Law-firm-backed Saudi market entry
Enter Saudi Arabia with a law firm on your side, not a filing agent.
Company setup runs through 10+ government portals, each with its own rules. One wrong filing can cost months, and it can put a personal fine on the general manager or chairman. Navigate Saudi is the buyer-side advisory, backed by Saudi lawyers, that runs the entire setup and keeps your name clean.
Backed by Al Ajaleen Law and IP
Buyer-side only
Fee refunded if the licence is not approved
100+ Companies advised · 15+ Countries served · SAR 250M+ Combined client revenue
Before you choose who helps
The cost of getting Saudi entry wrong, and whose name it lands on.
The Kingdom’s government platforms are linked. A gap in one system triggers problems in the others, and nothing tells you. A violation can sit open for months, usually surfacing once it has already cost you.
Operations freeze
A late payroll run can suspend your government services, halting renewals, hiring and approvals across the board.
Staff stranded
An expired exit and re-entry permit can ground a key executive outside the Kingdom, mid-deal.
Bank account frozen
An expired registration can freeze your corporate account until it is renewed and updated in person at the branch.
Selected statutory figures
Personal liability · Up to SAR 20,000
Labour · SAR 200,000
Workforce · SAR 3,000 to 10,000
Tax · SAR 10,000
Tax · 5% to 25%
Contracts · Contracts void
Figures reflect current MHRSD, ZATCA and Ministry of Commerce rules and may change. VAT applies at 15% once taxable supplies pass SAR 375,000. Corporate income tax on foreign-owned profit is 20%. The figures that apply to your activity are confirmed in your engagement.
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Why Navigate Saudi exists
I built this after learning how hard Saudi entry really is.
Hi, I am Zohaib, Founder and CEO of Navigate Saudi. Expanding into Saudi Arabia is exciting. But once you get into the company setup process, it becomes clear how complex it really is. 10+ government portals, each with its own rules, and one misstep can cost weeks, months, and a lot of unnecessary spend.
I built Navigate Saudi to help foreign executives, enterprise leaders and founders launch in the Kingdom without bottlenecks, delays or compliance surprises. I faced these challenges myself, so our support is hands-on, practical and built around solving real problems.
We regularly meet companies who spent SAR 200,000 fixing mistakes, lost 12 to 18 months to wrong advice, or faced CR suspension and penalties. Our work is built to keep you clear of those outcomes.
“You get real execution on the ground, not remote advice.”
Zohaib Ahmad
Founder and CEO, Navigate Saudi
THE ADVISORY BENCH
Specialists for your sector, not a general help desk.
Most setup firms hand you a generalist. You work with an advisor who knows your sector, and a Saudi lawyer who handles the legal side.
Dr. Naveed Shervani
AI and Semiconductor
Abdullah Al Ajaleen
IP and Legal
Steve Moore
Healthcare
Abdulla Shaikh
Industrial
Naquib Mohammed
Fintech and Blockchain
ROOTED IN THE KINGDOM
We did not fly in for the opportunity. We grew up here.
Saudi Arabia’s opening has brought a wave of makeshift consultants, running setups remotely from outside the Kingdom, or hiring a team last month to catch the demand and subcontracting the real work to someone else. That is not us.
From here · Saudi nationals and expats raised in the Kingdom, working in native Arabic and fluent English.
Backed by a Saudi law firm · Al Ajaleen Law and IP, on your side of the table.
We own the process · No subcontracting the work to a third party.
Kingdom-wide · Teams in Riyadh and Madinah, coverage across every city.
TRUSTED BY FOREIGN COMPANIES IN THE KINGDOM
The companies we work with.
International enterprises, funded start-ups and global brands operating in the Kingdom.
Saudi Sustainability Technologies · Takadao · Paravela · Clara · Epic Semi · Falak Investment Hub · Shutter Lens · Carey Olsen · Arabian Business Centre · Accelerate Vision 2030 · REVE Consult · Throughput · Investor Gate · MRHB · Namakan
Named clients pending sign-off. Logos added with written consent before launch.
WHY IT HOLDS UP
Lawyer-backed, not agent-run.
Formal legal matters run through Al Ajaleen Law and Intellectual Property, our partner firm and one of the Kingdom’s established legal names. Its owner, Abdullah Al Ajaleen, sits on our advisory bench.
15+ Years of legal experience · 10 Saudi lawyers on the firm
Institutional standing · Al Ajaleen provides legal consultation to PIF, Aramco and SABIC, alongside the Royal Commission for AlUla, and supports international firms including Dentons, Bird and Bird, BCLP and Kearney McWilliams and Davis.
One vendor, one accountability · Every government system a foreign company must operate, licensing, workforce, payroll, tax and attestation, run by one team.
WHAT WE EXECUTE
How we run your setup, in the right order.
Formation is a sequence.
01 MISA licence · 2 to 6 weeks depending on activity · MISA, Ministry of Foreign Affairs
02 Company registration · 1 to 2 weeks · Ministry of Commerce, Notary
03 GM visa · 2 to 4 weeks · Ministry of Foreign Affairs, MOFA, Immigration
04 Portal activation · 1 to 3 weeks · ZATCA, Qiwa, GOSI, Mudad, Balady
05 Banking · 2 to 6 weeks · Saudi banks, SAMA regulated
Most setups complete in one to three months, depending on activity and document readiness.
HOW WE WORK
A structured path into Saudi Arabia.
From the first conversation to operating and scaling in the Kingdom, one team stays with you across every stage.
01 Advisory session · A paid, private consultation to assess objectives, requirements, eligibility and opportunities.
02 Proposal and plan · A tailored engagement proposal setting out scope, fees, timelines and recommended next steps. No hidden charges.
03 Execution · Licensing, approvals, compliance and implementation, handled on your behalf across every portal.
04 Operational management · Ongoing support across renewals, compliance and government systems.
05 Expansion and investment · Advisory support as you scale operations and structure investments.
Navigate Saudi
FAL Licence 1200048021 · CR 7050723522 · Riyadh
investments@navigatesaudi.com
www.navigatesaudi.com
Navigate Saudi is a buyer-side advisory. We advise for the client, not the seller. Saudi regulations described here stood at the date of publication. Nothing here is an offer or investment, legal or tax advice.
WHO WE ADVISE
Built for the people who carry the risk.
One advisory desk covering licensing, incorporation, investor visas, government portals and banking, structured around who actually answers for the entity.
Foreign enterprises · Established companies opening a Saudi entity or branch, with a foreign parent and cross-border reporting to keep clean.
Funded start-ups · Backed founders who need a fast, correct path to trading.
Investors and family offices · Investors structuring holdings and residency in the Kingdom, with compliance clean from the first filing.
Industrial groups · Manufacturers and operators needing coordination across several ministries.
NOT AN AGENT, NOT A CONSULTANCY
Not a filing agent. Not a faceless consultancy.
Most foreign companies end up choosing between a cheap agent who disappears after the CR, or a large firm that bills you regardless and hands the work to juniors. We are built as neither.
Legal backing · Backed by Al Ajaleen, a Saudi law firm · An agent with no lawyers or a firm billed separately
Accountability · One desk, one contract, end to end · Handed between agents or split across teams
Sector knowledge · A named specialist for your sector · A generalist processing your file
Roots · A team that grew up here and owns the process · Subcontracted or run from outside the Kingdom
Whose side we are on · Buyer-side only · Add-ons and cross-sell built into the fee
Fee at risk · Refunded if the licence is not approved in writing · Billed regardless of outcome