- Meet legal requirements for foreign direct investment (SAGIA) and banking
- Make the most of KSA Government incentives for foreign investment (FDI) and taxes
- Manage formalities for business setup (licenses, permits, registrations)
- Interact properly with Saudi authorities (GAFT, GAZT, GOSI, MOCI)
- Establish partnerships with local entities from public and private sector (Kafala)
Mercans Payroll and HRM Outsourcing Services for KSA


- Recruit, mobilize and manage foreign teams for your activities in KSA
- Hire and manage Saudi nationals in compliance with Nitaqat rules including quotas
- Comply in real-time with new labor laws and mobility rules effective March 2021 (MHRSD)
- Deliver Saudi-based employment contracts to your staff of expats and Saudi nationals in KSA
- Speed-up all the on-line and off-line immigration formalities (exit and re-entry visas issuance)


We continuously follow up with the latest legislative and regulatory developments for HR and payroll currently happening in Saudi Arabia to ensure that payroll management workflows, recruitment, human resources management, business processes and internal procedures remain in compliance with local regulations. We’ll advise you on:
- Recruitment process outsourcing, expat employment and payroll in KSA
- Short- and long-term employee leasing and mobilizations for Saudi Arabia
- Employment, immigration processes and payroll outsourcing in Saudi Arabia
- PRO and GRO services, and administrative formalities in Saudi Arabia
- Employment of Saudi nationals (women, young graduates, IT engineers)
- Understand economic diversification with Saudi Vision 2030
- Adhere to localization rules and procurement requirements
- Comply with legal standards and tax requirements (Zakat, Nazaha)
- Resolve Commercial disputes (SCCA) and protect intellectual property
- Facilitate due process for delayed payments and non-payment




I have no hesitation in recommending Mercans as a partner to any organization that is planning to undertake a mass foreign recruitment project. Their team have been very effective and knowledgeable of the markets and the Mesaar system has enabled the transparent tracking of each stage of the recruitment and onboarding process.

Mercans provides full spectrum GCC business operations support for a myriad of business activities; Financial Accounting, Payroll, Government Relations, Human Resources, Procurement and more. Mercans is my 24/7 service provider I count on

The valuable and strong partnership built with Mercans in several challenging projects is providing a great satisfaction. Thanks to Mercans, we now approach recruitment processes differently. Potential recruits follow their application’s status in real-time on Mesaar, and we have a clearer vision of how to improve the candidate experience. It means tremendous benefits for our company.

We have been using Mercans payroll solutions for a couple of years. The support from both the operational and technical team is commendable and they have made our payroll processes much easier

Mercans is a strategic partner for sourcing talents. Smart and proactive, their experts find us the right candidates with the right skills. As a result, we can hire international staff confidently and cost-effectively.
