Foreign individuals and entities are prohibited to self-register their own business, it is a mandatory requirement to hire a professional business registration firm.
All applications for the registration at ACRA ( Accounting & Corporate Regulatory Authority) must be submitted online via BizFile, ACRA's electronic filing and information retrieval system.
On registration of a business you need to provide a local address for your place of business which must be approved for business use by the Urban Redevelopment Authority (URA). While a P.O. Boxes cannot be used as a registered business address you may register a residential flat or property under the Home Office Scheme (HO).
We will purchase the Business Profile of the new company online at the same time of registration , when filling up the incorporation forms. Processing time is about 15 minutes from submission of all documents and all information. ACRA will issue a notice of incorporation via electronic mail to the law firm or professional firm engaged for the purposes of incorporation upon the successful incorporation of the company together with the registration number of the company.
If your application has been referred to another authority, it may take between 14 days to two months before you will be informed about the outcome of your application.
Special licenses are also required for the manufacture of goods such as cigars and firecrackers.