The Exceptional Competency Residency Service (Executives) is a premium residency program offered by Saudi Arabia as part of its premium residency system. It targets distinguished administrative and executive talents holding leadership positions within accredited institutions and companies in the Kingdom. The goal is to attract highly skilled executive leaders to enhance institutional performance, support economic growth, and bolster Saudi Arabia’s status as a global business and investment hub.
General benefits:
1. Residence in Saudi Arabia with the family, including parents, spouses, and children under 25 years of age.
2. Freedom to move from one establishment to another.
3. Exemption from the financial fees imposed on expatriates and dependents.
4. The Premium Residency holder and their family members may leave and return to Saudi Arabia without the requirement of a visa.
5. Issuance of visit visas for relatives.
6. Use of dedicated lanes for citizens and GCC nationals at entry and exit points.
7. Employment in private sector establishments and movement between them for the husband, wife, and children.
8. Engaging in commercial activities in accordance with the Investment Law.
9. Ownership and use of real estate.
Special benefits:
Obtaining permanent Premium Residency upon meeting the conditions.
Exemption of the main Premium Residency holder from the Nitaqat program.
Residency duration:
A fixed-term residency for five years, renewable once upon meeting the product’s eligibility criteria.
Permanent residency upon continued fulfillment of the product’s eligibility criteria and a minimum actual stay of 30 months within 5 consecutive or non-consecutive years.
Target Sector
General
Affiliated Authority
Premium accommodation
Estimated Duration90 days
Gov Approval Window1 working day
Service Pricing7500
Government Fee4000
Mandatory Conditions
✓The applicant must have completed the probation period - if any - at the employer
✓The minimum total annual wage shall be (960,000) nine hundred and sixty thousand Saudi riyals
✓For Executives Employment contract for executives at the first or second level, with a total minimum monthly wage of 80,000 SAR. Recommendation letter from the employer (2ndLevel)
✓The transaction period in the system is 3 months, which can be increased according to each transaction.
✓All residencies and passports must be valid for 6 months at the time of application.
Required Documents
✓An employment contract for a first or second level executive position.
✓Letter of recommendation from the employer (for second-level executives).
✓A copy of the residency permit. Only the Absher copy (in the new yellow form with the residency expiry date written) is added for each ID.