Saudi Arabia and the UAE
Hire in Saudi Arabia and the UAE on our own licensed entities.
Our entities in Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Ajman employ your people locally, with visas and relocation handled by a dedicated mobility advisor. No entity of your own needed.
- ISO 27001
- SOC 2 Type II
- GDPR
- 26+ years
- 250+ enterprise clients
50+
self-owned legal entities
100+
countries covered
3
working days to onboard
$0
onboarding fees
Tell us the role. We handle the rest.
Two short steps. You get a gross-to-net cost breakdown for every country you choose, before you sign anything.
- Within one working day
- A dedicated advisor replies with your quote and answers.
- Before you sign
- Every line of employer cost stated per country, nothing added later.
- After you sign
- Your hire is onboarded within 3 working days of accepting the offer.
Saudi Arabia and the UAE
Building a team in the Gulf? Hire on our licensed entities.
LanceSoft holds its own licences in Saudi Arabia, Dubai and Ajman. Your people are employed locally from day one, with visas and relocation handled, and no entity of your own.
Get a Gulf hiring quoteSaudi Arabia
Ministry of Investment
UAE · Dubai
Government of Dubai
UAE · Ajman
Free Zones Authority
Employed locally from day one
A compliant local contract, payroll and statutory benefits live when your hire starts.
Visas sponsored on our entities
Eligibility and timelines assessed up front, then filings, renewals and right-to-work handled.
Hire first, incorporate later
Test the market with a team on the ground. When you open your own entity, we move your people across cleanly.
Gulf coverage: Saudi Arabia · Dubai · Abu Dhabi · Sharjah · Ajman · Oman
Why LanceSoft
Your people employed on our own paper, by a team you can call.
Employed on our own paper
50+ self-owned entities employ your people directly. Any partner is disclosed up front, so accountability never gets diluted.
A dedicated team on direct dials
A customer success manager, Regional SPOC, payroll specialist and care partner. No ticket queues, no chatbots.
Zero onboarding fees
No setup or onboarding charges, no offboarding fees, no lock-ins. Exit terms agreed in writing before you sign.
Licensed on the ground
Labour leasing and employment agency licences with national authorities, so your people are engaged in their own country.
Permanent establishment protection
Engagements structured so no taxable presence is created for you in the country you hire in.
26+ years of doing this ourselves
We placed, paid and managed global talent before EOR was a category. 250+ enterprise clients today.
Compliance
Everything included. Nothing hidden.
Contracts, payroll, benefits and exits run to local law in every country, tracked in one platform you can see.
Local contracts
Drafted per jurisdiction, never one global template
Payroll and taxes
Withheld, filed and remitted on time
Statutory benefits
Administered in full, plus supplemental options
Right-to-work
Verified before every start date
IP protection
Assignment and confidentiality from day one
Compliant exits
Handled to local notice and statutory norms
How it works
From offer to first payslip
Step 1
Share the role
Country, compensation and start date
Step 2
Offer on our entity
Local statutory terms from day one
Step 3
Onboarded in 3 working days
Documents, background checks and registrations handled
Step 4
Paid and proven
Payslips reconciled before release
Step 5
Cared for to exit
Structured human check-ins throughout
Pricing
Published prices. No hidden fees.
Your cost per hire is our fee plus the employee's gross salary and their country's statutory employer contributions. You see every line per country before you sign.
Employer of Record
Most popularfrom$299
per employee a month
- Employed on our own entities, no local entity needed
- Onboarded within 3 working days
- Payroll, benefits and statutory filings included
- Dedicated CSM, SPOC and payroll specialist
- Workforce platform included
Varies by country. A per-country quote before you sign.
Get my quoteAgent of Record
Contractorsfrom$99
per contractor a month
- Engage contractors with classification handled
- Catch misclassification risk before it exists
- Workforce platform included
- Zero onboarding fees
For contractors you want to keep as contractors.
Get my quoteEnterprise
Multi-countryCustom
volume pricing, stated up front
- Advanced compliance and governance
- Tailored processes and reporting
- Multi-country deployment models
- Flexible commercial terms
For complex, multi-country deployments.
Talk to a specialistYour options
Employer of Record, PEO or your own entity?
| Employer of Record | PEO | Your own entity | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Who employs | LanceSoft is the sole legal employer | Co-employment, you remain an employer | You are the sole employer |
| Local entity | Not needed | Your own entity required | Full registration required |
| Time to hire | Days, exit with statutory notice only | Weeks to months | Months of setup, then audits and filings |
| Best for | Entering or testing any of 100+ countries | Where you already have infrastructure | Permanent scale in one country |
Switch EOR providers
Unhappy with your EOR? We carry the move.
One dedicated lead owns the whole migration. Your part is a copy of your contracts and invoices, a target window, and an hour with your HR lead.
Get a dated migration planWe audit
Every employee, contract, benefit and accrual mapped, plus your notice terms.
We match
New contracts on our entities, terms matched or improved, employees briefed by a person.
We cut over
Sequenced around payroll cycles, onboarding within 3 working days of each acceptance.
We verify
The first payroll reconciled line by line, so the move ends with proof.
Licensed to operate
Labour licences, held on the ground.
Labour leasing and employment agency licences with national authorities, so your people are engaged on real licences in their own country.
Saudi Arabia
Ministry of Investment
UAE · Dubai
Government of Dubai
UAE · Ajman
Free Zones Authority
Singapore
Ministry of Manpower
Philippines
Department of Labor and Employment
Germany
Bundesagentur für Arbeit
Ireland
Workplace Relations Commission
Netherlands
SNA · NEN 4400-1 certified
Poland
KRAZ Employment Agency Register
Malaysia
Kementerian Sumber Manusia
Australia · Victoria
Labour Hire Authority
Canada · Quebec
CNESST
Coverage
50+ self-owned entities and a disclosed partner network in 50+ more countries
Middle East and Africa · 11
Saudi Arabia, Dubai, Abu Dhabi, Sharjah, Ajman, Oman, Turkey, South Africa, Ethiopia, Senegal, Qatar (partner)
Western Europe · 13
UK, Ireland, France, Germany, Netherlands, Belgium, Luxembourg, Spain, Portugal, Norway, Denmark, Finland, Switzerland
Eastern Europe · 8
Poland, Czech Republic, Lithuania, Estonia, Romania, Bulgaria, Greece, Sweden
Asia Pacific · 13
Singapore, Malaysia, Hong Kong, Australia, Philippines, Indonesia, Thailand, Vietnam, South Korea, Taiwan, Japan, Brunei, China
South Asia · 4
India, Sri Lanka, Nepal, Bangladesh
Americas · 7
USA, Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Colombia, Brazil, Uruguay
Country not listed? Ask us. Coverage expands through the partner network.
Who this is for
Built for companies hiring outside their home country
A good fit
- You want to hire in a country where you have no entity
- You are opening in Saudi Arabia or the UAE and need people on the ground first
- You pay contractors abroad and want them on compliant payroll
- Your current EOR is slow, costly or hard to reach
Not what this page is for
- Looking for a job? This page is for employers. Please visit the LanceSoft careers page instead.
- Payslip or HR questions as a current employee: please contact your LanceSoft care team directly.
“A dedicated specialist answers before our employees even think to escalate.”
“Forty employees moved across six countries and payroll landed on schedule, cycle after cycle.”
Certified. Audited. Accountable.
ISO 27001
Information security
SOC 2
Type II audited
GDPR
EU data protection
CCPA
California privacy
ISO 42001
AI management system
WBENC
Women-owned
NMSDC
Corporate Plus
26+ years in workforce solutions · 250+ enterprise clients
Questions
Quick answers
Still have a question? A specialist answers within one working day at business@lancesofteor.com.
What is an Employer of Record?
An Employer of Record (EOR) legally employs workers on behalf of another company. The EOR owns the employment contract, payroll, tax withholding, statutory benefits and labour law compliance in the worker's country, while you direct the day-to-day work.
How much does an EOR cost?
LanceSoft EOR starts at $299 per employee per month and varies by country, with contractor management from $99 per contractor per month. Your total cost per hire is that fee plus the employee's gross salary and their country's statutory employer contributions. You receive a per-country, gross-to-net quote before you sign.
Are there any hidden costs?
No. Zero onboarding fees, zero offboarding fees and no surprise line items. Right-to-work verification and background checks are the only separately billed items, priced in your quote.
How fast can an employee start?
A compliant local offer is released on our own entity, and the hire is onboarded within 3 working days of acceptance, including documents, background checks and statutory registrations.
Can you hire in Saudi Arabia and the UAE?
Yes. LanceSoft holds licences in Saudi Arabia (Ministry of Investment), Dubai (Government of Dubai) and Ajman (Free Zones Authority), and covers Abu Dhabi, Sharjah and Oman. Visa sponsorship is assessed per case, with a realistic timeline up front.
Do I still manage my employees?
Yes. You direct the work and performance. LanceSoft owns the legal employment layer: contracts, payroll, taxes, benefits and compliance.
Can we exit without penalties?
Exit costs are limited to the employee's statutory entitlements under local law, set out in your agreement. LanceSoft adds no penalties of its own. No lock-ins.
Can employees move to my own entity later?
Yes. When you open your own entity, we manage a clean, compliant transition onto your paper.
What is the difference between an EOR and a PEO?
A PEO co-employs and requires your own local entity. An EOR like LanceSoft is the sole legal employer, so you need no entity at all.
Where do you need people next?
Tell us the countries and headcount. A dedicated advisor replies within one working day with a per-country quote.
Not sure where your compliance gaps are?
A 30-minute call with a Regional SPOC maps your exposure country by country: classification, filings, benefits and remittances.
Book a Compliance Audit CallNo cost · no obligation