Saudi Expert Professional Residence
Saudi Arabia
Residency
At a glance
Saudi Arabia's exceptional-competence product is for senior health, science, research, and executive professionals who meet demanding contract, pay, education, and points requirements.
- Job offer required?
- Yes, a qualifying Saudi employment contract
- Professional branches
- Health or science, research, and executive
- Minimum pay
- Varies from SAR 14,000 monthly to SAR 960,000 annually
- Other tests
- Education, points, and recommendations depend on the branch
- Initial product
- A renewable 5-year Premium Residency
- Permanent status
- May be possible after meeting the published residence and product conditions
Summary
Saudi Arabia's exceptional-competence product is for senior health, science, research, and executive professionals who meet demanding contract, pay, education, and points requirements.
Health and scientific specialists, researchers, and executives use different thresholds. The current terms include a qualifying Saudi employment contract, specified minimum compensation, and points or recommendation evidence for the relevant professional branch.
Eligibility
- You have a qualifying Saudi employment contract in one of the covered professional branches.
- Your compensation meets the current threshold for that branch.
- You meet the applicable degree, experience, points, and recommendation requirements.
- You can maintain the professional conditions for the required period.
The issuing authority makes the final decision. A quick check can identify a plausible fit, but it cannot confirm approval or replace the current application guidance.
What This Route Allows
- If approved, you receive Saudi residence under the terms of the selected Premium Residency product.
- The status can support residence with qualifying family members and the economic rights published in the regulations.
- You can generally enter and leave Saudi Arabia without a conventional employer-sponsored residence arrangement.
What This Route Is Not
- It is not Saudi citizenship and does not guarantee naturalization.
- The rights, duration, and continuing conditions differ by product; approval under one product should not be treated as approval under another.
Next Steps
- Confirm that you meet the current threshold for this exact Premium Residency product.
- Prepare the product-specific professional, investment, property, or financial records.
- Collect the general identity, background, medical, and solvency evidence.
- Apply through the official Premium Residency Center and maintain the product conditions after approval.
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Sources
- Saudi Premium Residency Center - product terms - official product categories, thresholds, durations, and conditions.
- Saudi government services - Premium Residency - official overview of all seven Premium Residency products.
- Saudi Premium Residency regulations - official rights, duties, application rules, and status conditions.