13 answers for owners and founders of a Nevis company, from ordering to banking, annual compliance and what happens after incorporation. General information, not legal or tax advice; your specialist confirms how it applies to you.
A passport copy and a recent proof of address for each member, manager, director and beneficial owner, plus a short description of what the company will hold or do and where the money comes from. For a family LLC, tell us who the members will be and how profits are shared, because that goes into the operating agreement. Everything is uploaded in the client portal after checkout.
An LLC name ends with Limited Liability Company, Limited Company or an abbreviation such as LLC or L.L.C. A business corporation uses a word such as Limited, Corporation or Incorporated, or its abbreviation (confirm with your specialist). The registry's online system reserves names quickly, and we confirm the right suffix for your entity type.
Source: Nevis Limited Liability Company Ordinance, Cap. 7.04(N), Law Commission of St Christopher and Nevis
Yes. St Kitts and Nevis has been a party to the Hague Apostille Convention since 1994, so apostilled Nevis documents are accepted in other member countries without consular legalisation. Banks and counterparties often ask for certified or apostilled copies, and we order them with your formation documents on request.
Yes, in practice. It records who the members are, who manages the company and how profits and votes are shared, and banks ask to see it. We prepare a standard version with every LLC; for a multi-member or family LLC used in estate planning, have your own lawyer tailor it.
Records that show its transactions and its members or shareholders, kept for at least 5 years. The registered agent or the Financial Services Regulatory Commission can ask to see them, so keep them organised and reachable even if you store them outside Nevis.
Source: Limited liability companies, Nevis Financial Services Regulatory Commission
Yes. A Nevis LLC can re-domicile into Nevis from a country that allows it, or out of Nevis, keeping the same legal entity, assets and contracts. It needs the members' approval, filings up to date and the other registry's acceptance (confirm the steps for your case with your specialist).
Source: Limited liability companies, Nevis Financial Services Regulatory Commission
We complete KYC on the members or shareholders, the company appoints the new registered agent, and the change is filed with the registry. A Nevis company must have a registered agent at all times, so the handover is timed for the new appointment to start as the old one ends. Your current agent releases the records once its fees are paid.
A custom operating agreement, certified or apostilled documents, and any professional manager or director service. Each one appears as its own line before you order it, so the formation price itself does not change. The Nevis tax return, if you want us to prepare it, is quoted the same way.
Penalties are added, and the company can be struck off, which stops it acting and can block its bank account. Restoration is possible for a limited period by paying the arrears and penalties (confirm the current window with your specialist). To end a company you no longer need, dissolve it on purpose instead.
Source: Nevis Limited Liability Company Ordinance, Cap. 7.04(N), Law Commission of St Christopher and Nevis
Some do. A corporation, with shares and a board, fits many banks' standard forms, while an LLC's members and managers can need more explanation. Either way, the bank wants the operating agreement or by-laws, the owners' identity documents and a clear source of funds. We tell you which institutions accept your chosen entity before you apply.
Not at present. St Kitts and Nevis was not on the EU list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes after the February 2026 update, and had no FATF flag at our September 2026 review. Banks still apply their own checks to small international centres, so prepare source-of-funds evidence from the start.
Generally yes. Since the 2018 reform, Nevis entities file an annual return with the Inland Revenue Department, and a non-resident entity usually files a simplified version (confirm with your specialist). Put it on your calendar with the renewal, because the return is separate from the registry fee.
Source: Frequently asked questions, Nevis Financial Services Regulatory Commission
Each year on the anniversary of formation, when the annual fee to the registry falls due. We send the invoice ahead of that date, with the government fee, registered agent and our service shown separately. Pay by card, PayPal or wire in the client portal or on Renew & pay.
Source: Frequently asked questions, Nevis Financial Services Regulatory Commission
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