Registering an overseas limited partnership
What registration documents to provide and where to send them
To register an overseas limited partnership in New Zealand you must complete an online application and pay a registration fee. An overseas limited partnership must apply for registration within 10 working days of commencing business in New Zealand.
Please follow the steps below to register an overseas limited partnership:
1. Set up an online services account
Before you start your application to register an overseas limited partnership, you must have:
- a RealMe login
- an online services account with Business Registers
2. Gather the information you'll need
To apply to register on the Overseas Limited Partnership Register, you'll need to provide the following information:
- The proposed name of the overseas limited partnership
- Country of origin (home jurisdiction)
- Evidence of incorporation or registration in your home jurisdiction
- Date of commencing business in New Zealand
- Details of its overseas registered office in its home jurisdiction
- Details of its principal place of business in New Zealand
- Details of the person resident or incorporated in New Zealand who is authorised to accept service of documents for the overseas limited partnership
- Postal address and email address
- Details of the general partners (for individuals, their date and place of birth)
- The full name, postal address, email address and phone number of the presenter.
3. Complete the online application
To register an overseas limited partnership:
- Log in to your online services account.
- Select 'Register Overseas Limited Partnership' from the online dashboard.
- Enter proposed name of overseas LP and provide general details.
- Check name availability by clicking 'Name Availability Check'.
- Provide the country of origin and upload the Certificate of Incorporation or Registration in the home jurisdiction. Complete the remainder of the mandatory fields, upload any supporting documents, and Select 'Next Step: Addresses'.
- Complete the addresses tab and click on 'Next Step: General Partners'.
- Complete mandatory fields and select 'Next Step: Review'.
- Check all the information you have entered and complete the signatory details.
- Click 'Submit' to be taken to the payment screen.
- Complete payment and select 'OK'.
Paying the registration fee
The application fee for registration of an overseas limited partnership is $232.39 (plus GST). This fee includes a Financial Markets Authority levy of $9.00 (plus GST) and External Reporting Board levy of $6.00 (plus GST).
4. Receive your Certificate of Registration
We'll issue a Certificate of Registration to the presenter of the application confirming that the overseas limited partnership has been registered.