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Overview
Timeframe: 2 weeks
Minimum capital requirement: $1 USD
Overview
St. Kitts and Nevis is an independent sovereignty and not a crown dependent, such as the Channel Islands. Saint Kitts and Nevis gives a wide range of enabling legislation which makes it possible to create and register offshore entities and companies. The St.Kitts and Nevis legislative framework enables efficient tax system, better estate planning, well developed wealth management and asset protection on a top level in comparison to other jurisdictions.
Advantages of Saint Kitts and Nevis Limited Liability Company LLC:
- – Well-developed telecommunications infrastructure
- – Access to highly educated and skilled workforce
- – Economic, political, financial stability
- – For qualified investment projects, there are tax incentives known as – tax holidays
- – English is an official language
- – Legislation provides confidentiality for beneficial owners, shareholders and directors
- – Incentives for foreign and domestic private investment
- – Permits person to become a citizen if contribution is done to a public charity or if investment is done in approved real estate development
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Company Incorporation |
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Local secretary |
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Government fees |
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Registered office for 1 year |
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Delivery of original documents |
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Apostilled documents |
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Nominee director and shareholder |
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Total amount: |
€2,000 |
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€5,500 |
Comprehensive Guide to Company Incorporation
General information
Company structure
- ▪ At least one shareholder (can be legal person, no nationality restrictions)
- ▪ At least one director (can be legal person, no nationality restrictions)
Taxation
- ▪ Corporate tax –0% *
* In case if transactions or business operations are not carried out in Saint Kitts and Nevis.
Other benefits
- ▪ No annual reporting, financial or accounting requirements, but company is required to keep financial records to reflect a company’s financial status.
- ▪ International offshore companies are not subject to taxes.
- ▪ Free transfer of profits and no restriction on the repatriation of capital.
- ▪ Shareholders are not liable for corporate debts and obligations.
- ▪ Shareholders’ liability is limited to the total investment in the company.
- ▪ Asset protection.
- ▪ Beneficial owner’s details are not part of public records.
- ▪ Shareholders details are not a part of public records.
- ▪ Directors details are not a part of public records.
Secretary
Required
Registered Agent
Required
Registered office
Required
Company name
- ▪ Language: May be in any language that uses the Latin alphabet*
- ▪ Company name must end with such sufixes or their abbreviations: Limited Liability Company, LLC, L.L.C., LC, L.C.
- ▪ Names Requiring Consent or a Licence: Bank, Insurance, Assurance, Re-Insurance, Savings, Fund Management, Investment Fund, Building Society, Municipal, Loans, Chamber of Commerce, University or their foreign equivalents.
N.B.
- ▪ Any name that implies illegal activity or implies royal or government patronage is restricted.
- ▪ Company name is restricted to be identical or similar that of an existing company.
*The Registrar may request an English translation if a foreign language name is to be used.
In order to incorporate Saint Kitts and Nevis Limited Liability Company, the following steps shall be carried out:
- ▪ Application for reservation of company name
- ▪ Preparation of constitutional and incorporation documents
- ▪ Submission of the application and documents to the Registrar of Companies
- ▪ Incorporation of the company
- ▪ Apostillization of documents
Please provide us with the following documents and data:
- ▪ A notarized copy of valid passport
- ▪ A copy of proof of residential address (ex. utility bill, bank statement or local authority official proof of address that is not older than 3 months)
- ▪ A notarized copy of Bank reference
- ▪ Power of attorney: signed, notarized and apostilled will be required to exclude the obligation of the owner having to fly personally to the country
Optional:
- ▪ CV (of each Shareholder and Director)
N.B.
- ▪ If Shareholders and/or directors are legal persons, then it is required to submit full set of apostilled company documents and a valid certificate of Good Standing.
- ▪ If documents are not in English language then they must be accompanied by a notarized translation.