Regional Headquarters in Riyadh: Benefits, Requirements and Setup Steps

Saudi Arabia's Regional Headquarters Program invites multinational companies to manage their Middle East and North Africa operations from Riyadh. Hundreds of global companies have already moved their regional headquarters to the city.

What is an RHQ?

A regional headquarters is an entity of a multinational group that manages, supervises and sets strategy for its branches and subsidiaries in the region, operating from Riyadh.

Key benefits

• Tax incentives: long-term incentives on qualifying RHQ activities under the program rules.
• Government contracts: an RHQ in the Kingdom supports eligibility to contract with government entities.
• Staff facilitation: visa and residency facilitation for employees and families, with Saudization flexibility for a set period.
• Strategic location: run regional operations from the region's largest economy.

General requirements

• A multinational with a presence in at least two countries other than Saudi Arabia.
• The RHQ must actually perform regional management functions.
• A minimum number of full-time employees within a set period after licensing, including senior executives.
• Compliance with program rules and periodic reporting.

Setup steps

1. Eligibility review and choice of RHQ activities.
2. RHQ license from the Ministry of Investment.
3. Commercial registration and government registrations.
4. Office set-up and bank account.
5. Hiring staff and issuing visas and residencies.

How Rayat Najd supports you

We support you from eligibility review to day one of operations, then continue with government and accounting services from our Riyadh office. See our RHQ setup service or check your eligibility.

Note: program requirements and incentives are set by the authorities and may be updated, so we review them with you when your file starts.