Submitted by your agent
Company Name Reservation in Seychelles
You never deal with the Seychelles Registrar directly. Your licensed agent submits the name, which changes the dynamics.
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Your agent is the channel, and the filter
Because the registered agent files on your behalf, two things follow. First, turnaround depends partly on the agent’s own queue and its compliance checks, not only on the Registrar. Second, the agent will decline a name that implies a licensed activity your company is not authorised for, because that exposes its own licence. Knowing both in advance avoids a frustrating week.
- Names pre-screened against what your company is licensed to do
- Alternatives submitted together to compress turnaround
- Agent and registry constraints explained before you choose
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What gets declined
Why a Seychelles name is refused
Some refusals come from the agent, not the Registrar.
| Reason | Who declines it |
|---|---|
| Conflict on the register | Registrar |
| Implies banking or insurance | Agent, then Registrar |
| Implies fund or trustee activity | Agent, then Registrar |
| Implies government connection | Registrar |
| Undesirable wording | Registrar |
| Inconsistent with the stated activity | Agent, at due diligence stage |
Name rules are applied by the Registrar with discretion and change, and reservations are time-limited. A licensed registered agent makes the regulated filings for an International Business Company, and its own licence depends on doing that properly.
How it works
Getting the name through
Pre-screened, then submitted together.
01
Pre-screen
Your options checked against the register and against what an unlicensed company may imply, so the agent does not bounce them.
02
Submit as a set
Preferred name and alternatives submitted together through the agent, so a refusal does not restart the clock.
03
Carry it through
The approved name used in the constitution, the incorporation and your beneficial ownership filings.
- Three proposed names, ranked
- The precise intended activity
- Whether any licensable activity is contemplated
- Whether the name must match an overseas parent
- Any trademark you already hold
- Domain names secured
- Whether a suffix is required
- Any name already refused anywhere
- Shareholder names if used in the name
- Markets where the brand trades
- Whether the company will be licensed by the regulator
- Timeline pressure, if any
Scope
What is included, and what is not
Stated plainly, so nothing is added once the engagement starts.
Included in the service fee
- Register check for conflicts
- Pre-screening against licensed-activity implications
- Submission of a ranked set through the agent
- Liaison with the registered agent
- Name carried into the constitution and incorporation
- Guidance where a name is declined
- Name change filings where needed
- Advice on trademark implications
Not included, quoted separately
- Government and agent fees, paid at cost
- Consents for restricted words
- Trademark searches in other countries
- Trademark registration, quoted separately
- Domain name registration
- Brand and logo design
- Agent turnaround times
- Disputes with prior rights holders
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Official Seychelles authorities
We file directly with these bodies on your behalf.
Financial Services AuthorityRegistrar of CompaniesSeychelles Licensing AuthoritySeychelles Revenue CommissionIndustrial property registryBeneficial ownership registry
Questions
Seychelles company names — FAQs
Why would my agent decline a name the Registrar might allow?
Because a name implying a licensed activity your company is not authorised for puts the agent’s own licence at risk. The agent is a regulated gatekeeper, not a postbox.
Can I deal with the Registrar directly?
No. Filings for an International Business Company go through the licensed registered agent.
Does a reserved name protect my brand?
No. That is a trademark question, and a trademark is territorial — usually needed where you sell rather than where you incorporate.
How long does reservation take?
Usually short, but it depends on the agent’s queue and compliance checks as well as the Registrar. Submitting alternatives together is the way to compress it.
Can I change the name later?
Yes, by resolution filed through the agent, with consequences for your bank mandate and contracts.
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