Saudi Premium Residency for Indian professionals, investors and property owners

Indian professionals already in the Kingdom use the Special Talent product most: a general manager or senior engineer on SAR 35,000 a month, or a consultant physician or data scientist on SAR 14,000 with the experience and a recommendation from the Ministry of Health or the relevant body. Business owners with Saudi commercial registrations use the Investor product, and Indian families who bought villas in Riyadh or Jeddah above SAR 4 million use the Real Estate Owner product, which also now admits foreign buyers under the 2025 property ownership law outside Makkah and Madinah.

Premium Residency is not citizenship: holders cannot vote or hold public office, remain foreign for Hajj quotas, and lose the SAR 4,000 category if the contract, investment or property ends without replacement. It does end the sponsorship relationship entirely: holders hold their own residency, employ domestic workers, sponsor family and visitors, and are exempt from the dependant and expatriate levies.

Vistolane's partner charges the government fee at the official rate and shows valuation, medical and attestation costs separately.

1. 1

   Choose the product and confirm eligibility

   Solvency for the renewable and permanent products; contract, licence or title deed for the SAR 4,000 categories.

2. 2

   Gather documents

   Passport, photo, criminal record certificates, health report, bank statements or audited accounts, employment contract or investment licence or deed, family documents attested.

3. 3

   Apply on the Premium Residency Center portal

   Create the account (Absher login for residents), upload documents, submit; the application fee is included in the product fee.

4. 4

   Decision in 30 to 90 days

   Conditional approval; pay the fee; applicants abroad receive an entry visa for biometrics.

5. 5

   Receive the residency card

   Register dependants; cancel the old iqama and sponsor relationship; update Absher and Qiwa.

Residents already on an iqama complete the process without leaving; applicants in India receive an entry visa for the final steps.

Holders work for any employer or themselves, move between jobs without transfer approvals, own residential and commercial property outside the holy cities, hold commercial registrations, bring spouses, children and parents without the levy, sponsor visit visas for relatives, and enter and leave freely without exit permits. Saudi Arabia levies no income tax; Zakat and corporate tax apply to businesses, and Indian tax residence rules continue to apply to Indian-source income.

Premium Residency does not lead to Saudi citizenship under the current law, which is granted by royal decree in limited cases; Indian holders keep their Indian passport and OCI questions do not arise. Losing the underlying condition of a SAR 4,000 product gives a grace period to switch products or pay the renewable fee.

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