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Singapore Resident Nominee Agent

Singapore residents as nominee agents for a company

Singapore requires that at least 2 of the officers for a branch office of a foreign company be residents of Singapore. If a company has no local residents agents, they will be required to engage Singapore resident nominee agents to fulfill this requirement.

Nominee Agent Service

  • Singapore residents as your company’s branch officers
  • Fulfills the legal requirements for a branch office in Singapore
  • Quicker registration for a branch office
  • Refundable security deposit
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Singapore Resident Nominee Officer for Branch Office

Singapore Resident Officer Requirement

Foreign company branch office must have 2 local resident officers

Foreign companies who would like to open a branch office in Singapore are required to have at least 2 Singapore residents as officers of the company. To fulfill this obligation, a foreign company may require the services of a Singapore resident nominee agent to act as the local representative officer for the company.

Why use a Nominee Agent?

Reasons for using a nominee agent as a company officer

Singapore requires at least 2 Singapore residents in order to register a branch office of a foreign company. The following are reasons for using a nominee agent service:

Faster Entry to Market

  • By using existing Singapore residents the time it takes to register a branch office is reduced.

Required Compliance

  • Easy to fulfill the legal requirements for registration of a branch office.

Temporary Agents

  • Nominee agents can also be used while awaiting for the issuing of employment passes to foreign staff
  • Once the foreign staff gains their work visa they can replace the nominee agents

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