Saudi Arabia Special Talent Premium Residency

1. Residence permit60 months
2. Renew60 months at a time
3. Permanent residencyafter 5 years

• Permanent residency 5 years
• Citizenship
• Dual citizenship not allowed

Country

Saudi Arabia

Program

Saudi Arabia Special Talent Premium Residency

Local name

إقامة الكفاءة الاستثنائية

Type

Economic

Status

Active

Initial duration

60 months

Renewable

Yes (60 mo)

Five-year Premium Residency, renewable once, for researchers, healthcare and science professionals, and first- or second-level executives on a contract with an approved employer. The fee is SAR 4,000. Permanent residence follows if the contract and wage continue and the holder spends 30 months in Saudi within five years.

Tax regime

Exempt

Tax rate

0.0%

Regime name

No personal income tax

Foreign income taxed

No

Capital gains taxed

No

Method

online

Apply from abroad

Yes

Wages on the product page, converted at SAR 3.75 per USD: researchers at least SAR 14,000 a month (about USD 3,733) plus a bachelor's degree, more than three years in the field, a points score, and at least three research outputs; healthcare and science professionals at least SAR 35,000 a month (about USD 9,333) with the same degree, experience, and points test; executives at least SAR 80,000 a month (about USD 21,333), which matches the regulations' annual floor of SAR 960,000. The SAR 4,000 fee is about USD 1,067. The primary holder is exempt from Nitaqat. The points threshold itself is not published as a number, so no single income field is stored. The implementing regulations also say someone already resident for more than 10 years can be granted the permanent permit directly. The product page does not repeat that rule.

1. Oct 10, 2026

   Added

   created. Five-year permit, fee SAR 4,000, wage tracks SAR 14,000, SAR 35,000, and SAR 80,000 a month, permanent residence after 30 months in five years (https://pr.gov.sa/pr?id=pr_product_details_apply_special_talent).