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Company Registration in Cyprus

We handle company registration in Cyprus: a limited-liability company in the EU, a director, a company secretary and a registered address. A foreigner can be the owner.

After the company is recorded we can support a bank account and VAT if needed. You can incorporate from scratch — including remotely — or buy a ready-made company after a review. Cyprus does not replace a classic offshore: it is an EU legal entity.

What company registration in Cyprus includes

Company registration in Cyprus means the company exists on the Cyprus register with a mandatory secretary. Until you have the certificate and tax numbers, do not sign contracts in the company’s name or expect VAT to appear automatically.

Vermus prepares the pack, agrees the director and secretary, and handles a new registration or a ready-made purchase. Other jurisdictions sit under EU corporate law. If you need a classic offshore structure, see offshore and onshore jurisdictions.

Who opening a company in Cyprus is for

Anyone who needs to open a company in Cyprus for EU contracts.
IT teams that need a European legal entity.
Anyone who wants firm registration in Cyprus without unpacking the secretary role alone.
Anyone comparing a new registration with buying a ready-made company.
Anyone who will need an account and VAT after the company exists.
Anyone incorporating remotely, without moving to the island.

What you receive after registration

A Cyprus company on the register and a corporate pack.
A company secretary — a required role on the register.
A director and a Cyprus registered address.
Account support and, where needed, VAT registration.
Two routes: new registration or a checked ready-made company.

How company registration in Cyprus works

Agree the Cyprus structure

Owners, director, company secretary, activity and an EU address.

Build the Cyprus register pack

Articles, resolutions and secretary data.

File the company

We stay with firm registration until the certificate matches what was agreed.

Lock in secretary and director

Without a secretary a Cyprus company is not completed on the register.

VAT as a separate step

If VAT is needed for EU work, we start it after the company exists.

Prepare the bank after the register

An account file. The bank is not the company record.

Review a ready-made company

Hand over the pack and first steps

Documents that show the company exists in the EU, and what to do next.

How we support a Cyprus company

Request: a company in Cyprus

Open a company, buy a ready-made one, an account or VAT.

Choose new or ready-made

We compare the registration timeline with a purchase — without pushing a format.

Prepare Cyprus documents

A pack for the register or for buying an existing company.

Stay on for the bank and VAT

After company registration we support the account and VAT if needed.

Deliver certificates and extracts

After registration or a purchase we hand over the pack.

Record the company or change owners

A new Cyprus company, or a change of participants in a ready-made one at the same register.

Timelines and fees

How the service fee is determined

The fee depends on whether this is company registration in Cyprus from scratch, a ready-made purchase, and whether you need a turnkey secretary, an account and VAT. We confirm the figure after a consultation, once the pack is clear.

What affects the fee

Format: new firm registration or a ready-made company.
Structure: owners, director, secretary, address.
VAT and banking: separate steps after the company exists.

How to get an exact fee

Send a request via the form on this page.
Call +38 (068) 891 60 14.
Say whether you need to open a company, buy a ready-made one, or an account and VAT.

What can change the fee

Opening an account or payment services.
Translations, apostilles, notarial work.
VAT and advice after registration.

We agree extras before we start.

What is specific about a Cyprus company in the EU

Cyprus is an EU country: secretary and VAT

A Cyprus company is an EU legal entity: contracts in the EU, a familiar limited-company form, a secretary in the structure. Cyprus is an EU country, not a classic offshore.

VAT does not appear with the company record. If you need VAT for EU work, we run it as a separate step after incorporation.

Buy a company in Cyprus

Buying a company in Cyprus fits when timing matters and the pack (including the secretary) already exists. Before transfer we check the register, director, debts and the account. Other ready-made structures are on ready-made companies and turnkey registration.

Register a company in Cyprus remotely

Company registration in Cyprus can run remotely: pack, signatures, filing. The bank and VAT may still ask for a separate identification — that is not the register step.

Why a Cyprus company needs a secretary

The Cyprus company secretary sits beside the director as a separate role. Without it the company is not completed on the register. We build the secretary into the registration pack.

New registration or a ready-made company

A new registration gives a clean Cyprus company with no history. A ready-made company fits when speed matters. We do not push a format: the task (IT, trading, holding) comes first.

Why work with Vermus

The Vermus team supports company registration in Cyprus, opening a firm from scratch, buying a ready-made company, the secretary, an account and VAT through to a working result.

FAQ: company registration in Cyprus

What documents are needed to register a company in Cyprus?

The Cyprus register needs owner, director and secretary data, an address, articles and a filing. Tax numbers and VAT come after the company exists, not instead of registration.

How is a new Cyprus company different from buying a ready-made one?

A new company has no register history. A purchase transfers an existing firm: before the contract we check the extract, secretary, director and accounts. “Buy a company in Cyprus” does not skip due diligence.

Can company registration in Cyprus be done remotely?

Yes: the pack and filing can run remotely. The bank may still ask for video identification.

Why can you not quote a fee without a consultation?

Recording the company is often faster than the bank and VAT. We confirm the fee after we know the secretary, VAT and account scope.

Can I buy a company in Cyprus that already has an account?

Yes, if you take a ready-made company that already has an account. After a change of owner the bank runs a fresh review.

When do the account and VAT appear?

VAT is a separate procedure after company registration in Cyprus. See VAT registration. The account follows the company; more on opening bank accounts.

Is a company secretary mandatory in Cyprus?

Yes. A secretary is a required role of a Cyprus company. Director and secretary are different functions; you cannot simply omit them.

How do I start company registration in Cyprus with Vermus?

Tell us: company registration in Cyprus, opening a firm from scratch, buying a ready-made company, or an account and VAT. Use the form or Vermus contacts.