Liaison presence for foreign governmental and semi-governmental bodies — studies and reporting only.
Register a liaison office for a foreign governmental or semi-governmental body to carry out studies and reporting under an approved work plan, with no commercial activity.
Price confirmed after the eligibility and activity assessmentGovernment and third-party fees are separate and charged at cost.
Who we work with.
- 01Foreign governmental bodies establishing an economic or technical liaison presence.
- 02Semi-governmental institutions conducting studies and reporting on the Saudi market.
What we handle.
- Confirm the applicant qualifies as a governmental or semi-governmental body for this route.
- Prepare the work plan in the form the Ministry expects.
- Assemble the establishing resolution and official coordination documents.
- File the registration and respond to Ministry queries.
- Track to issuance and document the permitted scope.
Permitted scope and requirements.
- Market studies and economic or technical reports.
- Activities set out in the approved work plan.
- Resolution or instruction from the foreign government or institution establishing the office.
- Relevant diplomatic or official coordination documentation.
- Detailed work plan for the office's activities.
- Appointment of the office representative with supporting identification.
- Commercial activity or revenue generation.
- Sales, invoicing or contract execution.
Issuance closes this stage. Choosing the Saudi legal form, preparing the Articles of Association or Bylaws and issuing the Commercial Registration are handled as a separate incorporation stage.
Company incorporation stageClient deliverables.
- Ministry of Investment liaison office registration.
- Work plan file as prepared and filed.
- Filed-application record with reference numbers and submitted document index.
- Eligibility and activity assessment recording the confirmed registration route.
- Authority correspondence log covering queries raised and responses filed.
- Incorporation handoff pack: registration certificate, activity scope and the documents the separate incorporation stage will need.
From assessment to completion.
- 01Assess the mandate and confirm the route.
- 02Prepare the establishing resolution, coordination documents and work plan.
- 03Translate and attest documents as required.
- 04File with the Ministry and respond to queries.
- 05Deliver the issued registration and the recorded scope.
Client inputs.
- Resolution or official instruction establishing the office.
- Diplomatic or official coordination correspondence.
- Detailed work plan.
- Representative appointment document.
- Passport or identification copies of the representative.
- Written authorisation for filing and follow-up.
Timing follows Ministry processing and any sector-regulator step. FormBridge assesses, prepares, files, responds to queries and tracks; the decision remains with the Ministry of Investment and the competent authorities.
Common questions.
Government approvals remain with the competent authorities.
Planning your entry into Saudi Arabia?
Incorporation, post-incorporation activation, ongoing operations, workforce mobilisation or a licensing project — share the objective and we come back with the scope, the documents required and the next step.