What you'll need
Gather the information and documents below before you start. You can proceed once you have them ready.
Company information
- •Full proposed company name including a suffix (Inc., Corp., Incorporated, or Corporation).
- •Nature of business and the intended use of the Delaware entity, plus types of assets/transactions.
- •Operating jurisdictions where the entity will trade, hold assets, or invest.
- •Authorized share structure — total authorized shares, classes (Common and/or Preferred), and par value per share (commonly USD 0.0001).
- •Principal office address (may be outside Delaware, but cannot be a PO Box) for IRS and banking purposes.
- •Address where accounting records will be kept and the name of the responsible person.
- •Description of the source of funds and how the funds were accumulated.
Corporate structure
- •At least one initial director (need not be a US resident or stockholder).
- •Designated officers and titles (e.g. President/CEO, Secretary, Treasurer/CFO); one person may hold multiple offices.
- •At least one stockholder, with the number and class of shares to be issued.
- •Identification of UBOs with at least 25% participation, up to the natural-person level.
Individuals — directors, officers, stockholders, UBOs (for each)
- •Certified or notarised passport copy.
- •Certified or notarised proof of residential address (utility bill or bank statement ≤ 3 months old).
- •Certified or notarised bank statement (≤ 3 months old, reflecting the same address).
- •Tax residency jurisdiction(s) and TIN, where applicable.
- •Mobile phone number and primary email address.
- •Occupation and, where applicable, employer name (for source-of-funds verification).
- •PEP declaration and sanctions confirmation.
Corporate shareholders or directors (for each corporate entity)
- •Certified Certificate of Incorporation.
- •Certified constitutional documents.
- •Certified Register of Directors / Officers.
- •Certified Register of Shareholders.
- •Certified Register of Beneficial Owners.
- •Full KYC package for each individual director and shareholder of the entity.