Foreign companies
Overseas businesses investing in Saudi Arabia through a company or another eligible investment structure.
WHAT IS MISA? / MINISTRY OF INVESTMENT
Meet MISA.
For your investment
in Saudi Arabia.
MISA is Saudi Arabia’s Ministry of Investment. Its online investor services help foreign investors register an investment and manage it as the business changes.
WHO IS IT FOR?
Foreign investors.
The investment may belong to a company or an eligible individual. The route depends on the investor and activity.
Eligible individual investors
For example, Premium Residency holders. Entrepreneurial and other special routes have their own conditions; nationality or an Iqama alone does not establish eligibility.
Who uses the account? The investor or a person authorised to act for them, subject to the portal’s access rules.
WHAT IS IT FOR?
Two reasons to use the portal.
A new investment and an existing investment need different services. Choose the task—not a new account every time.
NEW INVESTMENT
Starting an investment
Register the investment
Apply through the official investor service for your investment type. An online account is only access to the application—not approval of the investment.
Check the investor type and economic activity first. Foreign investors complete the applicable MISA registration before the company CR and other necessary licences, subject to the route’s conditions.
See the registration guideEXISTING INVESTMENT
Managing an existing investment
Complete the annual update
Review the registered establishment information through the annual-update service. This is distinct from the CR annual confirmation through the Ministry of Commerce.
Change ownership or activities
Use the relevant amendment route when the investment changes. Restricted activities can require additional approval.
Keep the record aligned
Update establishment details and follow official requests. Existing records and special investment routes may require a different service.
ACCESS
How to reach the services.
New investor or existing investor? Start from MISA’s official e-services page.
Open the official portal
Start at MISA’s e-services page. It directs new and existing investors to Invest Saudi.
Create or use your account
Use the offered account-registration or sign-in route. A portal account is not an investment registration.
Choose the investment service
Select the registration, annual update or amendment you need, and follow its current requirements.
Account access is separate from investment approval. Keep passwords, one-time codes and identity approvals under the account holder’s control.
PREPARE FOR THE TASK
Company shareholder?
Prepare the foreign entity’s documents.
This is preparation for the investment application—not just creating a portal login. Other investor categories have different requirements.
NEW APPLICATION / FOREIGN COMPANY SHAREHOLDER
When the foreign shareholder is a company
Foreign company commercial registration
the record from its home country—not the new Saudi company’s CR.
Foreign company financial statements
for the last financial year.
Activity-specific evidence
the additional requirements for the chosen investment category.
Authentication matters.
MISA’s published guidance specifies Saudi Embassy authentication for the foreign commercial registration and financial statements. Confirm the accepted authentication route for the issuing country and selected service before arranging documents.
Check any translation requirements for the next authority separately. Do not assume the same document rules apply to every investor.
MISA: document requirementsFor an existing investment record
- Your current investment record and the service you need: annual update or a specific amendment.
- The information and supporting evidence for the proposed change, such as ownership, activities or establishment details.
Need the application details? The dedicated guide explains the registration route in more depth.
Open the investment registration guideCOSTS
Know what the charge actually covers.
Separate platform access, the selected transaction and any government liability or professional work. A free e-service does not make the whole task free.
Investment registration and annual update
Confirm the ministry-notified charge
Charges depend on the applicable ministry service. Confirm the notified fee, payment deadline and VAT before proceeding. Investment registration and the annual update are distinct services.
Other investment services
Service-specific
Check the selected service card. A service listed as free does not make all MISA transactions free.
Company registration and sector permits
Separate
MISA registration is not the whole cost of establishing or operating a business.
- Older documents may say investment licence. Current MISA services use investment registration. Confirm the applicable route, requirements and charges for your own investment before applying.
MISA's published service targets include 10 working days for investment registration and 5 working days for the annual update. These are service targets, not a promise of total business-setup time. MISA service targets
DUVOLKS / PRACTICAL SUPPORT
Make the next step clear.
Tell us the task and where you are in the process. We can discuss the relevant records, coordination and follow-up within an agreed scope.
Clear responsibilities.
You retain control of identity verification and approvals. Government decisions, professional representation and third-party services remain subject to their own rules.
Explore GRO supportOfficial references and scope
Original research: 18 October 2026. Investor audience and foreign-company preparation checked against MISA guidance on 19 October 2026. Some dynamic or unavailable service pages could not be fully checked. No signed-in account, application or payment flow was tested. Current instructions and charges take precedence.