Start your Dutch company: tell us what you need
Fill in one form about the company you want to set up, buy or run in the Netherlands. We read it and reply the way you choose, with next steps and the documents for your case. No uploads here.
How it works
You send the form
Tell us about the company, its shareholders and directors, and the services you need. No documents at this stage.
We review it and reply
We read your answers and reply by email, or by phone or messenger if you chose that, with any questions we have.
Documents and start
We send the document list for your company form and a secure upload link. For a notarial deed, the notary then checks your identity and runs Wwft due diligence.
- You send the formYou, with no documents at this stage
- We review it and replyUs, by the channel you chose
- Documents and startThe notary checks your identity and runs Wwft due diligence
Your details and your company
Four short blocks. Fields marked with an asterisk are required.
What we will need from you
The list depends on the company form. Nothing is uploaded on this page: after our reply you get a secure link. What the notary or the KVK asks for, by form:
| Company form | What the notary or the KVK asks for | Statute or source |
|---|---|---|
| BV | An identity document for the notary; the information for the Wwft client due diligence; UBO details (name, birth data, nationality, country of residence, home address, nature and size of the interest); a written power of attorney if you do not appear yourself | art. 39 lid 1 WNA; art. 15a lid 2 Hrw; art. 2:176 lid 1 BW |
| NV | As for the BV, plus EUR 45,000 paid up; a bank statement from an EU or EEA bank annexed to the deed; an accountant's statement for a contribution in kind; the deed is in Dutch only | art. 2:67 lid 3, 2:93a, 2:94a lid 2 and 2:65 BW |
| Stichting or STAK | Identity and due diligence as for the BV; articles with the content art. 2:286 lid 4 BW requires; for a STAK, three notarial deeds and a UBO assessment of the conditions of administration | art. 2:286 BW; business.gov.nl, STAK |
| Cooperative | Identity and due diligence for each founder; at least 2 members; a name containing "coöperatief" and ending in U.A., B.A. or W.A. | art. 2:53 and 2:54 BW; business.gov.nl |
| Branch of a foreign company | Proof of foreign registration no more than 1 month old; the deed and articles (original, or a copy initialled on every page); for a non-resident official, an address extract no older than 2 months, legalised if the address is outside the EU; proof of the right to use the Dutch address; KVK forms 6, 11 and 13 | KVK, registering foreign companies |
Documents by company form, from the Dutch Civil Code (BW), the notaries act (WNA), the Business Register Act (Hrw) and the KVK's page on registering foreign companies.
Privacy and security
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Frequently Asked Questions
Do I upload my passport or company documents here?
No. This form takes no files. After we reply, we send a secure link for the documents your company form needs. Where a notarial deed is involved, the notary establishes your identity from an identity document (art. 39 lid 1 WNA) and carries out client due diligence under the Wwft.
Can you give my company your address and also do its bookkeeping or tax returns?
No, not for the same company or its group. Under Wtt 2018, art. 1, an address plus legal help, tax returns, bookkeeping or annual accounts is a trust service that needs a DNB licence, and art. 3 prohibits providing it without one. You can take our address, or those services, but not both.
Can you act as director of my company or find me one?
No. Acting as director of a company for a client (Wtt 2018, art. 1, limb a) is a trust service reserved to DNB-licensed trust offices, and so is recruiting a director for a company that also takes our address (limb b). That is why the form offers no nominee option.
Do I have to come to the Netherlands?
Not always. A written power of attorney lets someone sign the deed of incorporation for you (art. 2:176 lid 1 BW). On the electronic route the power of attorney is granted in the notary's secure system (art. 53f WNA). The notary may still ask you to attend in person if fraud is suspected.
What if I am not sure which company form I need?
Choose "Not sure yet" in the Company form field and describe what the business will do, who will own it and where you live. We reply with the forms open to you and the conditions each one sets, and the choice stays yours.