Complete Guide to Register as an LLC in India

An LLC in India is registered following certain norms listed under the Limited Liability Partnership Act (2008), with assistance from the Companies Act (1956) and LLC rules of 2009.

As in order to cook any good dish, you have to gather the proper ingredients. To register as an LLC in India, you have to know and gather the proper ingredients that you would be required throughout the process.

There are mainly two steps involved with multiple substeps:

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Register as an LLP first

Before registering as an LLC you have to register as an LLP (Limited Liability Partnership) for which the two partners (at least) indulging in partnership, should be residents of India.

Documents Required for LLP

Certain Documents of Partners that you would need for registering as an LLP in India are :

PAN Card/ID proof of both partners
Address proof
Two Photographs
Passport (for NRIs)
Residence proof
Mobile number
Email ID
Documents must be self-attested

Steps for registering as an LLP in India

The steps involved in the registration as an LLP are:

There should be two partners both having DSC and DPIN
They will first submit Form-7
In the third step, they are required to file an application for the compliance of the preferred names of the firm with Form-1 meeting the norms of Ministry of Corporate Affairs.
All the requisite details regarding the firm, office, etc. are then lodged through Form-2, Form-3, and Form-4.

As soon as they are done with the procedure and it meets the rules and regulations required for the incorporation of LLP, they will be granted a Certificate of an LLP Incorporation and recognized as partners.

Register as an LLC in India

Now the next step is to get a license as an LLC. The steps involved are:

Incorporation of the company

Here is mentioned a series of protocols that you are required to follow for the incorporation of the company:

Digital Signature (DSC)

It is the most important step in the process of incorporation of the company; the digital signature of the director of the company is a crucial step in order to get the company’s name or the details regarding your company authorized. Here you can face any of the two situations while going through this step :

A. Director Physically Present in India

Apply for DSC
DIN form with photographs attested by a Chartered Accountant (CA)
ID proof with all the necessary details of the person showing DOB, father’s name, etc
In case the father’s name is not listed some other documents of the father can also work like the DL, DOB certificate, etc.
Address proof attested by the CA
An affidavit confirming the presence of the director in India.
A photostat of the passport showing the arrival date

B. Director Physically Not Present in India

DSC application
DIN form with passport size photograph attested by a Notary Public from the country where the director is residing.
Residence proof attested by The Notary Public for the director’s present country.
Address proof from the Director’s present country.

Director Identification Number (DIN)

For the creation of provisional DIN, the following mentioned requirements have to be completed:

Name as listed on the passport
Father’s name
Date of Birth
Address proof with PIN
Mobile number
Nationality
ID proof

Regularization of Provisional Pin

The DIN is approved depending on whether the director is physically present in India or not requires the same documents as listed above under the heading DSC. The only difference in the authorization when the director is physically present lies in the fact that the documents or the affidavits that are submitted are duly attested by the CA if present in India and if not present in India, it is attested by the Notary Public of the Country in which the director is presently residing.

Registration of Documents Required for LLC

The following are must-know requirements that are required for the formation of the company

Authorized DIN
Address proof of the office listing all the mandatory fields like the PIN
Preferred necessities of the company
Photographs of both directors that have filed for LLP
The payable amount as the fee as a part of the process of registration of the company with all the necessary details like listing the share capital of the company
Association article
The necessary affidavits from the Government after paying the fees
DSC

Meeting all the needs that are listed above your company’s name would be ready for approval and you won’t face any hindrance in the process if the above things are kept in mind. Once everything goes smoothly, you will be required to complete the following extra documents: