Documents Required for India Entry Complete Package

8 documents6–8 weeks from apostilled documents to a fully operational, compliant Indian company

India Entry Complete Package is granted on the strength of the papers you file with it, so a complete set at the start is the difference between 6–8 weeks from apostilled documents to a fully operational, compliant indian company and a query that sends the application back. Below is every document our team needs from you, what each one is for, and how to get it to us. You upload all of it in your Fastlegal dashboard — nothing is couriered, and nothing is payable while you gather it.

Checklist: 8 documents for india entry complete package

1
Certificate of incorporation and charter documents of the foreign parent, apostilled or consularised
2
Board resolution of the parent approving the Indian entity and authorising a signatory, apostilled or consularised
3
Passport and overseas address proof of each foreign director, apostilled or notarised abroad
4
PAN and Aadhaar of the India-resident director (or tell us you need a nominee director)
5
Passport-size photographs of all directors and the authorised signatory
6
Proof of the Indian registered office: recent utility bill, rent agreement and owner's NOC (or ask us about a registered-office address)
7
Proposed company names, business activity, initial capital and shareholding pattern
8
Details of the first employees and expected monthly transactions, so we size payroll and GST correctly

Government fees payable alongside

MCA, RBI and GST government fees, stamp duty and apostille or consularisation charges abroad extra, at actuals; registered-office rent and audit fees billed separately if we arrange them. These go to the department at actuals and are shown to you before they are paid; our professional fee is quoted separately once we have seen your case.

What we file with them

Structuring call: subsidiary, branch, liaison or project office; FDI route check; shareholding and director plan; DTAA and withholding overview for your country
Incorporation of the wholly owned subsidiary: DSCs, DINs, name reservation, MOA/AOA, SPICe+ filing, Certificate of Incorporation, PAN and TAN
Resident-director requirement: guidance on meeting the 182-day rule, including nominee-director options if you have no one in India
Bank account opening coordination with an Indian bank, including KYC and video-verification support
Inward remittance of share capital and Form FC-GPR filing on the RBI FIRMS portal, with the CA/CS certificates it needs
GST registration, EPFO/ESIC registration, professional tax and Shops & Establishment registration where applicable
Set-up of books of account, invoice format, payroll structure and statutory registers; appointment of the first auditor (ADT-1)
First-year compliance calendar loaded in your dashboard, with the Managed India Compliance plan ready to take over the month-to-month work

How to submit your documents

1
Start it online: Choose the package and hand it to our team. Your India-entry manager books a structuring call in your time zone within one working day.
2
Upload documents in your dashboard: Upload the parent-company documents and director KYC to your dashboard as they are apostilled; we review each one and tell you exactly what is still missing.
3
We incorporate, register and set up: We obtain DSCs and DINs, incorporate with MCA, coordinate the bank account and remittance, file FC-GPR with the RBI, obtain GST, EPFO and ESIC, and set up books and payroll.
4
Track & download: Track every milestone in your dashboard, download certificates as they are issued, and start month one with your compliance calendar and accountant already in place.

Scans or clear phone photographs are fine for every item above. Documents live in your private vault, are served only to your signed-in account and the team working on your file, and you can delete anything you uploaded.

Document questions for india entry complete package

What does the package include that separate services don't?

One accountable manager and a sequence that avoids delays. Documents are reviewed once for every filing, the bank account and remittance are timed with incorporation so FC-GPR is filed inside its 30-day window, and tax, labour and accounting set-up is finished before your first invoice or salary. You also get structuring and DTAA guidance up front rather than after a problem appears.

Do we need to visit India at any point?

No. Incorporation, RBI reporting and tax registrations are digital. Banks may ask for a video KYC call, which we schedule and join. Documents signed abroad are apostilled or legalised at the Indian embassy, depending on your country.

How long does the whole thing take?

Typically 6–8 weeks after the apostilled documents reach us: 3–4 weeks to incorporation, then the bank account, remittance and FC-GPR, with GST and labour registrations running in parallel. Apostille or embassy legalisation in your country can add one to three weeks before that, so we start on it first. Government timelines are outside our control.

What happens after the set-up?

Your company must keep books, file GST and TDS returns, run payroll compliance, file ROC annual returns, get audited, file an income tax return and an annual FLA return with the RBI, and keep transfer-pricing documentation for dealings with the parent. The Managed India Compliance plan covers all of that for a fixed yearly fee, so your team never has to learn Indian compliance.

Got your documents together?

Hand india entry complete package to our team and upload them straight away. We confirm a fixed fee once we have seen what is involved — nothing is charged until you approve it.

Not sure which documents apply to you?