The e-Registry is a 24-hour portal developed by the Companies Registry to facilitate electronic submission of applications for company incorporation, specified forms and other documents. To provide our customers with a convenient and integrated service, e-Registry also serves as a one-stop platform for company incorporation and business registration whereby any online application for company incorporation will be deemed to be an application for business registration simultaneously.

Electronic services for one-stop company incorporation and business registration, and submission of notifications of changes of company names for local companies are available since early 2011.

Electronic services for submission of commonly filed specified forms for reporting changes of registered office addresses, changes of directors / reserve directors / company secretaries and their particulars, and changes of share capital and annual returns were launched by stages since February 2012.

Registered users can submit the following forms/documents individually or in bulk through the e-Registry :

 

Form No.

Form/Document Name

Documents for one-stop company incorporation and business registration

NC1

Incorporation Form (Company Limited by Shares)

NC1G

Incorporation Form (Company Not Limited by Shares)

NC3

Consent to Act as First Director

IRBR1

Notification to Business Registration Office

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Copy of Memorandum and Articles of Association

 
Documents for reporting changes of company information

D2A

Notification of Change of Secretary and Director (Appointment/Cessation)

D2B

Notification of Change of Particulars of Secretary and Director

D4

Notification of Resignation of Secretary and Director

D5

Notification of Reserve Director (Nomination/Cessation)

D6

Acceptance of Nomination as Reserve Director

D7

Notification of Change of Particulars of Reserve Director

D8

Notification of Resignation of Reserve Director

NC2

Notification of Change of Company Name

R1

Notification of Change of Address of Registered Office

 

(An optional electronic one-stop notification service to report the change of registered office address also as a change of business address to the Inland Revenue Department is available.)

SC1

Return of Allotments

SC4

Notification of Increase in Nominal Share Capital

 
Annual Return

AR1

Annual Return
(For local private companies having a share capital.)

To facilitate electronic filing at the e-Registry, the following services are provided:

 

Annual Return e-Reminder Service - This service is free of charge. Local private companies having a share capital which have registered Company User accounts with the e-Registry will automatically receive electronic notifications for filing annual returns on their most recent anniversary dates of incorporation. Individual Users who have established account association with the Company Users may subscribe to the Annual Return e-Reminder Service to receive electronic notifications for filing annual returns. Users can access the e-Registry through a hyperlink provided in the notifications for electronic submission of Annual Returns (e-Form AR1).

 

Third Party Software Interface ("TPSI") - Registered users can use the TPSI function to submit their duly completed and signed electronic files of specified forms which are generated by third party software (i.e. software which is developed in-house or purchased from software vendor), in specified interface file formats with or without attachments, to the Registry.

 

Registration of Registered Agents - Company and Individual Users of the e-Registry may register their agents for the purpose of electronic filing at the e-Registry free of charge. A Registered Agent, who is essentially an authorised person, can be a company or an individual. Before a Registered Agent can act on behalf of his/her principal for the purpose of electronic filing, the agent must be authorised and registered by the principal as his/her agent at the e-Registry.

 

You can also subscribe to our e-Monitor service at the e-Registry to help you keep an eye on the updating of company information on the records of a company specified by a subscriber, an email notification will be sent instantly to the subscriber. The subscriber can then decide if he/she wishes to order the document image record at the Companies Registry's Cyber Search Centre. Company Users of e-Registry can subscribe to e-Monitor (Self-Monitor) service. e-Monitor (Other Companies) service can be subscribed by Individual or Company Users. A subscription fee of $35 is charged per company per year.

Publicity Video

e-Registry ¡V Publicity Video (wmv format)e-Registry Publicity Video 2012 (wmv format)

General Information

 

Companies Registry Electronic Services Terms and Conditions (pdf Format)

Equipment Specifications for Using Services of the e-Registry (pdf Format) (Updated)

Requirements for Documents Delivered in the Form of Electronic Records (pdf Format)

User Registration

 

User Registration @ e-Registry (pdf Format)

Frequently Asked Questions (pdf Format)

Demonstration on User Registration (English only) (flash Format)

 
e-Registry - User Registration Demo (Individual) e-Registry - User Registration Demo (Company) e-Registry - Account Association Demo    

Electronic Company Incorporation and Document Submission and e-Reminder Service

 

One-stop Electronic Company Incorporation and Business Registration Service (pdf Format)

Model M&A (pdf Format)
Sample A (adopted from Table A)
Sample B (Long Form)
Sample C (Short Form)

Annual Return e-Reminder Service @ e-Registry (pdf Format)

Frequently Asked Questions (pdf Format)
Electronic Company Incorporation and Business Registration
Electronic Submission of Commonly Filed Forms
Annual Return e-Reminder Service

Demonstration on Electronic Company Incorporation and Document Submission (English only) (flash Format)

 
e-Registry - e-Incorporation Demo (Form NC1) e-Registry - e-Incorporation Demo (Form NC1G) e-Registry - Change of Local Company Name Demo e-Registry - Change of Registered Office Demo
e-Registry - Same Changes for Many Companies Demo e-Registry ¡V Annual Return and e-Reminder Demo e-Registry - Offline Submission Demo e-Registry - Bulk Submission Demo

Registration of Registered Agents (RA) Service

 

Registration of Registered Agents Service @ e-Registry (pdf Format)

Frequently Asked Questions (pdf Format)

Forms

 
 
The following forms (WORD Format) are only applicable to individuals who are not registered users of the e-Registry. Company Users and Individual Users of the e-Registry must register their appointment/cessation of registered agents through Form E-RAG1 under "Registered Agent (RA)" function.
 
Notification of Appointment or Cessation of Appointment of a Registered Agent
Consent to Change Particulars of Appointer
 

Demonstration on Registration of RA (English only) (flash Format)

 
e-Registry - Registration of RA Demo        

e-Monitor

 

e-Monitor Service @ e-Registry (pdf Format)

Frequently Asked Questions (pdf Format)

Third Party Software Interface (TPSI)

 

Frequently Asked Questions (pdf Format)

Demonstration on TPSI (English only) (flash Format)

 
e-Registry - TPSI Demo        

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