Company Incorporationin the Seychelles Every Step Handled by Our Experts

Everything needed to bring the company into existence and see it through its first year: name check, structure advice, due diligence, drafting and filing of the incorporation documents, the government fee, the statutory registers, digital copies of every document, and the registered agent and registered office for the first year. The Scope of Work section above lists every item; the higher packages add original certificates, apostille and further services.

Our packages start from US$649, which covers the government fee, our work and the first year of registered agent and office. The pricing section above shows what each package includes; from year two, renewal starts from US$599 a year. The figure we quote is the figure you pay.

Yes. The whole process is handled remotely: the initial conversation, the due diligence, the signing of documents and the filing. Nothing requires your presence, and no original document has to be posted to us before incorporation.

We send the documents with every signature point marked and a short note on how to sign each one. You print, sign by hand, scan and return them electronically. Where a document needs to be witnessed or notarised, we tell you in advance so nothing has to be redone.

For every director, shareholder and beneficial owner: a certified copy of a passport, a proof of address issued within the last three months, and a short description of the source of funds and professional background. Corporate shareholders provide their constitutional documents and registers. The Documents section above sets out the list and the certification rules, and an advisor checks each item with you before anything is submitted.

No. Due diligence on every person connected to the company is required by Seychelles anti-money laundering law before anything can be filed, and it applies to every client without exception. What we can do is make it quick: one checklist, clear format guidance, and a review of each document as it arrives.

Tell us what the company is for and who is behind it, using the form below or by email. An advisor comes back with the structure we recommend, the exact document list and the full fee. If you decide to go ahead, we issue an invoice and begin the due diligence as soon as it is settled.

No. Expanship is a privately owned company. We are not a government agency, department, registry or regulator, and we are not affiliated with, endorsed by, or acting for the Government of Seychelles or the Financial Services Authority (Seychelles). We advise you, prepare and coordinate your paperwork, and handle the incorporation on your behalf. Whether a company is approved, and when, is decided by those authorities alone.

Our own work: advice on the right structure, due diligence on every member, preparing and coordinating the incorporation paperwork, handling the incorporation on your behalf, and the first year of registered agent and registered office. The government fees are set by the Seychelles authorities, not by us, and are passed on at cost inside the package price.

A Seychelles IBC pays no business tax on income sourced outside the Seychelles, and there is no capital gains or withholding tax on that income. Income from Seychelles sources is taxable. The Seychelles Revenue Commission works on self-assessment: a company must determine each year whether it has Seychelles-sourced income, and where a return is required it is due by 31 March. We confirm your filing position as part of the annual engagement.

The register of directors is filed with the Authority but is not open to the public, and the register of members is kept at the registered office. From 1 January 2027 the names and appointment dates of a company's current directors will appear on the Registrar's company search. Beneficial ownership is filed to a secure register at the Financial Intelligence Unit, accessible only to the authorities.

One director and one shareholder are enough, and the same person can be both. There is no residency or nationality requirement, and corporate directors and shareholders are permitted.

There is no minimum share capital. Shares may be issued in any currency, with or without par value, and the government fee does not depend on the amount of capital.

An IBC can trade internationally, hold assets and investments, own intellectual property and act as a holding company. An IBC cannot carry on banking business anywhere. Insurance, securities, fund, gambling, virtual asset and corporate service business need the relevant licence, and if the company earns income inside the Seychelles it must notify the Registrar and becomes liable to Seychelles business tax.

The name must end in Limited, Corporation, Incorporated, Limited Liability Company or Company, or the abbreviation Ltd, Corp, Inc, LLC or Co, and it cannot duplicate or closely resemble an existing company. Words implying a bank, trust, insurer, chamber of commerce or government connection need consent. We check availability with the Authority before filing.

Yes. Directors and shareholders can be anywhere, and meetings can be held by any means. Managing the company from your home country can make it tax resident there, which is worth confirming with a local adviser.

No office or staff in the Seychelles are required unless the company is part of a multinational group earning passive or intellectual property income, where substance rules can apply. The registered agent and registered office required by law are included in your first year.

There is no audit requirement and no financial statements are filed. Since 2021 every IBC must keep its accounting records at its registered office in the Seychelles, sending them twice a year by 31 July and 31 January, preparing a financial summary within six months of the year end, and retaining the records for seven years.

The International Business Companies (Amendment) Act 2021 requires every IBC to keep its accounting records, or copies of them, at its registered office in the Seychelles, updated every six months. It is a transparency measure the jurisdiction adopted to stay off the European Union lists, and we handle the twice-yearly delivery as part of your engagement.

The annual licence fee is fixed by the Financial Services Authority and does not depend on share capital. It is due on the anniversary of incorporation; a 10 per cent surcharge applies if it is paid within 90 days of that date, 50 per cent if paid later, and after 180 days the Registrar may strike the company off, at which point it is dissolved on the same day and can only be brought back by a restoration application. Our renewal packages include it.

No. The annual return that IBCs once delivered to their registered agent was abolished by the International Business Companies (Amendment) Act 2021, so nothing of that kind is filed or made public. What the law requires instead is that the registers and accounting records are kept up to date at the registered office, which we maintain for you.

Only if the company is part of a multinational group. The Business Tax (Amendment) Act 2020 taxes the foreign passive income of group companies, such as dividends, interest, royalties and rents, and income from intellectual property, unless the company shows adequate substance in the Seychelles. A standalone IBC owned by individuals is outside the rules, and its foreign income stays exempt. We assess whether the rules reach your structure.

A late licence fee attracts a 10 per cent surcharge, 50 per cent after 90 days, and after 180 days the company can be struck off and dissolved the same day. A missed accounting records delivery, or a missing financial summary, can be fined up to US$10,000, and a change of directors not filed within 30 days up to US$5,000. A late tax return brings penalties and interest. We hold every date so none of this arises.

Send us one email. We draft the resolution, collect signatures, update the registers and file the change of directors with the Authority within 30 days. A change of name is filed as an amendment to the memorandum and the Authority issues a new certificate. Most changes are completed within the week.

Renewal starts from US$599 a year and covers the government fee, the registered agent and registered office, the annual filings, secretarial work and the statutory records. The Compliance section above shows what each renewal package includes, and the full detail is on the compliance pricing page.

Yes. An IBC can change its registered agent, and the International Business Companies Act allows a company to continue out of the Seychelles or a foreign company to continue in. We handle either filing on request.