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Law of Saudi ArabiaSaudi Arabia
A kingdom in which the Basic Law names the Quran and the Sunnah as the constitution and, in a few years, modern statutes have codified personal status, civil transactions and evidence, a new companies law has opened the door to investors, Premium Residency has created a route that is not tied to one employer, and a 2026 law has set a new framework for foreign ownership of real estate. How the system works, how to live, work, invest and buy there, and where the risks lie. Free articles, organized by subject, growing every week.
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Who This Page Is For
This portal collects material on the law of the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, an Islamic monarchy in which the Basic Law of Governance names the Quran and the Sunnah as the constitution and royal decrees, Council of Ministers resolutions and ministerial regulations now cover most of commercial, labour, company, property and procedural law. It is written for readers who visit, live, work, study, invest or buy property in the Kingdom, for Saudi readers who want to understand their own legal system, and for anyone comparing legal systems, and it explains laws, institutions and procedures without giving legal advice or opinions on individual cases. Many Saudi laws are new, and regulations, fees and zones change often. Everywhere else on this site, content reflects US law unless a page says otherwise.
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Saudi Arabian Law
A first course in Saudi Arabian law: Islamic jurisprudence and the Basic Law of Governance and Sharia beside royal decrees and regulations and the codification of private law, the King and the Allegiance Council and the Council of Ministers and the Shura Council, regions and nationality and the status of foreign residents and religion in public life, the specialised courts and the Supreme Court and the Board of Grievances and the Public Prosecution and the licensed lawyer, rights under the Basic Law and administrative remedies and Nazaha and the Personal Data Protection Law, a full practical module on visas and the iqama and Premium Residency and employment and Saudisation and the 2026 law on property ownership by non-Saudis and how to buy safely, the Civil Transactions Law and the Personal Status Law and inheritance, and the Companies Law and foreign investment licensing and Islamic finance and tax and hudud and qisas and ta’zir and arbitration.
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Legal documents
31 legal documents in العربية (Arabic)
Leases, loan and sale agreements, powers of attorney, family documents, letters and more, ready to fill in and sign, in العربية (Arabic), with the English translation alongside for the other party. PDF and Word. 6 € for a document in the language, 9 € with the English translation. Included in the individual All-Access plan, in the language you choose.
- • عقد إيجار سكني
- • عقد خدمات (مستقل)
- • عقد قرض
- • عقد عدم إفشاء معلومات (اتفاقية سرية)
- • عقد بيع منقولات (بما فيها مركبة مستعملة)
- • موافقة الوالدين على سفر طفل إلى الخارج
See the documents in العربية (Arabic)
These are general templates for use in any country, each with a ‘check in your country’ list. They are not drafted under Saudi Arabia law, and they are not legal advice.
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