Deregistration of a Non-Operating Foreign Company

This service allows a foreign company that has not carried out its business to be dissolved and its affairs wound up.

Who can use this service

The company’s representative or the liquidator.

Before using this service

Prepare the following information and documents before submitting the certificate or extract request through the official service channel.

Requirements

The foreign company must disclose, at the start of each year, the details of its parent company in the country of its head office.
The company’s representative must sign under a valid, duly certified power of attorney issued by the parent company in the country of its head office.

Documents and supporting information

The deregistration application, signed by the person authorized to sign on behalf of the company in the country where its head office is located, or by its representative, in accordance with the form published on the Department’s website.
A resolution issued by the parent company in the country where its head office is located, or by its representative acting under a power of attorney expressly authorizing them to deregister the company.
Clearance certificates.
The consent of the person authorized to carry out the deregistration to their appointment for the purpose of deregistering the company, in accordance with the prescribed form.
A certificate of good conduct for the liquidator, or a Bar Association ID card if the person authorized to deregister the company is a lawyer.

Steps to complete

Review the steps below to understand where each part of the certificate or extract request process is completed.

Submit the deregistration application

E-Services Portal

The applicant logs in to Existing Company Services, selects Liquidation and Deregistration, and uploads the required documents: the deregistration application signed by the authorized signatory in the country of the head office or by the company’s representative, the resolution approving the deregistration, and the certificate of no criminal record or the lawyer’s Bar Association ID card. The deregistration resolution must be provided to the Controller and the relevant authorities within three days of its issuance.

Pay the fee to change the company’s status to “under liquidation”, following review of the application

E-Services Portal

CCD reviews the application and supporting documents. If the requirements are met, the applicant receives a message stating the fee due so that payment can be completed.
CCD changes the company’s status to “under liquidation” and publishes a notice in the daily newspapers.
The deregistration officer issues a Company Information Record to present to the relevant authorities.

Submit the clearance certificates, the liquidation report, and the parent company’s approval of the report

E-Services Portal

The deregistration officer provides the Controller with:

• the final deregistration report

• the clearance certificates

If the requirements are met, the deregistration officer receives a message stating the fee due so that payment can be completed.

Pay the fee to change the company’s status to “deregistered”

E-Services Portal

• The liquidator pays the service fee through the electronic payment system.

• The deregistration certificate is issued electronically and made available on the CCD website under “Inquiry and Issuance of a Certificate of Dissolution / Deregistration”.