Establishing a civil society association

National Center for Non-Profit Sector

This service allows citizens or legal entities to establish a civil society association without the need to review the National Center for Non-Profit Sector Development.

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The user selects the service to establish a civil society association.
The applicant fills out the form by entering all the required data.
The applicant acknowledges reading the terms and agrees to them, then submits the application.
The system will automatically send the application to all members for acknowledgement to join the association.
The applicant clicks "send" to submit the application to NCNP after all members have acknowledged.
A message containing the application details number will be sent via text message.
NCNP reviews the application and then issues an approval if the application is approved, sends a request for amendment, or rejects the application if there are comments.
After approval from NCNP, the association's information is sent to the supervising authority if the association is specialized.
After approval from the relevant authority and the supervising body, the following are issued:
-The association's registration certificate.
-The association's constitution.
-A letter forming the council.

Members must be of Saudi nationality.
They must be fully competent.
A member must obtain approval from the National Center for Non-Profit Sector Development if they are a legal entity.
The association must have a president and a vice president.
The members of the board of directors must be determined such that the number is odd, between 5 and 13 members.
The number of board members must not exceed 50% of the total number of the entity's members.
30% of the total number of the entity's members must be specialists in the entity's field of activity.

Attach the approval of the National Center for Non-Profit for the establishment of an entity by a governmental juridical party if the applicant's status is governmental juridical.
Attach the documents and experience certificates relevant to the entity's specialization are required for each member of the entity.
Attach the the business plan, programs, and activities specific to the entity.

Individuals , Private Sector , Government Sector , Small and micro enterprises , citizen , Non-profit organizations , Commercial companies

Target Audience

34 Working Days

Service Duration

Website Portal

Service Delivery Channels

Arabic , English

Service Offered In Language

Free

Service Cost

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Establishing a civil society association

National Center for Non-Profit Sector

This service allows citizens or legal entities to establish a civil society association without the need to review the National Center for Non-Profit Sector Development.

Service Level Agreement

Start the service

Share The Page

The user selects the service to establish a civil society association.
The applicant fills out the form by entering all the required data.
The applicant acknowledges reading the terms and agrees to them, then submits the application.
The system will automatically send the application to all members for acknowledgement to join the association.
The applicant clicks "send" to submit the application to NCNP after all members have acknowledged.
A message containing the application details number will be sent via text message.
NCNP reviews the application and then issues an approval if the application is approved, sends a request for amendment, or rejects the application if there are comments.
After approval from NCNP, the association's information is sent to the supervising authority if the association is specialized.
After approval from the relevant authority and the supervising body, the following are issued:
-The association's registration certificate.
-The association's constitution.
-A letter forming the council.

Members must be of Saudi nationality.
They must be fully competent.
A member must obtain approval from the National Center for Non-Profit Sector Development if they are a legal entity.
The association must have a president and a vice president.
The members of the board of directors must be determined such that the number is odd, between 5 and 13 members.
The number of board members must not exceed 50% of the total number of the entity's members.
30% of the total number of the entity's members must be specialists in the entity's field of activity.

Attach the approval of the National Center for Non-Profit for the establishment of an entity by a governmental juridical party if the applicant's status is governmental juridical.
Attach the documents and experience certificates relevant to the entity's specialization are required for each member of the entity.
Attach the the business plan, programs, and activities specific to the entity.

Individuals , Private Sector , Government Sector , Small and micro enterprises , citizen , Non-profit organizations , Commercial companies

Target Audience

34 Working Days

Service Duration

Website Portal

Service Delivery Channels

Arabic , English

Service Offered In Language

Free

Service Cost

FAQ's