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Requirements for BVI Company Name

Publish Date:2014-1-29 17:32:28
Company names must be pre-approved for availability and acceptability (there are some words that are restricted or excluded). Starting the formation process, first of all please find a company name which is available and suitable to you. If the name you have chosen is not available, agent will find the nearest possible alternative based on your preferences, and will reserve this name.

One of the following suffixes from the list can be added to the company name to show that this is a limited liability company.

Limited (Ltd)
Corporation (Corp)
Incorporation (Inc)
Soci‘e’ Anonyme (SA)

Sociedad Anonima


Names in Chinese characters are also available for incorporation.

For making a unique name, it may be needed to add or remove words, because there are already more than 600,000 names on the Register. The agent should register an alternative name after getting confirmation from customer.


Restrictions on company name:

A company cannot be incorporated with any name that is identical or very similar to an existing company name. Also, there are restrictions for any name that requires approval of the government or the Royal Family. These names are as follows: Assurance; Royal; Bank; Trust; Building Society; Trust Company; Chamber of Commerce; Trust Corporation; Chartered; Trustee Company; Cooperative; Trustee; Imperial; Savings; Insurance; Savings and Loan; Re insurance; Underwriting; Indemnity; Surety; Guarantee; Casualty; Municipal; any names suggesting the connection with the Queen of England, the Royal Family, any of the Government departments, municipality or other local authority, any society or body incorporated by Royal Charter.

To get such company name incorporated, customer needs to attach a letter of approval, granted by the Registrar, together with particular incorporation documents.A very good reason would have to be presented for getting such a permission.