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