Accreditation of branches and representative offices of foreign companies is carried out by Registration Chamber of the Ministry of Justice of Russian Federation (Moscow).

Accreditation is granted for a period of one, two, three or five years and can be extended.

To extend an existing accreditation it is required to go through the same procedure as for initial accreditation.

Service includes:

  • Consultation on full range of questions related to establishment and follow-up activities of branch or representative company. The consultation is held by our highly qualified specialist with extensive experience in registration of legal entities. As a rule the consultation lasts from an hour to an hour and a half.
  • Preparation of documents for registration (drafting, translation, notarization and getting documents apostilled, receiving necessary documents from registration authorities, etc.);
  • Submission of documents to registration authorities (Moscow);
  • Control over flow of documents and submission of additional documents if needed;
  • Receipt of documents from registration authorities;
  • Registration with tax authorities (receipt of Individual Taxpayer’s Number);
  • Registration with Obligatory Insurance Funds.

Terms and Prices:

Price for service: from 45000-55000 rubles (depends on complexity)

Terms for accreditation service:

1) Accreditation at Registration Chamber

- 18 working days – regular service;

- 5 working days – emergency service (additional charges).

These terms can be extended if Registration Chamber requires additional documents and (or) information.

2) Registration with tax authorities - 7 working days.

3) Registration with Obligatory Insurance Funds – from 5 to 15 calendar days.

Expenses necessary for implementation of registration (not included in price for services):

  • State fee:
    • Registration of branch office - 120000 rubles.
    • Registration of representation – no fee.
  • Registration Chamber of the Ministry of Justice of Russian Federation fee (in excess of state fee):
    • - Branch office, accreditation for one year: 18 working days - 20000 rubles, 5 working days - 35000 rubles;
    • - Branch office, accreditation for two years: 18 working days – 35000 rubles, 5 working days - 50000 rubles;
    • - Branch office, accreditation for three years: 18 working days - 50000 rubles, 5 working days - 65 000 rubles;
    • - Branch office, accreditation for five years: 18 working days - 75000 rubles, 5 working days - 80 000 rubles;
    • - Representation, accreditation for one year: 18 working days - 35000 rubles - 5 working days - 50000 rubles;
    • - Representation, accreditation for two years: 18 working days - 65000 rubles, 5 working days - 80000 rubles;
    • - Representation, accreditation of three years: 18 working days - 80000 rubles, 5 working days 95000 rubles;
  • Notarial certification and apostilles fee – depends on the number of documents;
  • Travel expenses (tickets, accommodation, etc.) for representative.