Guides for setting up and running your company
Plain-language guides to each official step, written for people doing it for the first time.
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STEP BY STEP
Every step of setting up a company
In the usual order for a foreign-owned LLC
Investment licence
Lets a foreign owner invest in Saudi Arabia
/guides/misa-investment-licenceTrade name reservation
Holds your company name while you register
/guides/trade-name-reservationArticles of Association
The founding contract between the owners
/guides/articles-of-associationCommercial registration
Your company’s official record and CR number
/guides/commercial-registrationVAT and zakat registration
Your tax number and e-invoicing
/guides/vat-zakat-registrationSocial insurance
Required before you employ anyone
/guides/gosi-registrationLabour file
Contracts, work permits and quotas
/guides/labour-fileCompany address
Your registered address certificate
/guides/company-addressMunicipal licence
Permission to operate from your premises
/guides/municipal-licence