Start a Business in the Seychelles

Seychelles Key Points

• Time -2 days to incorporate your company
• Directors – only one director of any nationality, is necessary
• Shareholders – only one shareholder of any nationality, is required
• Share Capital – there are no minimum share capital requirements
• Accounts – no requirement to file accounts or financial statements
• Tax – a Seychelles offshore company is exempt from all taxes
• Confidential – the names of directors and shareholders are not held on any public record in the Seychelles or disclosed to the Seychelles government
• Support – using our 20 years experience we guide you throughout every step of the company formation process

Select the company name for your IBC (International Business Company)

First select a name for your corporation.

• Your company name may be in any language
• Your company name will need to end with Ltd, Corp, Inc, GmbH
• A company name check can be carried out free of charge to see if a required name has already been registered
• We can reserve your IBC name for up to ten days
• Having submitted the name of your IBC to us, we obtain approval from the Seychelles International Business Authority
• Ready made companies are available, but not recommended as incorporations takes only two days
• You are not be allowed to use a name which is either identical or deceptively similar to one that is already used by another corporation

Share Capital

Select the number of shares each shareholder will have.

• There is no minimum share capital required
• Share capital may be expressed in any currency
• Your IBC may issue as few or as many shares as it deems desirable
• The recommend share capital by the Seychelles International Business Authority is US $5,000

Select Directors

Decide who will be the directors of your company.

• Directors may be of any nationality and may reside anywhere
• Your company only requires one director, although there can be several
• The names of directors do not appear on public record
• There is no requirement to appoint a local director
• Directors and shareholders meetings need not be held in the Seychelles

Select Shareholders

Select who will be the shareholders of your company.

• Shareholders may be of any nationality and may reside anywhere
• Your company only requires one shareholder, although there can be several
• No upper limit to the number of Shareholders

Select a Registered Office

A Seychelles registered office is required for your company and we provide this service.

Features of a Seychelles International Business Company

• The Seychelles IBC is Tax Exempt Structure
• The Seychelles IBC is also a confidential structure, no filing requirements with the authorities
• The Memorandum and Articles of Association are the only documents to be held on the public record
• Seychelles IBCs are permitted to open their own offshore bank accounts
• No annual public disclosure of directors or shareholders is required
• No requirement for an Annual General Meeting to be held in the Seychelles. The directors may hold meetings in any country
• The Registers of Directors and Copies of Registers of Shareholders must be kept at Registered Address of the company or at any other address in Seychelles