As MISA license is reserved to foreign companies apart from individuals, the ministry listed Saudi presence and minimum capital on particular activities. On the other hand, it allowed entities looking to rectify their status within three years to meet the minimum capital requirement from requirements and exempted international presence in certain activities. Following key points of the investor license:

1. The presence of a Saudi shareholder is required for some activities. For instance, any business involving communication, insurance, or real estate finance must have a Saudi partner with a %40 capital share. It applies as well to EPC contractors but with less amount as %25 capital share. However, most other activities, including services and trading, can be accepted with the entire foreign capital. 
2. There is no minimum capital amount required for most activities. However, some activities are excluded from that. For instance, if a trading company wants to legalize its status to be %100 foreign-owned, it must invest 30 million Riyals minimum capital. However, the amount will be reduced to 26.6 million Riyals If they want to keep a Saudi partner holding a %25 share. Other activities might be restricted with different amounts as well. 
3. Professional practices that engage in all kinds of consultancy are mandated to partner with a Saudi holding a professional license of the same field. International companies that perform engineering consultancy are not required to find a local partner if such a company has ten years of professional history and a prominent multinational presence. 
4. The company must be classified between medium and large-sized classes according to the national classification by Monshaat. In addition, the entity should be hiring at least 50 employees or achieving 40 million in revenue during the last year.