Unlock exclusive advantages by establishing your offshore company in Seychelles.
Key Advantages of Seychelles as an Offshore Jurisdiction
In just over a decade, Seychelles transformed from an unknown offshore jurisdiction into a stable and recognized financial center.
Competitive fees and professionalism attracted clients, while refined offshore corporate legislation strengthened its appeal.
With strong ties to Western Europe and South Asia, Seychelles has become the leading offshore tax haven in the Indian Ocean, rivaling Caribbean financial hubs.
Seychelles offers two types of offshore companies: the tax-free International Business Company (IBC) and the low-tax Special License Company.
The Seychelles IBC is highly competitive, featuring same-day incorporation, low maintenance costs, no reporting requirements, no need to file accounts or annual returns, and no public records of company owners.
Offering complete ownership to foreigners
Foreign sourced income is exempted from corporate income tax
No sales tax, import, capital gain tax or tax on dividends and interest
No withholding tax on dividend distributions and interest payments made out to a resident or non-resident
Straightforward gateway to Mainland China and Asian markets
The world’s third easiest country to do business with in 2020 by World Bank
Very fast incorporation (within 1 day most of the time)
At least one director/one shareholder
Required local registered address
Required local registered agent
No minimum paid up capital
Bearer shares not permitted
Strong confidentiality protections. The identities of beneficial owners, directors, and shareholders are not part of public record.
At registration, the Registrar of Companies does not require ownership details—only the licensed Registered Agent holds this information confidentially
While Seychelles IBCs must file their Register of Directors, this information is not accessible to the public.
Nominee services are widely used for additional confidentiality. Disclosure of company details by authorities is strictly limited to specific investigations—no broad data requests are permitted.
Seychelles, as an independent country, does not share financial information with overseas entities and is not subject to the EU Savings Tax Directive.
The offshore financial sector is a significant part of the economy, with strong public and government interest in maintaining its competitive status.
Streamline your Seychelles company formation with our easy-to-use online order system.
Once we’ve received your payment, our customer service will contact you to process the necessary paperwork. We’ll guide you to properly prepare documents for incorporation in Seychelles via KYC online form. You will be able to access our digital private client portal to proceed with the incorporation steps and keep track of the process anytime, anywhere.
The electronic documents are ready after 1-2 working days of company formation, and it takes 3-7 days for courier the original kit.
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There should be minimum one director to incorporate in Seychelles. The director can be also the sole shareholder and the ultimate beneficial owner (UBO) of the company.
As of Jan 2019, Seychelles changed its business tax regime to a territorial basis, under which resident and non-resident companies are subject to corporate taxation for income originating within the country.
All international business companies are still exempt from income tax given that they undertake business outside Seychelles.
In addition, there is no capital gains, estate, inheritance or gift tax in Seychelles.
In Seychelles, the four most important financial statements are:
Registers of company directors, shareholders and beneficial owners must be kept at company’s registered office in Seychelles.
An international business company is required to file register of directors with Registrar, but not so for Register of shareholders and beneficial owners.
Moreover, personal details of company directors, shareholders and beneficial owners are not publicly disclosed.
As a zero-tax jurisdiction, Seychelles does not levy any taxes on IBC incomes or interest.
There is no obligation for an IBC to file tax return or financial account.
However, all Seychelles IBCs must keep their accounting records at their registered office in the jurisdiction.
Sechelles IBCs are required to file an annual return in the prescribed form to their registered agent no later than 31st December every year. In addition, an IBC has to maintain its corporate structure, local registered agent and registered address in Seychelles.
If a company undertakes business in the country, it’s mandatory for the company to:
At least one director and one shareholder are required, who can be a natural person or body corporate, resident or non-resident.
There is no minimum registered or paid-in capital requirement, and it can be expressed in any currency.