Saudi Arabia - Required Documents for account activation

Modified on Sat, 14 Dec at 12:53 PM

Account activation in Saudi Arabia requires documents that vary depending on the type of business you have (Corporate - Individual)



A.1) Corporate Business is a licensed business for which you need to provide the following:


1) Copy of Civil ID of authorized signatory (Front only)

Note: For Non-Saudis they need to provide إقامة (Iqama ID)

  * A proof of Owner Address is needed

2) Copy of Commercial Registration License (CR) 

  * A proof of Company Address is needed

3) VAT Registration Certificate

4) Website/ Social media account URL such as Instagram or Facebook (depending on where you sell)

  * The website MUST be complete, active, and ready to sell

5) Business Bank Account details (cannot be a personal bank account) such as:

  • IBAN Number

  • Bank Account Number

  • Beneficiary Address

  • Swift Code

  • Bank Account Name: Should match the company name as it is in the CR and as spelled in the banking records in English

Note: The above information must be provided with a stamped official letter from the bank.


A.2) For "Charities" you need to provide the below documents:


1) HR license.

2) A copy of official regulations approved by the Ministry.

3) The decision of forming the Governing Council.

4) Copy of the Governing Council's authorization for people to open an account.

5) Copy of the identities of the Governing Council and the authorized people certified by the association.


B) Individual Business is a business without a Commercial license; you just need to provide the following documents:


Note: We don't support Individual Businesses For Non-Saudis


1) Copy of the civil ID of the owner (Front only)

  * A proof of Owner Address is needed

2)Freelance certificate

3) Website/ social media account URL like Instagram or Facebook (depending on where you sell)

The website MUST be complete, active, and ready to sell

4) Personal bank details (of the same person whose Civil ID copy is provided), such as:

  • IBAN Number

  • Bank Account Number

  • Beneficiary Address

  • Swift Code

  • Bank Account Name: has to match the name into Civil ID and as it's spelled in the banking records in English

Note: The above information must be provided with a stamped official letter from the bank.


Click on the below countries depending on where your business is based to see the required KYC documents:


Kuwait

Bahrain

Oman

Qatar

UAE

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