The Companies and Intellectual Property Commission (CIPC) is committed to customer services and the effective and efficient processing of applications and associated information.
As from 01/12/2023, CIPC will be launching the online Foreigner Assurance service on CIPC’s e-Services.
The foreigner assurance process will allow foreign nationals to submit their information electronically together with a certified copy of their passport/identity document to the CIPC for manual assurance, before they can be appointed as directors on companies, close corporations, and co-operatives. This information will be phased into the following services, over a period: –
Director amendments (date of integration will be communicated)
New company registrations (date of integration will be communicated)
Co-operative registration and director amendments (date of integration will be communicated)
Beneficial ownership (date of integration will be communicated.
Foreign national information is only accepted and processed via the CIPC e-Services platform since BizPortal,
Mobile App, and Self-Service Terminals are for South African Identity Card / Identify Document holders only.
For any further enquiries, kindly log a ticket via www.cipc.co.za/enquiries.