Private Limited Company (BV) Registration

Overview: BV (Besloten Vennootschap) – a private company with limited liability. BV is the most commonly used legal form to conduct business in the Netherlands.

Purpose: Registration of BV

Main specifications:

• a legal entity
• liability limited to the share capital
• minimum share capital – € 0,01
• capital is divided into shares

Registering authority: the Dutch Trade Register (subject to a deed executed by a Dutch notary)

Term of registration: 2-3 working days

Personal presence: Optional

Conditions for registration:

• Shareholder – Minimum 1 (maximum – unlimited) natural/legal person of any nationality/jurisdiction
• Director – Minimum 1 (maximum – unlimited) natural/legal person of any nationality/jurisdiction
• Registered office address in the Netherlands

 Required documents:

• Passport or European ID card (for all associated persons)
• Proof of residential address not older than 3 months (for all associated natural persons)
• Extract from the Trade Register not older than 3 months (for all associated legal persons)
• Document, authorizing to use the registered office address (Copy of the Rental Agreement, Authorization Letter from the Owner, Certificate on Property)
• Power of attorney (in case of remote registration)
• Signed copy of the Deed of Incorporation