the country of the non-Saudi professional company or in his country, in
every profession in which the company participates or contributes professional.
5. The non-Saudi professional company provide expertise and technical knowledge to the professional company and
train Saudis in it.
6. Obtaining the approval of the competent authority in the Kingdom in cases where this is required.
7. In case that one of the partners was previously licensed by Ministry of Investment, it must be clarified when filling in
the partners’ data while submitting the electronic application.
8. The applicant must enter the data of the Saudi national identity / Premium residence / residence if one of the partners
holds any of them, or the commercial registration data for the participating Saudi companies during the electronic
application submission.
