Company Registration in Kazakhstan: LLP and AIFC | GK and Partners

Company Registration in Kazakhstan, Including Foreign-Owned Companies

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Planning to set up a company in Kazakhstan? We register LLPs, including those with foreign participation, AIFC private companies, branches and representative offices of foreign companies, and handle changes of participants. As tax lawyers, we advise before registration on which legal form is more tax-efficient, and we support the company through to opening a bank account and VAT registration. We work with clients from Kazakhstan and abroad.

After the company is registered, we will prepare participants’ resolutions and charter amendments under the service “Corporate Documentation and Resolutions” at your request.

WHEN DO YOU NEED OUR HELP?

HOW WE WORK

Consultation and Choice of Legal Form

We discuss your business goals and choose the form: LLP, AIFC private company, branch or representative office.

Founder’s Documents

We provide a list of documents to be obtained abroad, apostilled and translated.

IIN and Digital Signature

We help the founder and the director obtain an IIN and an electronic digital signature.

Constitutional Documents and Registration

We prepare the charter, the resolution or minutes, and file the documents for registration.

Bank Account

We support the account opening and the bank’s due diligence.

Tax Registration

We register the company for VAT if needed and explain which taxes and reports it will face.

Services and Fees

Registration of an LLP, including with foreign participationfrom USD 1,700
Registration of an AIFC private companyfrom USD 3,500
Registration of a branch or representative office of a foreign companyfrom USD 1,700
Re-registration upon a change of participantfrom USD 1,700

Notary services and document translations are charged separately. We do not handle visas (including C5) or work permits.

Practice examples

A company for concrete production for a foreign client

Situation. A foreign law firm contacted us on behalf of its client, who planned to produce ready-mixed concrete in Kazakhstan, and sent a list of questions on registration and licensing.

Task. To register the company and prepare it for launching production.

Result. We answered the client’s questions in two languages, registered the company and advised on the permits required for production.

LLP or AIFC private company

Situation. A foreign company decided to set up a legal entity in Kazakhstan and did not know which form to choose.

Task. To compare a regular LLP and an AIFC private company and choose the right one.

Result. We prepared a comparison of the two options in terms of taxes, requirements and cost; the client chose the form and registered the company.

Change of participant to a UAE company

Situation. A foreign company was the participant of a Kazakh LLP, and the group decided to transfer the interest to another of its companies in the UAE.

Task. To formalise the change of participant using documents issued abroad.

Result. We prepared the resolutions and documents, arranged their legalisation and translation, and completed the re-registration.

Questions and answers

We do most of the work under a power of attorney. However, some steps, such as obtaining an IIN or opening a bank account, may require the founder or director to be present in person. We clarify this during the consultation.

Registration itself usually takes a few business days. The whole process, including preparing documents from abroad and opening an account, takes longer and depends on the founder’s country and the bank.

It depends on the type of activity, tax incentives and where the company’s clients will be. During the consultation we compare both options for your specific goals.

An LLP, a branch or representative office, and a change of participant from USD 1,700; an AIFC private company from USD 3,500. Notary services and translations are charged separately.

Planning to set up a company in Kazakhstan? We will help you choose the form and register it

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