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Planning to expand your business beyond boundaries? Set up your Foreign Subsidiary in India with Startup Movers. We offer a hassle-free solution for your Parent Company to start its subsidiary in India. Picking up the wrong business structure without understanding its complications can be dangerous for an investment as well.

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What is a Foreign Subsidiary Registration ?

When an Operational Company starts another company under its brand name at different locations to expand its business is considered as a Parent Company, while the newly established company is known as its Subsidiary. Registering a Subsidiary company in a Foreign country is known as Foreign Subsidiary Registration. The registration process for each foreign subsidiary company varies depending on the country where it's going to be registered. Let’s understand the requirements in detail to start a Foreign Subsidiary Company in India.

Requirement to Start a
Foreign Subsidiary in India

To Start a Foreign Subsidiary Company in India, the following is the list of basic requirements mandatory by the Government of India:

Capital Requirement

To start a foreign subsidiary in India, there is no minimum capital required. Parent Companies can start their subsidiary company with any minimum investment.

Number of Shareholders

A foreign subsidiary in India must have a minimum 2 shareholders if establishing as a Private Limited Company.

Maximum Shares

No restriction on holding shares, a Parent Company can hold 100% or partially shares in its subsidiary company.

Number of Directors

A Foreign subsidiary must have a minimum of 2 Directors and out of these, one must be an Indian Resident.

Registered Office

In order to start a foreign subsidiary company in India, a Physical registered office must be in India

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Concerned Person Documents Required
Indian Director/Shareholder
  • Identity Proof
  • PAN Card
  • Address Proof
  • Passport-size Photograph
  • Mobile & Email ID
Foreign/Parent Company
  • Apostilled / Notarized copy of Certificate of Incorporation
  • Board Resolution
Authorized Representative of the Foreign Company
  • Identity Proof
  • Address Proof
  • Board Resolution from the foreign parent company, specifically authorizing the individual to sign documents in India
Registered Office Address (India)
  • Address Proof
  • Board Resolution from the foreign parent company, specifically authorizing the individual to sign documents in India
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  • Proof of Address not older than 2 months (Any utility bill, NoC from Property owner, or Rent Agreement for rented premises)

Final Deliverables You Get

Here is the list of what you will get from Startup Movers:

1. Pre-Incorporation Deliverables:

  • TAdvisory on structure, shareholding & FDI route
  • Name reservation & MCA approval
  • Drafting & vetting charter documents (MOA & AOA)
  • Incorporation filings
  • Filing incorporation forms with MCA
  • DIN & DSC support for directors (Indian & Foreign)
  • Certificate of Incorporation (CIN)
  • PAN & TAN Issuance
  • Board resolutions & appointment letters

2. Post-Incorporation Deliverables:

  • Filing INC-22 (Registered Office Verification)
  • Filing INC-20A (Commencement of Business)
  • Appointment of First Statutory Auditor (ADT-1)
  • Issues & Stamping of share certificates
  • FDI/RBI/FEMA Compliance
  • Preparation & filing of FC-GPR
  • Bank coordination for FIRC & KYC
  • CS Certificate for FDI Compliance

Foreign Subsidiary Registration Procedure in India

Check out hassle-free steps to register your Foreign Subsidiary in India:

To register your Foreign Subsidiary in India, fill up the enquiry form and wait for one of our advisor’s calls who will understand your requirements.

After the detailed call/meet discussion, you need to submit the documents as the checklist for foreign subsidiary registration.

Next, our team will proceed with the Company's Name Reservation process. A company’s name is its identity, so it should be unique and not already registered with the MCA.

After reserving your name, you need to pay the professional fee, and our team will proceed with the Foreign Subsidiary Registration Filing Work.

At last, MCA will look over the application and provide the Certificate of Incorporation on the final approval.

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Frequently asked questions

Answering your most common OPC questions

A Company incorporated in another country but registered under its parent company is known as a foreign subsidiary company.

Yes, a foreigner can be a director in a Subsidiary company in India but there must be one Indian Director as well.

Yes, an Indian Director is mandatory for a Foreign Subsidiary Company registering in India.

There is no minimum capital required to set up a Foreign Subsidiary Company; one can start their subsidiary company with any minimum investment.

No, Subsidiary companies are not allowed to hold shares in their Parent Company under the Companies Act, 2013.

Yes, a Parent Company can hold partially or even 100% shares in its subsidiary company.

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