Schmidt & Schmidt provides extracts from the commercial register of Kiribati with a translation and legalization.

Republic of Kiribati is a sovereign state in the Pacific Ocean. Kiribati comprises numerous islands spread over 3,5 million square kilometres. Kiribati gained independence from the United Kingdom in 1979 and became a member state of the Commonwealth of Nations. Kiribati is a unitary parliamentary republic with a president as a head of state. Local currency is the Australian dollar. Official languages are English and Gilbertese (also known as the Kiribati language). Kiribati is the member of the United Nations, International Monetary Fund, the World Bank, and the Pacific Islands Forum.

Kiribati is one of the poorest countries in the world. Kiribati’s economic growth is impeded by the lack of natural resources, remote location from world markets, high transportation costs, vulnerability to natural disasters, and extreme dispersion of the islands thousands of kilometres across the ocean. Kiribati mostly relies on revenue from fishing licenses and foreign aid. Most labour force is employed in service sector.

Kiribati is not considered an offshore jurisdiction or a tax haven. Business activities in Kiribati are regulated by the Companies Ordinance, 1988 Registration of Business Names Act, and 1988 Moneylenders’ Act. Legislation of Kiribati is based on the English law.

Main types of businesses in Kiribati

• Public company (limited by shares)
• Private company (limited by shares)

Registration of companies is done by the Business Companies Regulatory Division of the Ministry of Commerce, Industry and Cooperatives. The Division manages the commercial register and supervises business activities in the country.

Contents of the register

Main extract available from the commercial register of Kiribati is a company profile. It comes in the English language and contains information about a company, relevant at the moment of the request.

• Full legal name (and former names)
• Registration number
• Type of business
• Legal address
• Current status (active/inactive)
• Directors’ details
• Statutory documents
• Annual return
• Other available information

NB: Information about some companies may be unavailable.

Search in the register is not free of charge. Search results are sent to you within 7-14 days after request submission.

To get a required document, we will need the following information about a company:

• Full legal name
• Registration number

An extract from the business register of Kiribati can be used in order to:

• Obtain detailed information about potential business partners
• Negotiate foreign trade agreements
• Register legal entities with foreign participation
• File legal claims

Legalization of extracts from Kiribati

Kiribati has NOT acceded to the The Hague Convention Abolishing the Requirement of Legalization for Foreign Public Documents.

Therefore, the documents issued in Kiribati are NOT subject to a simplified apostilling procedure, thus the documents have to be legalised directly via the consulates of Kiribati.

Schmidt & Schmidt assists with legalization procedure.

You can order free preliminary availability check of required information on our website.

In addition, you can order notarised translation from English.

We provide extracts from the register in strict compliance with the legislation of the Republic of Kiribati and the General Data Protection Regulation.

Inquiries are processed within one working day. Courier delivery of apostilled documents is paid separately by courier service tariffs.

You can order free preliminary availability check of required information on our website.