Alahmari & Gashlan · Attorneys & Legal Consultants · Jeddah and Riyadh
A licensed Saudi law firm sets up your company — MISA license, commercial registration, bank account and visas — for a fixed fee agreed in writing before any work begins.
Kingdom Saudi Arabia, Jeddah - RiyadhWhat you receive
Every engagement starts with a signed fixed-fee proposal on the firm's letterhead. This is the structure of a recent one for an engineering design company in a Special Economic Zone.
Enclosure: Activity Matching & Licensing Table (SSIC, July 2025)
How it works
You deal with one lawyer throughout. Every phase, fee and deadline is written down before you pay anything.
Five minutes on our form: what the company will do, where the parent company is based and who will manage the Saudi entity. You receive a reference number immediately.
A lawyer sends a written proposal: phases, fees, timeline, the documents we need, and your activities matched to the Saudi classification. Sign it only if you are satisfied.
MISA investment license, articles of association, commercial registration, Chamber, National Address, ZATCA and GOSI — handled by a named lawyer who reports to you at every step.
Corporate bank account, work visas and iqamas for your manager and staff, and the registrations you need to employ people and invoice clients.
Durations and government fees are stated in your proposal; they depend on the activity and on the authorities' processing times.
Fees
Professional fees are fixed per package or per service. Government fees are charged at cost and VAT applies. Nothing is paid until you have signed the proposal.
Everything needed for a licensed, registered company:
Everything in Essential, plus:
Everything in Full Formation, plus:
Thirty-two services priced individually, so a proposal can be built from exactly what you need.
Prices in SAR, before VAT and government fees.
Payment: 50% on signing, 50% on completion. If the eligibility phase shows that your activity cannot be licensed on the proposed route, only that phase's fee is payable.
The firm
Alahmari & Gashlan is a Saudi law firm. The person forming your company can also give you a written legal opinion on structure, capital, licensing and employment.
The first phase of every engagement confirms that your activity can be licensed on the route we propose. If it cannot, only that phase is charged.
Phases, fees, timeline and required documents in one signed document, with the activity-matching table attached.
A named associate from the first email to the bank account, with every step reported in writing.
The incorporation desk is one practice of Alahmari & Gashlan, a law firm in Jeddah and Riyadh whose lawyers advise on corporate, finance, employment, tax, real estate and dispute resolution. The company we form for you has a law firm behind it as it grows.
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Leadership
Mohamed Ahmed GashlanCo-Founder & DirectorLLM and LLB, United Kingdom. Corporate and commercial law: governance, capital markets, fintech and international advisory for clients locally and globally.
Abdullah Salamah MahdiHead of AdvisoryIn Saudi practice since 2011, Abdullah advises family conglomerates, investors and founders from structure to license: group restructurings, acquisitions and joint ventures, commercial contracts, governance and regulatory licensing in Saudi Arabia and the UAE. LL.M., USC Gould School of Law.
Senior consultants include Mohamed Said Abbas (19+ years, international commercial arbitration), Hawazen Ahmad Saeed (12+ years, corporate and intellectual property) and Ibrahim Ahmed Rezq (LL.M., University of Miami; formerly legal counsel at Aramco Luberef).
Free for new entrants
Tender opportunities in Saudi Arabia, gathered in one place by Alahmari & Gashlan so that companies entering the market can start competing for contracts from the day they are registered.
Premium Residency
The Premium Residency program grants self-sponsored residency, applied for alongside or independently of your company. We assess eligibility and prepare the application.
Common questions
Foreign investors can establish several types of entities including Limited Liability Companies (LLC), Joint Stock Companies (JSC), Branch Offices of foreign companies, and Representative Offices. The LLC is the most common choice for foreign investors due to its flexibility and limited liability protection.
Whether your company needs a Ministry of Investment (MISA) license depends on its ownership and activity. Our team confirms the licenses that apply to you.
The timeline depends on the legal form, the business activities and the authorities' processing times. We confirm the expected timeline for your case in your proposal.
Capital requirements depend on the legal form and the business activity. Our team confirms the requirement that applies to your activity before you apply.
The documents depend on who owns the company and on its legal form. We send you the exact list for your case, including how documents issued abroad must be authenticated.
Foreign ownership depends on the business activity and the applicable regulations. Our team confirms the ownership structure available for your activity.
The Saudi Premium Residency program offers long-term residency to qualified foreign nationals. Our team confirms the tracks, conditions and benefits that apply to you.
Companies in Saudi Arabia are subject to Zakat, corporate income tax and VAT according to their ownership and activity, and register with ZATCA (Zakat, Tax and Customs Authority). We confirm the obligations and rates that apply to your company.
General information, not legal advice. Your proposal and engagement letter govern our work for you.
Contact
Tell us about your plans and we reply with next steps or a proposal.
