How to open a foreign representative office

Foreign representation is understood as an autonomous subdivision of a foreign company in the Russian Federation, which represents the interests of this company and performs other functions that do not contradict the legislation of the host country.

Instruction manual

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A foreign representative office is required by a foreign company in order to legalize its business in the territory of the host country and protect the observance of its interests. If you need to obtain any type of license, a foreign company cannot do without a foreign representative office that has non-resident status, is not a legal entity and cannot engage in commercial activities other than on behalf of the company whose interests it represents. To open a foreign representative office in the Russian Federation, contact to the State Registration Chamber under the Ministry of Justice of the Russian Federation with a prepared package of documents.

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The list of documents required for opening a representative office includes: • A power of attorney issued to a representative of a foreign company for the right to negotiate the opening of a representative office; list of executives. The statement also indicates the purpose of opening a representative office, prospects for further development. The application should be submitted together with a translation into Russian, • Statutory documents governing the activities of a foreign company, • Documents confirming the fact of registration of the company, • Decision certified by the company’s management to open a representative office in Russia, • Regulation governing the activities of the representative office, • Documents confirming the solvency of the company, • A documented legal address of the representative office, • A completed card of information on the foreign representative ments in the prescribed form.

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Assure the documents at the Russian Consulate in the country where the company is registered, in accordance with the established procedure, be sure to translate all the documentation into Russian and notarize the translation. Based on the documents submitted and after payment of the corresponding fee, the company receives permission to open a representative office, after which a foreign representative office is considered officially open.