Non-Singapore Residents need to consider the following information as well:
- You must engage a professional firm to register your Singapore company – under Singaporean law, non-resident individuals or entities cannot self-register a company.
- You are not required to obtain a Singapore work visa to incorporate a private limited company if you are operating your company from overseas. You can visit Singapore on a visitor visa when you need to attend to company matters on a short-term basis. However, in such cases, you will need to find a local director to fulfil the minimum one resident director requirement. We can elect a nominee local resident director on your behalf – visit our services page to find out more.
- If you plan to move to Singapore to operate your company, you are required to obtain an Employment Pass or Entrepreneur Pass, which will allow you to act as the local resident director of your company.
- All Singapore company registration and work permit formalities can be handled without you having to physically visit Singapore – unless you intend to open a bank account at a Singapore-based bank.
- Need guidance incorporating your company in Singapore? Learn more about our incorporation services or contact our experts.