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Requirements for registering special categories Filing Categories Definition Requirements Financial Consideration Filing Categories Registration for the Scientific and Technical Office These are foreign companies that have a Saudi agent or authorized distributor in the Kingdom and wish to open an office to provide scientific and technical services to agents, distributors, and consumers of the company's products Certified copy of the Saudi agent or distributor Registration Annual Update The establishment is obligated to pay the financial fee for the entire registration period, as determined by the Ministry when approving its registration, The establishment is obligated to pay within days of notification of the due amount, If payment is not made within the specified period, the registration will be deemed void Registration for Economic and Technical Liaison Offices These are the economic and technical offices of countries wishing to register in the Kingdom for the purpose of studying markets and preparing reports on this study for the relevant institutions in their country without executing any contracts or carrying out commercial or investment activity in the Kingdom, directly or indirectly. A decision addressed to the Ministry of Investment from the ministries, government institutions, or relevant institutions to open an economic and technical liaison office in the Kingdom Submit a letter from the Ministry of Foreign Affairs addressed to the Ministry of Investment requesting registration for an Economic and Technical Liaison Office, including a detailed business plan for the activities and services required to be provided within the Kingdom Registration Annual Update The establishment is obligated to pay the financial fee for the entire registration period, as determined by the Ministry when approving its registration, The establishment is obligated to pay within days of notification of the due amount, If payment is not made within the specified period, the registration will be deemed void Regional Headquarters (RHQ) License It is a foreign multinational company that wishes to establish an entity in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia as its regional headquarters, in accordance with the laws of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, for the purposes of supporting, managing, and strategically directing its branches and subsidiaries operating in the Middle East and North Africa region A copy of two different commercial records of the establishment, certified by the Saudi embassy, except for the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia and the country in which the headquarters of the two heads of state are located Registration Annual Update The establishment is obligated to pay the financial fee for the entire registration period, as determined by the Ministry when approving its registration, The establishment is obligated to pay within days of notification of the due amount, If payment is not made within the specified period, the registration will be deemed void