Setting Up a Branch, Liaison or Project Office
How a foreign company gets a liaison, branch or project office approved and running: eligibility, who approves, the Form FNC file, the post-approval registrations in the right order, and the formats for the parent to sign.
- 9 pages
- 113
- Word and PDF
- 16 September 2026
The 4 formats inside
- 1Board resolution of the foreign company to establish an office in IndiaFEMA 22(R)/2016-RB · Companies Act s.380On its own₹149
- 2Covering letter to the AD bank, application in Form FNCFEMA 22(R)/2016-RBOn its own₹149
- 3Letter of comfort from the parent companyFEMA 22(R)/2016-RB · eligibilityOn its own₹149
- 4Documents checklist, BO / LO / PO application and set-upFirm · client intakeOn its own₹149
Read the opening
The first part of “Board resolution of the foreign company to establish an office in India”, as it downloads. Blanks are highlighted.
Certified true copy — to be notarised and apostilled (or consularised) in the country of incorporation
EXTRACT OF THE RESOLUTIONS PASSED BY THE BOARD OF DIRECTORS OF [NAME OF THE FOREIGN COMPANY] AT ITS MEETING HELD ON [Date of the board meeting] AT [Place of the board meeting] / BY WRITTEN RESOLUTION DATED [Date of the written resolution (if passed in writing)]
1. Establishment of a [Branch Office / Liaison Office / Project Office] in India
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