Enter Saudi Arabia market with a .COM.SA Domain

The extension is reserved for entities holding a valid Commercial Registration, or its equivalent issued by the relevant authority; holding a trade name or trademark registered in the Kingdom also establishes eligibility. Without a commercial registration, the eligibility condition for .com.sa is not met. In that case consider .sa, which rests on a broader framework.

This extension requires documents: you must evidence your eligibility and your connection to the requested name, which in practice usually rests on the paperwork showing your commercial registration. Rather than publishing a fixed list, the registry reserves the right to request whatever documentation it considers necessary. Clarifying with our support team at the outset which papers fit your case keeps the application from stalling on a missing item.

Yes. The regulation requires the domain's administrative contact to be based in Saudi Arabia, and this applies to .com.sa as well. For organisations applying from abroad it effectively means a representative inside the country. A trustee service is offered to meet the need; it is a paid service and the current amount is shown during ordering. The trustee arrangement satisfies this condition only — it does not change ownership of the domain.

The difference is the eligibility framework. .sa rests on a broader list of categories — local presence, nationality, licence or a registered trademark — and is open to individuals too. .com.sa rests on commercial registration and is aimed primarily at entities on the commercial register. The administrative contact requirement works identically for both, so what decides the choice is your organisation's legal structure.

Yes. The registry has authority to review registration requests and states that it may do so before registration or after it has been completed. The practical consequence is that your commercial registration should stay current and verifiable. The regulation also states plainly that a registered domain confers no legal right or ownership over the name itself, even where a trademark or trade name exists.

.com.sa is transferable. Throughout the transfer the commercial eligibility and administrative contact conditions must continue to be met; changing provider does not remove those obligations. If a trustee service covers your in-country representative requirement, that arrangement must remain in place afterwards as well. Once the process completes, the remaining registration period is preserved; start on the domain transfer page.