TO REGISTER YOUR BUSINESS IN BURUNDI
In Burundi, types of companies that can be registered are: Sole Owner Company (SU), Partnership with Limited Liability (SPRL), Limited Company (SA), Limited Liability Cooperative (Cooperative) :
1 Sole Owner (SU)
• Physical presence of the Company Sole shareholder.
• 2 passport size photographs.
• ID copy (for Nationals) / 1 Passport copy (For Foreigners).
• Fees: 40,000 BIF = 25 USD.
• Forms to fill.
2 Partnership with Limited Liability (SPRL): Minimum 2 Shareholders
3 Limited Company (SA): Minimum 3 Shareholders
For either case photographs are not required and the procedures are identical.
• The physical presence of all sharelholders or a proxy from each one of them appointing you as their representative ( or any other shareholder).
• Id copy (for Nationals) / 1 Passport copy (For Foreigners) of all the shareholders (in case one can’t, a certified true copy to the orginal of the ID/ passport is a must including a notarized proxy).
• Fees: 40,000 BIF = 25 USD
• Forms to fill.
4 Limited Liability Cooperative
• The presence of Chairperson of the Board of Directors.
• ID copy (for Nationals) / 1 Passport copy (For Foreigners) (in case one can’t, a certified true copy to the original of the ID/ passport is a must including a notarized proxy).
• Notarized minutes that appointed him along with the list of the cooperative members.
At the end of the procedure that takes less than 8 hours, you will be given the following documents:
• A trade Registry.
• Your company statues.
• Tax Identification Number (TIN).
