Bringing in a co-founder is two MCA forms and a supplementary agreement. Bringing in an NRI or a foreign national is those things plus an FDI and FEMA layer that most compliance providers will not raise until after the filing. We do both, and we raise the second one first.
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Government fee — paid by you at actuals
MCA fees on Form 3 and Form 4 are set by your contribution slab. DIR-3 carries a ₹500 fee where the incoming partner needs a fresh DPIN, and a digital signature costs from ₹1,500. Stamp duty on the supplementary LLP agreement is charged under your State Stamp Act, generally by reference to contribution — a Maharashtra LLP and a West Bengal LLP with identical contributions pay different amounts. Late filing of Form 3 or Form 4 attracts ₹100 per day per form with no cap. All of it is paid at actuals, over and above our professional fee.
Every price above is a professional fee, excluding GST and government charges. 50% on delivery.
All fees and charges listed are indicative only and do not constitute a binding offer. Final amounts may vary depending on the volume of work and the complexity involved.
If the incoming partner has no DIN or DPIN, we apply in Form DIR-3 with DSC, PAN, address proof and photograph. An existing DIN works and no fresh DPIN is needed. For a foreign national this step drives the whole timeline, so it starts first.
Required to sign the forms.
Consent from the incoming partner to act as designated partner.
Resolution of the existing partners, passed as your LLP agreement requires.
Drafted and executed on stamp paper, recording contribution, profit share and rights. Stamp duty is charged under your State Stamp Act.
Form 4 records the appointment and Form 3 the change to the agreement. Both are due within 30 days, and late filing is ₹100 per day per form with no cap.
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Section 7 of the LLP Act requires every LLP to have at least two designated partners who are individuals, and at least one of them must be resident in India. Two NRIs cannot run an Indian LLP between them as the only designated partners. Residency here is a physical-stay test, not a citizenship test. If your resident designated partner is about to move abroad, that is a compliance problem arriving on a date you can predict — deal with it before, not after.
Foreign investment into an LLP is permitted under the automatic route only where the LLP operates in a sector that allows 100 per cent FDI under the automatic route with no performance-linked conditions. If your sector carries conditions, or sits under the approval route, the investment needs government approval first. We check this before anything else is filed.
Capital contribution by a non-resident into an LLP is reportable under FEMA. Filing sits within statutory timelines and missing it attracts late submission fees. Most providers raise this after the MCA filing is done, by which point the clock has been running.
Contribution must come through banking channels into the LLP's account, with the FIRC and KYC trail intact. Money routed informally cannot be regularised afterwards without pain.
A DPIN for a foreign national requires a passport apostilled or consularised in the country of residence, plus address proof, both attested per the prescribed route. Apostille turnaround varies by country, which is where timelines slip. It is the first thing we start.
The supplementary LLP agreement attracts stamp duty under the State Stamp Act, generally by reference to contribution. A Maharashtra LLP and a West Bengal LLP with identical contributions pay different amounts. An under-stamped agreement is not admissible in evidence, which matters exactly when partners fall out.
A resigning partner gives not less than thirty days notice unless the agreement says otherwise, and Form 4 records the cessation within thirty days. One warning for anyone resigning: until Form 4 is filed, third parties are entitled to treat you as still a partner. Confirm the LLP has actually filed it. Do not assume.
