1- In these Regulations, the following words and phrases shall have the meanings assigned thereto
Law: Premium Residency Permit Law.
Regulations: Implementing Regulations of the Law.
Non-Saudi: A natural person who does not hold Saudi citizenship.
Premium Residency Permit Holder: A non-Saudi who obtains a premium residency permit under the Law.
Family: Dependants of a premium residency permit holder (spouses, children less than 25 years of age, and parents).
Center: Premium Residency Center.
Board: Board of Directors of the Center.
Applicant: A natural person, male or female, who applies for a premium residency permit.
Electronic Portal: The Center’s portal which is designated for receiving applications electronically.
Electronic Account: An account created by an applicant on the electronic portal to enter and update his/her data as well as the data of his/her family members as required by the Center, and to complete the necessary procedures in accordance with the Law and these Regulations.
Points-Based System: The evaluation of qualifications, experiences, and accomplishments for rating special talent in important subfields of health and science.
2. The terms relating to wages and investment mentioned in these Regulations shall have the same definitions or meanings as used by the Ministry of Human Resources and Social Development and the Ministry of Investment.
1- Visas:
a. The Center shall, in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs, approve residency and visit visa applications for entry into the Kingdom for the applicant and his/her family. The Center shall send the applications to the Ministry to be forwarded to the Kingdom's diplomatic missions abroad to grant them entry visas.
b. The holder of a premium residency permit shall have the right to exit and enter the Kingdom without a visa and to use the lanes designated for Saudi nationals by presenting his/her premium residency permit. The provision of this paragraph shall apply to any of the family members of the permit holder and they shall present the cards issued to them.
c. Applications for visit visas for relatives, as referred to in Article 2(1)(b) of the Law, shall be subject to procedures to be set by the Center in coordination with the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and other relevant agencies. Such relatives shall include parents and their ascendants, children and their descendants, siblings and their children, and any other relative determined by the Center.
d. Visa applications for the recruitment of domestic workers and the procedures and provisions relating thereto shall be subject to the procedures and provisions applicable to Saudi nationals.
2. The border areas referred to in Article 2(1)(d) of the Law are areas designated as such pursuant to agreements, laws, regulations, legal instruments, or instructions.
3. The usufruct period of real estate located in the cities of Mecca and Medina shall not exceed the term of the fixed-term premium residency permit. The assignment of this right to others shall be in accordance with relevant controls.
4. The private means of transportation referred to in Article 2(1)(f) of the Law that may be owned by a premium residency permit holder or his/her family members shall include any means of land, sea, or air transportation intended for personal use. Such ownership shall be subject to the procedures and provisions applicable to Saudi nationals.
5. The holder of a premium residency permit shall, if he/she or any of his/her family members change employment, notify the Center through any of the means of contact provided in his/her electronic account, and shall indicate the change of employment in his/her account within a period not exceeding 30 days from the date of such change.
6. The holder of a premium residency permit and his/her family members shall be exempt from the fees applicable to non-Saudis when changing employment.
7. The professions and jobs limited to Saudi nationals, as referred to in Article 2(1)(g) of the Law, are those specified in the Labor Law and relevant decisions.
8. “Parents”, as mentioned in the definition of the word “family” in Article 1(1), must not work inside the Kingdom in order to be considered dependants of the holder of a premium residency permit.
9. The records of family members shall be linked to the record of the premium residency permit holder; the records of children with special needs and unmarried females aged more than 25 years may also be linked to the holder’s record.
1. The premium residency permit shall be of two types:
a. Permanent: The holder's residency in the Kingdom is permanent.
b. Fixed-term: The holder's residency in the Kingdom is for a renewable period of one year or more.
2.The products of the premium residency permit for the two types referred to in paragraph (1) of this Article which are approved pursuant to Council of Economic and Development Affairs Decisions No. 1-3/44/S, dated 27/3/1444H, and No. 1-2/45/S, dated 18/2/1445H, are as follows:
a. Permanent residency.
b. Renewable one-year residency.
c. Special talent residency.
d. Gifted residency.
e. Investor residency.
f. Entrepreneur residency.
g. Real Estate residency.
3. The Center shall provide any person who wishes to apply for a premium residency permit with all the necessary information and shall facilitate related procedures
4. The applicant for a premium residency permit shall submit his/her application through the electronic portal by creating an electronic account and entering all the required information and data, using forms to be prepared by the Center for this purpose.
5. The applicant shall provide proof of notifying his/her employer of his/her premium residency permit application, and the Center shall determine the procedures necessary therefor.
The Center shall process premium residency permit applications and ensure that they satisfy the conditions and requirements specified in the Law and these Regulations. If the application is recommended for approval, the President of the Center shall issue a decision to approve or deny granting the applicant the premium residency permit. The Center shall notify the applicant of the decision through any of the means of contact provided in his/her electronic account. The applicant shall be deemed aware of the decision from the date he/she is notified. If the application is canceled, the Center shall notify the applicant through any of the means mentioned in this Article.