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Pathways to Saudi Residency

Saudi Arabia

Saudi Arabia offers Premium Residency routes for investors, startup founders, property owners, senior professionals, exceptional talent, and applicants seeking renewable or unlimited residence. This guide gathers Saudi Arabia's main residency pathways and links to a full breakdown of each.

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Career & business

For people with a job offer, in-demand skills, or a business to build. Most of these routes lead to settlement, and in time to citizenship.

Saudi Expert Professional Residence Saudi Arabia's exceptional-competence product is for senior health, science, research, and executive professionals who meet demanding contract, pay,… residency Saudi Startup Founder Residence Saudi Arabia's entrepreneur product is for startup founders who secure qualifying funding from an accredited entity and retain the required ownership… residency Saudi Exceptional Talent Residence Saudi Arabia's gifted product is for people with officially recognized exceptional achievement in sports, culture, or the arts and the required… residency

Investment & premium residence

For people who can qualify through an investment, real estate, business funds, or a premium residence fee rather than a job or family tie.

Saudi Business Investor Residence Saudi Arabia's business-investor product can grant permanent Premium Residency to an applicant investing at least SAR 7 million and meeting the… residency Saudi Property Owner Residence Saudi Arabia's real-estate-owner product links Premium Residency to ownership or qualifying rights in residential property worth at least SAR 4… residency Saudi Unlimited Premium Residence Saudi Arabia's unlimited-duration product offers Premium Residency without a fixed end date after payment of the current SAR 800,000 one-time fee and… residency Saudi Renewable Premium Residence Saudi Arabia's limited-duration product offers renewable Premium Residency for one or more years at the current annual fee, without requiring a… residency