F.A.Q.

Offshorelicense Ltd deals with all apostille and legalization matters for your documentation. We apostille documents using official power of the Ministry of Justice and Public Order, that is recognized by all countries that ratified The Hague Convention of 5th October 1961. Also, we deal with translations for our customers that are required for validating documents. Translations and certifications are needed in most countries to deal with governmental structures and courts. OffshoreLicense Ltd protects our customers from preparing documents for too long: we are ready to provide you with apostille, certifications and translation in the shortest terms and with the best quality.

Registering a trademark for your business in needed jurisdiction is a procedure that protects most intellectual property rights for company. Offshorelicense Ltd is aware of registration procedure for different countries and we are ready to assist our customers with this. You will gain the right to use your trademark in chosen jurisdiction, protect your brand from competitive businesses, resell or assign the trademark and operate it in any other way. Without trademark registering you cannot protect your business easily and can face difficulties in proving you are the rightful owner. 

Companies now successfully use outsource lawyers’ services. If you need contract work or any legislation analysis, OffshoreLicense Ltd is ready to help. We have professional lawyers who deal with various agreement types and monitor legislation in different countries and jurisdictions. This means we can offer a service for every office you open and can control your contractors or partners.

Sometimes managers need to visit their offices in different jurisdictions. Offshorelicense Ltd offers our customers procedure of obtaining residentship or citizenship in different countries to ease their travelling experience. You will be able to control every branch office you need and use all investment or tax advantages of chosen country.

Offshorelicense Ltd offers different communication services which include a receptionist, call-center, voicemail services and other. You are able to use any of our additional services that help you communicate with contacts from your clients. We also offer our customers mailing services as assistance with e-mail or physical correspondence.

No, Offshorelicense Ltd is taking all needed actions to register your company and it includes creating a physical address where all correspondence will go. A physical address is a required demand from most jurisdictions. Also, we are ready to deal with creating a virtual office for your company.

When our clients are in need of corporate advice, we are ready to assist them in a wide variety of services. Our expertise covers merges and acquisitions, business evaluation, due diligence, equity and debt raising, advisory services and other corporate matters. We both offer consulting and representation services.

VAT nowadays is a complex system and many companies pay more taxes than they could with proper VAT advisory. International companies should not only pass VAT registration and be aware of any law changes on this but also deal with VAT returns, which are complicated. Offshorelicense Ltd is ready to take on every planning, registration and procedural activity considering VAT.

Sure, Offshorelicense Ltd tax specialists are professionals in developing tax plans for international companies and are ready not only to advise you on best tax structuring and planning but also to create a full plan. We also can represent our customers in the tax authorities to avoid any complications and let you focus on your business.

We know that nowadays many companies use outsource accountant services. However, we can provide our customers with an in-house accountant who will manage everything from investments to internal company accounting.

We perform our audit services for companies from every economics sector. We have worked with basic audit and special purpose analysis. Also, we have worked with governmental audit, IT companies and different companies who needed corporate or external audit.

Yes, we use only certified auditors and accountants services to perform audit for our customers. Also, audit is performed according to International Auditing Standards recognized by Financial Services entities, International Business Companies and other Financial Institutions.

Most of the international banks we cooperate with do not require a personal visit and the account opening procedure may be completed remotely.

If a personal interview is required, we will arrange your meeting with the bank officer in the nearest branch or representative office.

Banks are entitled at their sole discretion to accept or reject applications to open an account, as such we will introduce you to the bank and guide through all account opening process, however we cannot guarantee that your account will be approved by the bank and successfully opened. If the bank declines your personal or corporate account, we will evaluate the situation and offer alternate banking options. However, more than 90% of our cases have been approved by the bank.

Please provide the following documents for all Directors, Shareholders, Beneficial Owners, Authorized Signatories: Notarized copy of valid passport. The passport must be signed and signature must match the signature in the application form. The photograph must be clear and of good quality. Original or Certified copy of utility bill / bank statement (as verification of residential address, dated within 3 months); the household utility bill (e.g. gas, electricity, water or fixed line telephone but not a mobile phone bill) or bank, building society or credit card statement as proof of address. It must be no more than 3 months old and show your name and current address. P.O. Box is not accepted. Original or certified copy of Banker’s reference letter (dated within 3 months). You can request the Reference Letter fr om the bank where you hold an account. The reference letter should include confirmation that the relationship has been maintain for longer than 2 years and the business affairs are run satisfactorily. In cases wh ere shareholders and/or directors are corporate bodies, full apostilled set of corporate documents will be required: Certificate of Incorporation, List of Directors, Shareholders, Secretary, Share Certificate, copy of ‘Declaration of Trust’ between nominee shareholder(s) and ultimate beneficial owner(s) (if applicable), Certificate of Good Standing (if the company has been operating for 12 months or more); Notarized copy of a valid passport, utility bill and the reference letter for each individual Director, Shareholder and Beneficial Owner. Personal CV. In this document you should mention your work experience, qualifications, education, current place of work and position. Completed and Sign Application form. The relevant Application Form you can find in ‘My Transactions’ of your account profile.

We begin processing your order as soon as the invoice has been paid. Processing times vary depending on the bank requirements and jurisdiction chosen. Usually the bank account can be activated within 1 week upon receipt by the bank of all required documentation and information. You will be notified via email on the progress of your account opening. We begin to process your order as soon as the invoice has been paid

Please provide the following documents for all Authorized Signatories: Notarized copy of valid passport. The passport must be signed and signature must match the signature in the application form. The photograph must be clear and of good quality. Original or Certified copy of utility bill / bank statement (as verification of residential address, dated within 3 months); the household utility bill (e.g. gas, electricity, water or fixed line telephone but not a mobile phone bill) or bank, building society or credit card statement as proof of address. It must be no more than 3 months old and show your name and current address. P.O. Box is not accepted. Original or certified copy of Banker’s reference letter (dated within 3 months). You can request the Reference Letter fr om the bank wh ere you hold an account. The reference letter should include confirmation that the relationship has been maintain for longer than 2 years and the business affairs are run satisfactorily. Personal CV. In this document you should mention your work experience, qualifications, education, current place of work and position. Completed and Sign Application form. The relevant Application Form you can find in ‘My Transactions’ of your account profile.

A Digipass or a Security Token is a small device that generates a unique code. It is used together with your User ID and passcode for making payments for the high level of security of Online Banking. If you are an authorized signatory and applied for online banking, then the bank will automatically send you one of these devices.

Most of the international banks we cooperate with do not require a personal visit and the account opening procedure may be completed remotely. If a personal interview is required, we will arrange your meeting with the bank officer in the nearest branch or representative office.

Time frame for completion of your order depends on the ordered Services, jurisdiction and the time required for receipt of the requested documents. However, if all requirements are met it can take up to 3 working days.

As soon as you decide to set up a company you will have to choose the name for it. Pick 3 names you prefer and let us know about it and we will check the availability of the name. Our advice is to choose the name which is easy to remember so you will be always easily remembered by your clients.

The legal requirements vary case by case depending on the jurisdiction and the type of business. Our team will let you know in advance what are the requirements, whether you need to submit annual statements or if there is anything that should be taken into consideration prior to registration.

In general licenses are required for three main reasons:

• To be compliant with regulating institutions
• To ensure legitimacy and trustworthy of your company
• To identify your business for your clients

The licenses are required to the following the most common businesses (however not limited to them):

• Brokerage
• Financial trading
• 3rd party asset management
• Investment services

Our team of lawyers will be helpful to decide on which license does the exact business need, which institution should be involved and what documents should be submitted. Even though the process consists of complex activities, it could be described in two major steps:

• Incorporating a company*;
• Applying for the license.

* If a planned business requires a license, some additional conditions should be met e.g. company’s structure, initial capital etc.

Depending on the sphere of business, the jurisdiction and the government institution different variety of documents will be required to submit, however the basic and the common ones are the following:

• Business Plan;
• Anti-money laundering policy;
• Corporate documents;
• Personal information of the client.

Obtaining a license for your business may take from three weeks up till 6-month period depending on the jurisdiction and the type of license. The price will also be influenced by the same factors. Fully licensing a company may cost you starting from 15 000 USD and the highest price may reach the amount of 200 000 USD.

Ordering a licensing service at OFFSHORELICENSE will require you only to identify your aim and provide our team with your personal data. OFFSHORELICENSE, in its turn, will take care of all the process, prepare all mandatory documents for you and lead the process from start to end. You are guaranteed with the fast processing, easy communication and best customer need understanding in the industry.