A Premium Residency product for founders and entrepreneurs with an approved venture and qualifying support or investment.
Route overview
Premium Residency entrepreneur product
Typical timeline / duration: Tier 1: five years, renewable once; Tier 2: conditional permanent residence
Important notes
Tier 1: hold a Saudi Ministry of Investment entrepreneurial licence, obtain at least SAR 400,000 in funding from an approved investor, hold at least 20% of the startup, and provide an investor recommendation.
Tier 2: obtain at least SAR 15 million in approved funding, hold at least 10% of the startup, and create at least 10 jobs in year one plus 10 more in year two.
Provide founder, startup, funding, passport, financial, health, criminal-record, and application documents, and maintain the approved activity.
This is the entrepreneur product, separate from the business-investor Premium Residency product.
Exact funding, endorsement, and duration rules should be checked on the current official product page.
Preparation checklist
Passport and application
Startup or venture approval
Founder and business-plan documents
Funding and source-of-funds evidence
Health and background documents
Premium Residency products
These routes serve a similar purpose or sit within the same visa family, so they are shown together for comparison; each has its own page.