Vanuatu Company Formation Frequently asked questions (FAQs)

You need registered office and a postal address for your company. The registered office address of the company where company records are kept, and where certain records may be viewed by shareholders; this must be a physical address – it cannot be a PO Box or Private Bag address. Our Incorporation fee including registered address for your company.

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• Vanuatu company registration
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Every year Vanuatu companies must submit an annual return.

If you do not submit an annual return on time you will have to pay late fees. If you fail to submit an annual return for 6 months, your company will be removed from the register.

There are no annual return filing dates in December or January due to the holiday season.

• If your company incorporated in December, then the annual return filing date will be November.
• If your company incorporated in January, your filing date will be in February.

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• Company renewal
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The advantages of Vanuatu offshore company:

• Vanuatu IBCs are tax exempt
• Domestic taxation is not payable on the net chargeable profits of Exempt and International Companies
• Vanuatu does not have party in any double taxation treaty with another country
• It is not required to hold annual general meetings
• There is no need to file annual returns
• The international companies may name natural or legal person as directors, and may be of any nationality
• There are no exchange controls in Vanuatu

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• Why incorporate company in Vanuatu
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2 mins video Vanuatu International Company (Vanuatu Offshore Company - IC) has totally exemption on taxes, according to the International Companies Act. - Cap 222, no filing of accounts or submitting annual returns is required after the offshore has been incorporated. Vanuatu is not a party in any double taxation treaty, which provides enhanced protection against fiscal inquiries. The law protects the confidentiality of the Shareholder, Director and the offshore company.

How to Setup your Vanuatu Offshore Company?

Vanuatu Offshore Company Formation, initially our supporting team will ask you have to provide the detailed information of the Shareholder/Director's names and information. You can select level of services you need, normal with 5 working days or 3 working days in urgent case. Furthermore, give the proposal company names so that we can check the eligibility of company name in the Registration Department of Vanuatu Financial Services Commission system.

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You settle the payment for Our Service fee and official Vanuatu Government Fee required. We accept payment by Credit/Debit Card     , Paypal  or Wire Transfer to our HSBC bank account  (Payment Guidelines).

After collecting full information from you, Offshore Company Corp will send you a digital version (Certificate of Incorporation, Register of Shareholder/Directors, Share Certificate, Memorandum of Association and Articles etc.) via email. Full Vanuatu Offshore Company kit will courier to your resident address by express (TNT, DHL or UPS etc.).

You can open bank account for your company in Vanuatu, European, Hong Kong, Singapore or other jurisdictions supported offshore bank accounts! You are freedom international money transfer under your Vanuatu Offshore Company.

Your Vanuatu Company formation completed, ready to do international business!

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