Incorporate Your Company Mauritius : Corporate & Business Registration Department

Organization : Corporate and Business Registration Department
Type of Facility : Incorporate Your Company
Country: Mauritius

Website : https://companies.govmu.org/Pages/default.aspx
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Incorporate Your Company

** Incorporation of companies can either be effected online or by submitting the required documents at the office of the Registrar of Companies.

Related : Mauritius Corporate Registration Department Register Your Business : www.statusin.org/8564.html

** For online incorporation please register with the Mauritius Network Services (our online service provider) on the following url : https://portalmns.mu
** Any person who wishes to incorporate a company in Mauritius and Rodrigues should ensure that the name is available prior to incorporation.
** Fill the prescribed form “Application for incorporation of a company” (form 1)and submit it to the Registrar of Companies together with forms 7, 8 or 9 where necessary.

The application form shall state:
** Name of proposed company
** The present full name, any former name and the usual residential address and the service address of every director and any secretary of the company
** Particulars of any business occupation and directorships in any public company or subsidiary of a public company held by each director. Should the proposed director be director of several subsidiaries of a single group, it shall suffice to state the name of the holding company with the addition of the word `group`

** The full name, the usual residential address and the service address of every shareholder, the number of shares to be taken and the amount to be paid.
** Whether the company is limited or unlimited
** Whether the company is a private or a public company

** The registered office address of the company
** In the case of a one person company, the full name, the usual residential address and the service address of the person nominated by the proposed director to act as secretary who will call a meeting of heirs in the event of death of the sole director
** The business activities, location of the business as per the Business Registration Act

** That the information provided in the application is true and correct.
** The full name of the applicant

The following documents shall accompany the application form:
** Where the company has a constitution, a copy of that constitution certified by at least one applicant to be the company’s constitution
** The signed consent of every proposed director or secretary that they are not disqualified to hold office as such

** The signed consent of every proposed shareholder containing the number and class of shares taken and the amount paid for those shares
** In the case of a company limited by guarantee, a document signed by each member, signifying his consent to be member and the amount which such persons undertake to contribute in the event of the company’s winding up

** If the documents are signed by an agent representing the shareholder or member a form of proxy authorising the agent to so act.

Where the application for incorporation complies with the Act and on payment of the prescribed fee the Registrar will:
** issue a certificate of incorporation
** enter the particulars of the company on the Register give to the company a unique company number.

Further, the following documents should be submitted when applying for incorporation:
(1) Original Copy of Certificate of Reservation (if any).
(2) Photocopy of ID Cards for Mauritians or Passport for non-residents.
(3) Copy of residence permit if the only director is a foreigner.
(4) Proof of director’s address (Ex: Utility Bill).
(5) Proof of address of secretary in case of one person company .

Please note the following:
At least “One Director” should be resident in Mauritius
For the Incorporation of a Company holding a Category 1 or 2 Global Business Licence, the incorporation is only effected after approval is received from the Financial Services Commission.