{"id":5558,"date":"2018-08-26T20:37:56","date_gmt":"2018-08-26T20:37:56","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/offshore.sc\/?post_type=nessio_gl&#038;p=5558"},"modified":"2021-06-24T12:38:03","modified_gmt":"2021-06-24T10:38:03","slug":"corporate-directors-allowed","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/offshore.sc\/en_us\/lexicon-2\/corporate-directors-allowed\/","title":{"rendered":"Are legal entities allowed as directors?"},"content":{"rendered":"<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-1z50f77-a9e60a5d1047bd4b4cc4775340a2cc88\">\n.flex_column.av-1z50f77-a9e60a5d1047bd4b4cc4775340a2cc88{\nborder-radius:0px 0px 0px 0px;\npadding:0px 0px 0px 0px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='flex_column av-1z50f77-a9e60a5d1047bd4b4cc4775340a2cc88 av_one_fifth  avia-builder-el-0  el_before_av_three_fifth  avia-builder-el-first  first flex_column_div av-zero-column-padding'     ><section  class='av_textblock_section av-kf3y10pf-24f09c3ade27b66a2a98cc9af5d08add' 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A legal entity from most other countries can be used without restriction. However, the legal entity must still be registered in the commercial register wherever it is registered. It should also be kept in good standing. Its objectives must also enable it to trade.<\/p>\n<p>A Seychelles IBC can also be used, but it cannot be used as a professional service provider (<strong><a href=\"https:\/\/offshore.sc\/en_us\/shop\/nominee-director-seychelles\/\">also known as Nominee<\/a><\/strong>) unless it is authorised to do so. When an IBC is used as a legal entity in Seychelles, it must act in a genuine capacity, have effective control and keep books of accounts and other records.<\/p>\n<p>Only a Seychelles IBC wholly owned by a licensed corporate service provider can be used as a professional director for any number of other client IBCs.<\/p>\n<p>You can find more and further information in our <strong><a href=\"https:\/\/offshore.sc\/en_us\/glossary\/\">Lexicon\/Glossary<\/a><\/strong> or in the <strong><a href=\"http:\/\/offshore.law\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\">IBC Act<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n<\/div>\n<\/div><\/section><br \/>\n\n<style type=\"text\/css\" data-created_by=\"avia_inline_auto\" id=\"style-css-av-av_hr-3a876428eececa9d35452247ddb053af\">\n#top .hr.hr-invisible.av-av_hr-3a876428eececa9d35452247ddb053af{\nheight:50px;\n}\n<\/style>\n<div  class='hr av-av_hr-3a876428eececa9d35452247ddb053af hr-invisible  avia-builder-el-7  el_after_av_textblock  el_before_av_textblock'><span 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