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Cyprus Company Formation
A Cyprus Ltd registered properly, with the compliance calendar set from day one.
Typical appointment: 60 min
Cyprus has one of the lower corporate tax rates in the EU and a wide treaty network, which is why so many international businesses register here. Registration itself is the easy part. What determines whether the company is usable is the file behind it: who the beneficial owner is, where the money comes from, whether the registered office is real, and whether VAT and employer registration happen at the right moment.
We prepare the incorporation file to the standard a bank will later ask for, not the minimum the Registrar accepts. It costs a little more attention now and saves a rejected account application later.
What's included
- ✓Name search and approval with the Registrar of Companies
- ✓Memorandum and Articles drafted for your actual activity, not a template
- ✓Share structure, director and secretary appointments
- ✓Registered office address in Nicosia
- ✓Full KYC and source-of-funds pack for every beneficial owner
- ✓Filing and follow-up with the Registrar
- ✓Handover checklist: TIC, VAT, Social Insurance, bank account, accounting
How it works
- 01
Structure consultation
Shareholders, directors, activity, tax questions
45–60 min
- 02
Documents
Collected using our checklist
3–7 days
- 03
Name approval
Filed with the Registrar
timing set by the Registrar
- 04
Incorporation
Documents filed, certificates issued
timing set by the Registrar
- 05
Post-registration
Tax, VAT and employer registrations begin
Document checklist
- Approved company name (certificate from the Registrar of Companies)
- Memorandum and Articles of Association, in Greek, drafted by a Cypriot lawyer
- Forms HE1, HE2, HE3 (directors, secretary, registered office, share capital)
- Passports of all directors, the secretary and shareholdersCopyApostille
Key facts
- Entity type
- Private Company Limited by Shares (Ltd)
- Minimum shareholders
- 1
- Registered office
- Required, in Cyprus
- Your presence
- Not required for incorporation
- Corporate tax
- Among the lowest in the EU — current rate on request
Some figures may have changed — we confirm current requirements at your appointment.
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This page is general information, not legal advice. Requirements and fees are set by the competent Cyprus authorities and can change. We verify every checklist against the official sources — see the checklist's "last verified" date.