Step by Step Guide to Incorporating in the Seychelles

Company Type	Time to Incorporate	Cost
IBC	2 days	£480

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.
• Nominee directors can be provided.
• 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.
• Seychelles IBC can have either registered shares or bearer shares.

Select a Registered Office

A Seychelles registered office is required for your company and Formacompany can 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.

Opening a Barclays Bank Account

• Formacompany.com will assist with all your formation requirements.
• If you need a bank account in the Seychelles please visit our Barclays Bank Account page by clicking here.