Start Your Company in Belgium: Client Onboarding
Fill in the form below and send it. A person on the team reads it and replies to you by email with the next step. You upload nothing on this page: identity and company documents are requested after the first reply.
How it works
- Send this formYou: what you want to set up, buy or run, who is involved, when to start
- We review it and replyA person on the team replies by email with the next step
- Documents and startA secure link for the documents your company type needs
Send this form
Tell us what you want to set up, buy or run, who the people involved are and when you want to start.
We review it and reply
A person on the team reads your answers and replies by email with the next step.
Documents and start
We send a secure link for the documents that your company type needs, and the work begins.
Tell us about your company
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What we will need from you
After our first reply we ask for these by secure link. Nothing is uploaded on this page.
Documents to prepare, by company type.
| Entity type | What to prepare | Basis |
|---|---|---|
| BV/SRL | Identity details of each founder; planned activity and funding for the financial plan; intended name and activity; registered address; account in the company's name before the deed; details of each ultimate beneficial owner | Art. 5:4 CSA |
| NV/SA | As for a BV/SRL, plus the minimum capital of EUR 61,500 and a capital-deposit certificate from an EEA bank; a board of at least three directors, or two while there are fewer than three shareholders | Arts. 7:2, 7:11, 7:12 CSA |
| CV/SC | As for a BV/SRL, plus at least three founders and a description of the cooperative purpose for the articles | Art. 6:3 CSA |
| VOF/SNC and CommV/SComm | Two founders; the private deed the partners draw up; for a CommV, the split between general and limited partners | Federal business portal |
| Branch of a foreign company | Constitutive deed and articles; certificate of existence from the home register; accounts of the last closed year; identity and powers of the representatives | Art. 2:24 CSA |
| Ready-made company | The reference from the list; identity details of the buyer and of each ultimate beneficial owner; the signed share transfer for the share register | Arts. 5:61, 5:24 CSA |
A non-EU founder who will work as self-employed in Belgium in principle needs a professional card before the company is entered in the KBO/BCE.
Privacy and security
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Frequently Asked Questions
What happens after I send the form?
A person on the team reads your answers and replies by email. The reply proposes the next step and lists the documents your company type needs. Documents are requested then, not on this page.
Do I have to upload documents now?
No. The form takes no files. Identity and company documents are requested after the first reply, through a secure link, so you can send the form with only the facts about your plan.
Why do you ask me to confirm the source of funds?
Banks and notaries are obliged entities under the anti-money-laundering rules, and the beneficial owners of a company are identified and reported. The confirmation tells us the funds are lawful and that documents follow on request.
Do I need to live in Belgium to start?
The Companies and Associations Code sets no residence requirement for directors or shareholders. A non-EU founder who will work as self-employed in Belgium in principle needs a professional card. Say where you live in the form and we describe what applies.
I am not sure which company form I need. Can I still send the form?
Yes. Choose "Not sure yet". The forms differ in founders and formalities: one founder for a BV/SRL or NV/SA, three for a cooperative, two for a partnership. We describe the statute and do not recommend a form for you.