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Fees and timelines in 2026

Fees

payment by instalmentHealy Consultants average engagement fees include i) company registration ii) corporate bank account opening without travel iii) professional nominee resident director iv) virtual office address v) Government fees and licenses:

Different New Zealand entity types Average engagement costs Average engagement period Draft invoice
Tax resident LLC US$17,235 7 weeks View invoice PDF
Look through company (LTC) US$9,590 9 weeks View invoice PDF
Branch of a foreign company US$10,330 10 weeks View invoice PDF
Representative office US$19,330 10 weeks View invoice PDF
Subsidiary LLC US$8,740 View invoice PDF
Holding company LLC US$8,740 View invoice PDF
PLC company US$8,830 8 weeks View invoice PDF
LLC with employment visa US$16,690 View invoice PDF
Offshore trust US$35,750 9 weeks View invoice PDF
Overseas limited partnership US$9,200 8 weeks View invoice PDF
Registered FSP companies
Registered FSP company (LLC) US$52,760 8 months (32 weeks) View invoice PDF
Financial services companies
Licensed forex company (derivative issuer license) US$51,900 18 months View invoice PDF
Licensed fund (MIF license) US$54,150 2 years View invoice PDF
Licensed financial advisory company (DIMS license) US$37,650 1 year View invoice PDF
Licensed crowd funding platform (Crowd funding license) US$52,950 18 months View invoice PDF
Licensed bank US$41,400 3 years Contact us
New Zealand FSP LLC with FOREX license US$81,600 36 weeks View invoice PDF


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Other fee considerations

Timelines

The average New Zealand limited liability company registration and corporate bank account opening period is 8 weeks as outlined below:

Service LLC LTC PLC Overseas LP Trust Branch RO
Engagement Planning 1 week 1 week 2 weeks 1 week 2 weeks 1 week 1 week
Company incorporation period 1 week 2 weeks 2 weeks 2 weeks 2 weeks 2 weeks 2 weeks
Bank Account approval 4 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks 4 weeks
Internet Banking approval 1 week 1 week 1 week 1 week 1 week 1 week 1 week
Engagement completion 1 week 1 week 1 week 1 week 1 week 1 week 1 week
Total engagement period 8 weeks 9 weeks 10 weeks 9 weeks 10 weeks 9 weeks 9 weeks

new zealand business registration engagement period timeline

  • Preparing a detailed project plan;
  • Our Client confirms the corporate structure;
  • Collecting due diligence from our Client.
  • Our Client signs the corporate bank account opening forms;
  • Healy Consultants prepares a business plan;
  • Healy Consultants visits the bank for interview;
  • The Bank Legal and Compliance Department review and approve the banking application;
  • The Bank Front Office email corporate bank account numbers to our client.
  • The Bank Operations Department mails the internet username and passwords to our Client;
  • Some of our Clients’ request Healy Consultants to activate the internet banking on their behalf.
  • Healy Consultants confirms all Client due diligence is received;
  • Healy Consultants couriers to our Client the complete original company and bank account documents;
  • Our Client completes our web page feedback survey;

Contact us

For additional information on our company registration services in New Zealand, please contact our in-house country expert, Mr. Simon Guidecoq, directly:
client relationship officer - Simon