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Steps (13)

Company registration (2)

1 Apply and pay for branch registration

2 Obtain company registration

Obtain taxpayer registration (6)

3 Apply for director's PIN

4 Apply for investor registration and request for PIN facilitation

5 Obtain endorsement letter

6 Obtain director's PIN

7 Apply for company PIN

8 Obtain company PIN

Obtain business permit (1)

9 Obtain business permit

Social security registration (2)

10 Apply for NSSF employer registration

11 Obtain NSSF certificate of registration

National Hospital Insurance Fund - NHIF (2)

12 Apply for NHIF employer registration

13 Obtain NHIF employer's code code

Summary of the procedure

Institutions/Systems involved 6

Government of Kenya eCitizen Portal (x 2)

iTax portal (x 3)

Kenya Investment Authority (x 3)

County Government of Kenya

National Social Security Fund - NSSF Headquarters (x 2)

National Hospital Insurance Fund (x 2)

Results 7

Certificate of compliance

List of shareholders and directors- CR 12

Name reservation letter

Company PIN Certificate

Business permit

Certificate of registration with NSSF

NHIF employer's code

Required Documents
Representatives

Application for registration of a foreign company -FC2

Notice of place of business- Form FC4

Notice specifying opening hours of company -Form FC6

Certified certificate of incorporation

Certified Memorandum and articles of association

Passport (x 5)

Passport photo

Appointment letter of local representative

Consent letter

Cover letter

Investment application form

PIN acknowledgment receipt - non resident

Certificate of compliance (x 4)

Signed memorandum of a company with share capital-CR2

Proof of investment

PIN acknowledgment receipt - non resident

Letter of appointment

Letter of introduction (x 2)

Proof of investment (x 2)

Endorsement letter (x 2)

List of shareholders and directors- CR 12 (x 2)

Work permit

Acknowledgment receipt for alien registration

PIN certificate (x 2)

Entry pass stamp

Latest Tax return

PIN certificate (x 2)

PIN acknowledgment receipt

Certificate of incorporation (x 2)

Identity card

NSSF employers registration form

Company PIN Certificate (x 2)

NHIF employers registration form

Representatives

Agent's current practising certificate (x 2)

Letter of authority (x 2)

Estimated cost KES 22,750

KES

KES Add Name Here

KES 100 For name reservation
KES 6,800 For registration ofa branch of a foreign company
KES 600 For list of directors and shareholders
KES 50 eCitizen convenience fee
KES 15,000 Estimate- For business permit - fee varies from one county to another
KES 200 Estimate- For business permit application fees. The fee varies from one county to another

Total Duration 7d - 13d

	Min.	Max.
Total time (sum):	7d	13d
of which:
Waiting time in queue (sum):	45mn	1h. 30mn
Attention at counter:	7h. 25mn	4h. 50mn
Waiting time until next step (sum):	6d	12d

Laws 13

Companies Act 2015
Sections 19, 975

Constitution of Kenya
articles 4th Schedule, 186

County Government Act of 2012
Section 59

Income Tax Act
Sections 3, 4, 4 and 132, 132, tion 132

Investment Promotion Act 2004
Sections 3, 4, 15

Legal Notice 81 of 2014 - NSSF Regulations
Sections 2, 4, 5, 6, 7, 8, 10, 13, 14, 17, 19

Legal Notice No. 82 of 2014 NSSF Regulations
Sections 2, 5, 6, 7

Legal Notice No.14 of 2015-NHIF ACT

Legal Notice No.80 of 2003 Companies Act (schedule of fees)
Article III

Legal Notice No.81 of 2014 NSSF Regulations
Sections 2, 5, 6, 7, 8, 13, 16

National Hospital Insurance Fund Act
Section 16

National Social Security Fund Act 2013
Section 19 , Article 19 and 20

PIN requirements checklist

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