All Care Group
ALL CARE GROUP
Investment · Saudi Arabia
Book a Meeting
Back to Explore More
Licensing

Every license you need – mapped end-to-end.

From MISA to SFDA to Saudization – here is the complete regulatory footprint a foreign investor must establish.

MISA investment license
Ministry of Investment. The umbrella license for any foreign-owned entity. SAR 2,000 + sector fees. 2–6 weeks.
Commercial registration (CR)
Ministry of Commerce. Required after MISA. SAR 1,200/year. 3–10 working days.
Municipal license (Baladiyah)
City-level operating permit for premises. SAR 500–5,000 depending on activity and city.
Chamber of Commerce membership
Mandatory for all CR holders. SAR 1,000–10,000/year by company class.
GAZT/ZATCA tax registration
VAT (15%), corporate tax (20% non-GCC) and e-invoicing onboarding. Free, mandatory within 30 days of CR.
GOSI registration
General Org for Social Insurance. Required before hiring. Employer contribution 12% Saudi / 2% expat.
SFDA license
Saudi Food & Drug Authority. Required for pharma, medical devices, food, cosmetics. 8–16 weeks (faster with pre-validation).
CITC license
Communications, Space & Tech Commission. ICT, telecoms, ISPs, cloud providers. 6–12 weeks.
SDAIA / NCA approvals
Data & AI Authority and National Cybersecurity Authority. Mandatory for data hosting, AI services and critical infrastructure.
MoH facility license
Ministry of Health. Hospitals, clinics, labs, pharmacies. 12–20 weeks.
MODON industrial license
Required for manufacturing inside MODON industrial cities. Bundled with land allocation.
Saudization (Nitaqat) certificate
Renewed annually. Determines visa quota and government-tender eligibility.

Typical sequence

  1. MISA investment license
  2. Commercial Registration (MoC)
  3. Chamber of Commerce + Baladiyah
  4. ZATCA tax + GOSI
  5. Sector regulator (SFDA / CITC / MoH / SDAIA)
  6. Saudization certificate & visa quota

The All Care acceleration

MISA – 1–4 weeks (vs 2–6 standard)
Pre-validated documentation, direct authority liaison and real-time tracking via the unified All Care platform.
Commercial Registration – 3–5 days (vs 1–2 weeks)
Absher Business integration, document pre-validation, signatory and lease coordination handled end-to-end.
Sector approvals – ~30% faster
SFDA / SAMA / MoE dossier preparation, pre-submission meetings and review-response management by sector specialists.
Labor & Saudisation – integrated
Workforce registration, Nitaqat compliance modelling, recruitment-partner network and compliance dashboards.

Recent regulatory updates

  • Q2 2026: MISA fast-track expanded to advanced manufacturing – eligible companies see 6→3 week processing.
  • Q1 2026: Updated healthcare Saudisation thresholds – 15% Year 1, 30% Year 3 for clinical roles.