Dec. 31, 2019, midnight

In the context of the technical and digital transformation processes taking place in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia, in an effort to keep abreast of the strategic plan towards the transition to e-government transactions, the Saudi Postal Corporation has created a "national address" to cover all regions of the Kingdom from the lowest to the maximum and develop it according to studied standard and technical specifications.

It has become obligatory for all individuals and establishments within the Kingdom to register in the national address, in implementation of Cabinet Resolution No. 252 issued on 7/24/1437 AH, where recently the registration service was available electronically in the national address. Through this article, we review the importance and mechanism of registration in the national address.

The importance of registration in the national address
Registration in the national address helps to complete many transactions with various governmental and commercial bodies or to benefit from public services and facilities within the Kingdom. Below are the most important advantages that accrue to the customer thanks to registration in the national address.

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The national address is a mandatory requirement for completing banking transactions.
Take advantage of delivery and receipt services for vehicles insurance policy.
Ease of delivery of local and international purchases to the main address as well as the ability to deliver postal and parcel items to your address.
Ease of communicating in-kind needs to the address of the social security beneficiaries.
Make faster use of public services and facilities such as emergency services (ambulance and civil defense), health services, water and electricity services, communications services, and municipality, educational services for students.
Take advantage of the Absher services to receive documents, such as: passport, vehicle license, expatriate residence.

10 steps to register individuals for a national address via the website
1-Visit the page for registering a national address on this link
2-Then, clicking on the icon for registering individuals for citizens and residents
3-Then click on the new registration icon for citizens and residents
4-See the terms and conditions and then agree to them and then go to the individuals registration icon.
5-Enter location information, such as selecting a region, city, and neighborhood, and type the four-digit building number.
6-Verify that the site information is correct.
7-Enter personal information such as national identity and nationality, name, mobile and email.
8-Entering home information such as type of housing, ownership of housing, unit number, etc.
9-Enter the verification code sent to the registered mobile and press the Next icon
10-Review the data entered and then press record

Components of the national address
The national address consists of six main parts, as follows:

1-Building Number: A four-digit number that represents the number of a residential or commercial building inside the postal code.
2-Street name: The street on which the main entrance to the building or shop is located.
3-Neighborhood: The name of the neighborhood in which the building is located.
4-City: The name of the city in which the address is located.
5-Postal code: A five-digit postal code covering the specified area.
6-Supplemental number: A number consisting of four and similar to the building number.

Verify that the national address is correct
The National Address Website, which was launched by the Postal Corporation, provides the service of validating the national address for free to all users, by entering the address components on this link and then displaying the results.

Every member of society has a citizen who was or resides his own national address in light of the obligation to register it in the civil status systems, and this address has become an integral part of the legal identity that entails the full rights, obligations and social responsibilities of the individual, and the national address is a major tool for preserving rights The lands and properties of their owners in the Kingdom, as this address is the ideal tool for real estate registration with the relevant authorities.

Source: SAMA website