Scroll up to see our current offer or please click on the Get A Quote button, or email or message us. Our prices are competitive, and we charge a simple flat fee that includes the government annual fees. Currently the Seychelles government fee for incorporation is United States dollars 140. The annual government fee for subsequent years is USD 150.50.
We are licenced and regulated by the Seychelles Financial Services Authority (FSA). In Seychelles the business of corporate and trustee services providers is highly regulated. An aggrieved client can file a complaint with the authority. For serious wrongdoings, the authority has the power to suspend or to revoke a licence. For relatively minor issues you will be able to change to another agent. You could also appoint an intermediary you know and trust such as your lawyers or accountants overseas (not in Seychelles) to manage your company. A registered agent is entitled to information about IBCs, not to control them. It should be noted that the law strongly obligates a registered agent to protect any information received.
From a search at the Registry, assuming they already know the name of the IBC, they will be able find out the incorporation number, the amount of the authorized share capital, the amount of guarantee capital (if applicable), the registered agent’s name and address, the registered office of the company, whether the IBC has registered a hypothecation, mortgage or a charge, the last annual licence fee that was paid, the next annual licence fee to be paid and the status of the company (whether in good standing, struck off or dissolved etc). They would also be able to get a copy of the certificate of incorporation, the memorandum and articles and any other documents filed publicly. Normally they would not see the names and addresses of the directors, shareholders, and beneficial owners. Law enforcement agencies and governmental bodies and the Courts can obtain all information held by the Registered Agent in Seychelles. This may include beneficial owner registers and declarations, and due diligence documents used to verify the beneficial owners’ details, and the accounting records.
As a licenced corporate service provider and trustee in Seychelles we are bound by certain laws and regulations. These regulations require that we know our clients through a process called “due diligence”. This process requires that we collect certain documents to verify the identities and addresses of the persons we deal with when forming and administering companies, trusts, foundations, and other entities. We must also ask for other information about you and your proposed activities to be able to build a profile that will enable us to ensure that you will be acting in accordance with Seychelles laws and regulations. This profile may also help us notice unauthorized activities, i.e. activities that you have not approved in the event that a third party such as an overseas intermediary or other connected person does not follow the instructions that you have set out. Please note that all such information is only filed privately in our records. The documents and information are not filed publicly, and the law provides for confidentiality – we are obligated to preserve confidentiality and to keep the documents and information private. Only the courts may place the documents and information in the public domain. Government bodies such as the Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU), the Financial Crimes Investigations Unit (FCIU), the Seychelles Revenue Commission and the FSA have the power to demand documents during an investigation (before legal proceedings) but they are also required to preserve confidentiality.
A proof of address is any document issued by an independent body, in original form or certified as a true copy of the original, that shows the name of the person or entity we will be dealing with and the address of that person or entity. When a copy is provided it must be a good quality copy. The person certifying the copy should then sign the certification and add their full name, title, address and the date that they certified the documents. The certifier must have seen the original document. The copy and certification must be done by one the following persons (in order of preference): We usually accept the following documents (in order of preference):
Our order form lists everything we need, and we can email or message a copy to you. Our order form ensures that you will easily cover all our requirements, step-by-step. Basically we will need a name for your IBC, an amount and currency for the authorized share capital, the names and addresses of the directors (unless you want us to introduce you to professional Seychelles directors), the names, addresses, and number of shares for each shareholder, the names and addresses of the beneficial owners (if different from the shareholders), the specific proposed activities of the IBC (even if the IBC will have the most general objects in its Memorandum), the countries where the IBC will have some activity, and the source of funds to form the IBC and to make it work. Depending on the specific activities and other special requirements we may ask for more information to be ascertain that your proposed activities are legal in Seychelles and for us to know whether we will be able to serve you well.
We need enough information about the specific business and activities that the IBC will undertake to be able to provide guidance as to whether it is legal or not, and whether it is allowed or not under Seychelles law and regulations. For most IBCs a short statement comprising of three or four phrases would usually be sufficient to start with. We also need to know about the countries and regions where the IBC will operate to ensure that sanctioned countries or countries that are viewed as high risk by us and the Seychelles authorities are not or will not be part of your business. We also ask for a short statement about the source of funds to setup an IBC and to make it work. A typical statement may be “The company will be engaged in trading activities and will also provide consultancy services in the mining and industrial equipment sectors. The targeted countries will be Ghana, South Africa, UK and Australia. The source of funds will be the personal savings of the principal shareholder” but the more information you can provide the better our assessment can be.
No because Seychelles residents are legally able to own and operate a Seychelles IBC. Seychelles also has a source-based (territorial) tax system meaning that Seychelles residents are only taxed on their locally sourced income.
Yes, if an IBC is a covered company i.e covered by substance rules. An IBC will be a covered company if it is part of a multinational group (MNG) as per the definition in the Seychelles Business Tax Act (as amended). As a with-tax jurisdiction Seychelles has had to take a different approach to EU-dictated substance rules. Please email us for details.
No there is no requirement to open a Seychelles bank account. A Seychelles IBC can have more or more bank accounts anywhere in the world. Traditionally Seychelles IBCs have banked outside of Seychelles. This has usually been because overseas banks can provide more sophisticated products and more modern services, or because the clients already have a relationship with a particular bank which does not have a branch in Seychelles.
