Certificate of Good Standing

Certificate of Good Standing, and what you need it for

The Certificate of Good Standing, also known as a Clearance Certificate or Unbedenklichkeitsbescheinigung, is a document that is often required by foreign authorities and organisations. Banks and other financial institutions often ask for this document to verify the status of a Seychelles Offshore Company.

The certificate can be requested to confirm the official information of the company and to confirm that the company is in good standing according to the records of the Seychelles Registry. This means that the company record is up to date and the Registrar is not taking any action to remove the company from the register.

This document is often authenticated with an apostille when it is presented abroad. The apostille ensures that the document is officially recognised as a Seychelles document. If you have been asked to legalise your company documents, you can obtain an apostille for the certificate. Apostilles legalise documents for international use so that they are accepted under the Hague Convention.

Your Certificate of Good Standing includes

• The company name and the IBC registration number of the Seychelles offshore company
• The incorporation date of the Seychelles offshore company
• Confirmation that the above mentioned company was duly incorporated under the International Business Companies Act, 2016
• Confirmation that the name of the company is still on the Register of International Business Companies and that the company has paid all fees, royalties and costs due and payable under the provisions of the IBC Act, 2016
• Confirmation that the company is not in liquidation or dissolution
• Confirmation that no proceedings have been instituted to remove the name of the company from the said register
• Confirmation that, as far as can be ascertained from the documents filed with the Registrar of Companies, the company is in good legal standing
• Signed and authorised by the Seychelles Registry
• Issued by the Registrar of Companies at the Financial Services Authority

Delivery and options

• 1

  PDF by email

  The certificate is sent as a PDF by email.

• 2

  DHL Express courier

  On request, the original can also be shipped with DHL Express courier at extra cost.

• 3

  Optional apostille

  The certificate can optionally be issued with an apostille from the Supreme Court of the Seychelles, at no further cost for the apostille request itself.

• 4

  Processing time

  The Certificate of Good Standing is usually ready in one to three working days.

What the certificate does not contain

Please note that the Certificate of Good Standing does not contain the information listed below. A Company Search Certificate will give you the details of the registered office. Please note that, according to Seychelles law, information about the directors is not available and not publicly accessible. Shareholder information is only available if the company has chosen to file its register of members with the FSA, since this is not mandatory.

If you still need such information, it can be obtained through a Certificate of Incumbency or through the Company Search Certificate.

Frequently asked questions