What you should do
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Register online as a customer with CIPC so that you can transact with CIPC or register through an existing customer e.g. ask your accountant to register for you.
Note:. (You are not required to reserve a name for an external company registration, The foreign name is used as it is).
- Complete the following forms:
- Form CoR20.1: Notice of Registration of External Company
- Form CoR20.1 Annexure A: Directors of External Company
- Form CoR 21.2 : Notice of Person Authorised to accept Authority
- Submit following supporting documents:
- certified passport copies (if foreign national) or certified Identify Document (ID) copies (if South African) of all indicated initial directors and incorporators
- a certified ID copy of the applicant if the application is not made by one of the indicated initial directors or incorporators
- if an incorporator is a juristic person, then a power of attorney for the representative authorised by such juristic person to incorporate the company and sign all related documents
- if another person incorporates the company and signs all related documents to the incorporation on behalf of any or all of the incorporators and initial directors, a power of attorney and a certified ID copy of such a person is required
- if a name was reserved before the filing of incorporation documents, then a valid name reservation document.
- : If the Memorandum of Incorporation is in a foreign language submit Notarially Certified Translated (to English) foreign Memorandum and Articles of Association
The Registrar will issue a registration number and Certificate of Incorporation for the company.