→ PATHWAY — ESTABLISH A COMPANY
From intent to an operating Saudi entity.
You have decided the Kingdom is where the entity belongs; the work now is licence, structure, and banking — in the right order.
Foreign investors incorporating a first Saudi presence
Operating companies converting a distributor model to their own entity
Groups adding a Saudi member to an existing structure
- Shareholder documents — we specify which, attested how
- A defined activity (ISIC-mapped)
- Capital and banking plan
A confirmed licensing pathway and entity structure — settled before any filing is made.
Comfortable corridor: structure decisions this quarter, filings the next.
READY — 0 / 6
Attestation started late
It is the long pole; every week unstarted is a week added at the end.
Activity defined loosely
An ISIC mismatch surfaces at filing and reopens settled decisions.
Banking left for last
KYC runs in parallel or it runs your patience — files open early here.
Do we need a local partner? +
For most activities, no — 100% foreign ownership is available under a MISA license, with a limited negative list. Where sector rules differ, the pathway memo says so before you commit.
What should we budget in time? +
Once documents are attestation-ready, entities commonly complete in the corridor the sequencer shows; special approvals add their own clocks. The first milestone — a confirmed pathway — arrives before any filing.
Begin this route
A structured consultation, NDA on request, memo afterwards — yours either way.