Category: Neiegkeeten

Rwanda joins the Hague Apostille Convention

From 05/JUN/2024 Rwanda will be able to issue and accept Apostilles! Rwanda is a beacon of cleanliness in Africa.

Canada enters the Hague Apostille Convention!

After decades of backward, old fashioned and painful legalizations through embassies: Canada will finally enforce the Apostille Convention of the Hague from 11/JAN/2024!

China is now part of the Hague Apostille Convention

It is with great delight that China is now part of the Hague Apostille convention from today (07/NOV/2023). Unfortunately the Chinese Apostilles are not (yet) recognized by India and any other states not recognized by China, but this will most likely change in the (near) future.

Indonesien huet d'Apostille Konventioun ënnerschriwwen

Vum 4. Juni un 2022: Indonesien kann elo Dokumenter mat engem Apostille zertifiéieren (an akzeptéieren och esou Dokumenter). Et ass wichteg fir e Land Deel vun dëser Konventioun ze sinn, well et de Commerce an d'Investitiounen erhéicht. Quell: https://www.hcch.net/en/news-archive/details/?varevent=825 Notable countries still not part of the Convention: Canada China Egypt Jordan Madagascar Malaysia Nigeria Pakistan Saudi Arabia Sri Lanka Thailand United Arab Emirates Maybe Indonesia will lead the way to new countries?

Wyoming Annual Report prices increase from 1st July 2021

The Wyoming Secretary of State is increasing its prices: from $50 to $60 for the Annual Report ; from $0 to $5 for a change of registered agent ; $10 per Series (at creation time or incorporation time). It was possible to create an unlimited amount of Series before that date: too bad if you have missed this opportunity. Our company has just saved $400 because we had created forty Series. The good news is that it is now possible to get a Certificate of Good Standing for a specific Series for a fee of $20 per Series. Certificate of ... Read more

D'USA adoptéieren d' “Corporate Transparency Act” erfuerdert d'Verëffentlechung vum Beneficial Ownership

In a world where transparency is always increasing: the US has adopted the “Corporate Transparency Act” requiring the disclosure of any Beneficial Owner having over 25% control. The Act includes the LLCs and Statutory Trusts as reporting entities. This will be enforced no later than: 1st January 2023. Failure to comply with the Act’s reporting requirements can result in civil penalties of up to $10,000, as well as jail time in the case of criminal non-compliance. It is now crucial to organize your affairs and structures in a compliant matter prior to the deadline. Contact us to know how this ... Read more

D'Seychellen kreéiert e Register vu gënschteg Besëtzer

Am Mäerz 2020 déi gënschteg Besëtzer vun all Firmen op de Seychellen ginn an enger Datebank registréiert, op déi d'Financial Intelligence Unit an aner lokal Agenturen direkten Zougang hunn. De Register akzeptéiert nëmmen natierlech Persounen an akzeptéiert keng juristesch Persounen. Et muss bemierkt ginn datt souwuel den Nominéierte wéi och den Nominator musse registréiert sinn. Wann de gënschtege Besëtzer e Vertrauen ass, gëtt et keen Ënnerdaach: entweder de Siedler oder all déi gënschteg Besëtzer musse registréiert ginn. Firmen, déi an de Seychellen integréiert sinn, kënnen an eng aner Juridictioun plënneren (Kontaktéiert eis). Fir Referenz: attached below is ... Read more

Belize erneiert net 16 Opérateuren

What a genocide by the Belize IFSC: they did not renew 16 Opérateuren. The announcement is made at the end of April 2020 with effect from the 1st January 2020! That is a real problem with license-based jurisdictions (Seychelles is another one): suddenly an entire list of companies created by those operators become illegal. This official document is attached for reference: 30-04-2020-Revised-Public-Notice-3-Non-renewal-of-licences-for-2020Download

The Gambia new Companies Registry

Since August, 2013 the West African country The Gambia launched its new iCommerce Registry of The Gambia. Behind this is the will of Captain Yahya A.J.J.Jammeh, the dictator so calledPresident of The Gambia”. We do not advise anybody to register a company there. Please see our next post in the Warnings category.