Exceptional Efficiency Residency

This product targets scientific, administrative, and research competencies who have distinguished capabilities and expertise that can contribute to strengthening local capacities and exchanging expertise.

The Kingdom seeks to embrace the best minds from all over the world to reside and work to promote development, creativity, and investment in human resources, and the product works to support the stability of beneficiary residents in Saudi society.

General benefits:

1. Reside in Saudi Arabia with the family, which includes parents, spouses and children under the age of 25.
2. Move freely from one facility to another.
3. Exemption from the financial fees imposed on expatriates and accompanying persons.
4. Exit and return to Saudi Arabia without a visa requirement for the holder and his/her family members.
5. Issuing visit visas for relatives.
6. Use the dedicated lanes for citizens and GCC nationals at the ports of entry.
7. Working in private sector organisations and moving between them for husband, wife and children.
8. Doing business in accordance with the Investment Law.
9. Owning and utilising real estate.

Special features:

• Obtain permanent premium residency upon fulfilment of the conditions.
• Basic Premium Residency holder is exempt from the Nitaqat programme.

Eligibility criteria:

1. Researchers and Professionals Track

A- Researchers:

• Labour contract in Entities Specific with a priority specialisation.
• The total monthly salary should not be less than 14,000 riyals.
• Bachelor's degree or higher.
• 3+ years of work experience In a related field.
• Pass the minimum point system.
• A letter of recommendation from your employer.
• Submit 3 papers in Related field

B. Health and scientific competencies

• Labour contract in Entities Specific with a priority specialisation.
• The total monthly salary should not be less than 35,000 riyals.
• Bachelor's degree or higher.
• 3+ years of work experience In a related field.
• Pass the minimum point system.
• A letter of recommendation from your employer.

2- Executive Track

• An employment contract in a leadership position (first and second level) in one of the specified organisations, provided that the total monthly salary is not less than 80,000 riyals.
• Letter of recommendation from your employer.

❖ All terms are subject to change

Length of stay:

• A five-year residency, renewable once upon fulfilment of the producer's eligibility criteria.
• Permanent residency upon continued fulfilment of product eligibility criteria and a 30-month stay within 5 consecutive or non-consecutive years.