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Saudi Arabia

Premium Residency (sponsor-free Iqama). Pay a one-time fee for unlimited-duration residency, or a smaller annual fee to renew year by year, and live and do business in Saudi Arabia without a local sponsor.

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Premium Residency (sponsor-free Iqama)

Sponsor-free residency (no Saudi kafeel required), the right to own a business and property, unrestricted travel without exit permits, and exemption from the monthly expatriate levy.

Who qualifies

You keep your U.S. citizenship.

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Does it fit your family?

One question, from the program’s own rules.

Savings you could move or invest?

Not legal advice.

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What it takes.

Investment
About $213,000.
Time
A few weeks to a few months to process once the fee is paid and documents verified via the pr.gov.sa portal.
Cost
SAR 800,000 (~$213,000) one-time, or SAR 100,000 (~$27,000) a year, plus minor processing fees.
The hard part
There is no investment or business requirement for the paid tracks — the hard part is simply the size of the fee itself.

Dollar figures are converted from the local currency at the rate the program’s research used; the official figure is in the local currency.

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This visa doesn’t lead to a passport.

  1. 2027
    First residence permit

    1 year, renewable for 1 year at a time.

Two passports
Usually not: new citizens are asked to give up their other citizenship.
  • The one-off SAR 800,000 tier is permanent from day one; the SAR 100,000-a-year tier runs one to five years at a time and is renewed. Neither leads to Saudi citizenship.
  • There is no realistic way from residence to citizenship here; permanence is where this road ends.
The law behind these dates
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Living there.

Time you must spend there
The program sets no minimum number of days. Renewal still expects it to be your home.
Tax
Saudi Arabia has no personal income tax on employment or investment income for residents; only Zakat (for Saudi/GCC nationals) and corporate tax apply to businesses.

We never file a tax return. We tell you what applies and brief the professional who does.

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Start today.

  1. Apply through the Saudi Premium Residency Center.Open pr.gov.sa ↗
  2. Gather these documents.
    • Proof of the funds to invest: about $213,000, and where they came from
    • Request your FBI Identity History Summary
    • Health cover for the move
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