Register a company in Singapore

Overview

If you are a foreign individual or a group of business partners who would like to incorporate a company in Singapore, this package is for you. To incorporate a company in Singapore, you must have the following:

  • At least 1 local director
  • At least 1 local secretary
  • A minimum of one shareholder
  • A registered office address in Singapore
  • A minimum paid-up capital of S$1/ US$1

A foreigner (non-Singaporean) is allowed to hold 100% of the shares of a company in Singapore. You are not required to get an Employment Pass (EP) in Singapore to manage and control your business here. However, if you plan to relocate to Singapore to work for this company, please refer to the section Applying for an Employment Pass in Singapore. The EP application process will start after incorporating the company.

If your current company is planning to incorporate a new company Singapore as part of a business growth plan, please refer to these following articles: Register a Representative Office, Register a Branch, and Register a Subsidiary Company.

Service Package details
Incorporating a company
Appointing a local director
Appointing a company secretary
Special service - limited period only: FREE website design service
Incorporating a company
  • Reserve a company’s name
  • Prepare incorporation documents
  • Submit all incorporation documents with The Accounting and Corporate Regulatory Authority (ACRA) of Singapore
  • Pay government fees
  • Appoint a local director (nominee director) for a period discussed between you and Global Link Asia Consulting (read more below)
  • Appoint a local secretary for one year (read more below)
  • Provide a registered address for the company for one year
  • Assist with opening a bank account
  • Provide a company seal
Appointing a local director

To comply with the Singapore Companies Act, all companies must have a local director or nominee director. If you are a foreign individual and are not able to fulfil this requirement, Global Link Asia Consulting will help to appoint a Singaporean citizen who will assist you with statutory compliance. He/she will not be involved in the business, or have any right to make any decisions to the management of the company.

*** Kindly note: A security deposit is required for the duration you use our nominee director service. The security deposit will be refunded after you stop using the nominee director service.

Appointing a company secretary

All companies in Singapore must appoint a qualified secretary who has knowledge and experience with the corporate laws in Singapore. The secretary is considered to be the company’s administrator who takes care of all aspects of compliance. The company secretary must be appointed within six months from the incorporation date. If you are a foreign individual and are not able to fulfil this requirement, Global Link Asia Consulting will help to appoint a Singaporean citizen who will assist you with statutory compliance.

Special service - limited period only: FREE website design service

Global Link Asia Consulting offers FREE website design service when you incorporate your Singapore company with us. Just select a website design you want and we will do it for free. You will receive a responsive website with optimized viewing and navigation across a wide range of devices, including traditional PC desktop and laptop computers, tablets, smartphones, and other mobile devices

Additionally, GLAC will also create 10 email accounts (storage capacity of 5 GB per email) specific to the domain name you registered for free (i.e: if your website domain is “domain.com”, the email address will be “[email protected] ”).

Global Link Asia Consulting will also give the domain name (for example, “YourCompanyName.com”) for free for the first year so you only need to pay a small fee for standard web hosting.

Read more here: GlobalWeb - https://globalweb.asia/en/service/website-designing

Step-by-step Process
We will send you a form for you to provide us with the necessary details of the Singapore company. We will also share with you a list of documents that may be required for the application. You will need to complete this form and send it to us along with the required documents.
Get in touch with us by emailing ….. or calling ….. Feel free to share with us any questions, concerns, or requirements. Upon receiving your request, one of our senior staff members will follow-up with you to clarify any questions you might have and to advise you of the next steps.
When we receive the completed form and supporting documents from you, we will file the company registration application with Singapore’s authorities. The application is subject to review and approval by the authorities. We will act as a liaison between you and the authorities should the authorities need any clarifications.
When you decide to engage GLAC in registering a company in Singapore, we will send you an invoice for the services. Please make payment before we start filing your application with Singapore’s relevant authorities. We accept bank transfer, local cheque, cash, or credit card
Once the representative office application is approved, we will assist you with the application of Employment Pass should you need to. Read more at Applying for an Employment Pass in Singapore.
Once your application is approved by ACRA, Global Link Asia Consulting will continue to assist you to open a corporate bank account in Singapore should you wish to do so. You must be present in Singapore to join a face-to-face interview with a banker as part of the bank’s KYC process. You will receive an account number within 5 to 7 working days from the date of the meeting the banker. A bank token and pin code for online banking will be sent to you within the next 10 to 12 working days from the date of receiving the account number. Read more about the benefits of opening a bank account in Singapore at Opening a Bank Account in Singapore.
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