The Seychelles is an offshore group on islands, used for incorporating International Business Companies, IBC.

Following is some useful information on company formation in the Seychelles:

• Tax exempt status i.e. zero taxation rate
• Minimal ongoing compliance requirements
• Administrative and maintenance ease
• Confidentiality and Secrecy of company details
• Asset protection
• Flexible company law
• Ease of conducting international business activities
• Diverse investment opportunities
• Political & economical stability

• An IBC is not allowed to carry on any business activities with the residents of Seychelles.
• IBC can not own real estate in Seychelles.
• Can not provide Registered Address or Registered Agent services to other companies incorporated in Seychelles
• IBC is not allowed to conduct a Banking, Trust, Insurance, Reinsurance and company management business, unless it is licensed to do so under the relevant laws.

• Open and maintain Seychelles based bank accounts
• Maintain company registers, books and records within Seychelles
• Establish professional contacts with attorneys, accountants, consultants, advisors and other similar individuals or companies
• Hold directors' or shareholders' meetings in Seychelles
• Lease real estate
• Take property on rent to use as an office
• Hold shares of another Seychelles Company
• It can hold bonds, treasury bills and other securities issued by the Seychelles government
• Own a Seychelles registered Vessel or air craft
• Shares of Seychelles IBC can be held by a Seychelles resident

• You need to have at least one person who can act as company director and shareholder at the same time.
• You need to have a registered agent / local agent in Seychelles to represent your business.
• You need to have a registered address in Seychelles which is also used as the address for the registered agent
• A Seychelles IBC must have a common company seal and its imprint has to be kept at the registered office of the IBC

• Limited or Ltd)
• Corporation or Corp.
• Incorporated or Inc.
• Société Anonyme or Sociedad Anonima or S.A.
• Public Limited Company or PLC
• Société à Responsabilité Limitée or S.àr.l
• Berhad or Bhd
• Proprietary or Pty
• Namloze Vennootschap or N.V
• Besloten Vennootschap or B.V
• Aktiengesellschaft or A.G.
• Limited Life Company or LLC
• Spolecnost s. rvcenin omezenym or S.R.O.
• Limita or LTDA.
• Compagnie or CIE
• Company or CO.
• Società per Azioni or S.P.A. Societè par action or S.a.r.l.
• Részvény Társaság or (R.T.)
• Osakkeyhtiä or Oy
• Részvénytársaság or Rt
• Akciová spole nost or Akciová spolo nos or a.s.
• Dioni ko društvo or d.d.
• Delniska druzba or D.D.
• Aktsionernoye Obschestvo or A.O.
• Osakeyhtiö or OY
• Anstalt or Est
• Gesellschaft mit beschränkter Haftung or GmbH
• Anpartsselskab or ApS
• Aktieselskab or A/S
• Società a responsabilità Limitada or S.r.l.
• Sociedad Limitada or S.L.
• Spóka Akcyjna or S.A
• Spólka z organiczon odpowiezialno co or Sp.z
• Private limited company or o.o.
• Close Corporation or CC
• (Proprietary) Limited or ((Pty)Ltd
• Eteria periorismenis efthynis or E.P.E.
• Societe, a Responosabilité Limitée or S.A.R.L.

• Assurance
• Bank
• Building Society
• Chamber of Commerce
• Trust
• Chartered
• Cooperative
• Imperial
• Insurance
• Reinsurance
• Surety
• Casualty
• Indemnity
• Guarantee
• Municipal
• Foundation
• Trust Corporation
• Trustee Company
• Trustee
• Savings
• Savings and Loan
• Underwriting

• Registered Agent Fee
• Registered Address Fee
• Annual License Fee

• Registered Shares
• Bearer Shares
• Shares of No Par Value
• Redeemable Shares
• Preference Shares
• Shares with or without Voting Rights

• Only one director is required.
• Both individuals and companies can act as a director.
• There are no nationality or residence restrictions for directors.
• There is no requirement to hire any resident director.
• There is no need to maintain publicly accessible records of directors.
• Directors meetings can be held anywhere in the world whenever required.

• Only one company secretary is required who can be an individual or a company.
• There are no nationality or residence restrictions for the company secretary.
• Appointment of a company secretary is optional.
• There is no requirement to appoint any resident secretary.

• Only one shareholder is required.
• This can be an individual or a company.
• There are no nationality or residence restrictions for company shareholders.
• There is no requirement to have any resident or local shareholders.
• Residents of Seychelles can hold shares of a Seychelles IBC.
• There is no need to maintain publicly accessible records of shareholders; however a register of shares has to be kept at company's registered office which is not publicly accessible.
• Shareholders meetings can be held anywhere in the world whenever required.

• IBCs are not required to hold an Annual General Meeting.
• It is also not required to hold directors or shareholders meetings on a regular basis.
• Board meetings can be held anywhere in the world. There is no such requirement to carry out these meeting in Seychelles.
• Meetings can be conducted through telephone or other electronic means.

• An IBC is not requited to prepare financial statements or company accounts.
• There is no need to hire any auditors.
• Only those accounts or records which are considered necessary by the company directors for their own use need to be maintained and these can be kept anywhere in the world. These accounts and records are not publicly accessible.
• There is no need to file annual returns for an IBC.
• It is also not required to maintain registers of directors or officers. If you wish you can prepare these registers which can be placed at company's registered address location at your own discretion. However, it is required to maintain a register of shareholders which is kept at the registered office.

• It is allowed to have beneficial owners in the Seychelles.
• There is no need to disclose their identity and to maintain publicly accessible records.
• Shares can be held by a nominee shareholder on behalf of a beneficial owner.

• Tax efficiency
• No withholding tax, capital gains tax, capital transfer, estate duty, inheritance tax or corporation tax.
• All dividends, interest, royalties, rents, compensations and other amounts are exempt from the payments of income tax
• Minimal ongoing compliance requirements
• The information of directors, officers, shareholders and beneficial owners is kept confidential.
• Only one shareholder is required
• Only one director is required
• The sole director can also act as the shareholder
• No nationality or residence restrictions for company directors, secretary or shareholders
• Companies and individuals both can act as company directors, secretary and shareholders
• Beneficial owners are allowed
• Board meetings can be held anywhere in the world
• No requirement to carry out an annual general meeting
• Meetings can be held using telephone or other electronic means
• No need to file annual returns
• No need to prepare and submit accounts and to hire auditors
• Books and records of the company can be maintained anywhere in the world
• No need to get the shares book or the minutes of meeting certified by any authority
• No minimum or maximum share capital requirement
• No issued share capital requirement
• Bearer shares are allowed
• Registered shares are also allowed
• Redeemable shares are also allowed
• Multiple classes of shares can be issued
• Shares can be denominated in any currency
• Shares can be issued with or without a par value
• No need to maintain registers of directors and officers
• There are no foreign exchange controls

1. COMPANY FORMATION
2. BANK ACCOUNT OPENING
3. MERCHANT ACCOUNT OPENING
4. CERTIFICATE OF GOOD STANDING
5. POWER OF ATTORNEY
6. COMPANY NAME CHANGE IN SEYCHELLES
7. NOMINEE DIRECTOR
8. NOMINEE SHAREHOLDER

• Company Incorporation fee
• Registered Address
• Registered / Local Agent
• Apostille
• Company Seal

• HSBC
• Barclays Bank

• Cheque Book
• Credit Card
• Debit Card
• ATM
• Internet Banking

• Euros
• Pound Sterling
• US Dollars

• HSBC
• Barclays Bank

• Requested Services
• Payment Mode
• Contact details
• Company Name (if purchasing any of our services for an already existing company)
• Company's Incorporation number (if purchasing any of our services for an already existing company)

• Proposed company name
• Name, address, date of birth, gender, nationality of company director
• Name, address, date of birth, gender, nationality of company secretary
• Share allocation structure i.e. share capita, share currency, number of shares allotted, details of shareholders etc.

• Notarized copy of passport
• 2x notarized proof of residence i.e. bank statement(past 6 months), utility bills