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- A representative files the registration under a power of attorney. Incorporation carries no state duty. The statutory period is one working day where every founder is an individual (Art. 35(2)), two working days where a legal person is among the founders (Art. 35(2.1)), and immediate where the prescribed model documents are used (Art. 35(4)). A paid one-working-day service exists at AMD 30,000 (about USD 83 at the CBA rate of 363.44 on 18 September 2026) under Government Decision N 1746-N, but it cannot be charged where the statutory period is already one working day or shorter, so it helps a company with a corporate founder rather than an ordinary founding by individuals.
- The registry power of attorney does not require notarisation, under Article 14(5) of Law HO-169. An Armenian taxpayer identification number can be obtained the same way, within a couple of days.
- Foreign ownership may be 100 percent, no Armenian director is required, and an LLC has no minimum charter capital.
- Most Armenian banks require the director to attend a branch in person for KYC verification. Corporate account review runs roughly 4 to 14 business days once documents are submitted.
- A Public Service Number is issued only to an applicant physically present in Armenia, so an owner who wants to use Armenian state systems in their own name will need one trip.
An Armenian LLC can be registered without the founder ever entering Armenia. A representative files under a power of attorney, standard processing carries no state fee, and the company normally exists within 1 to 3 business days. The bank account does not follow automatically, and an owner who wants to log into Armenian state systems personally will need a Public Service Number, which is issued only to someone physically in the country.
What registering remotely actually means
Armenia accepts three filing channels for a new company. The founder can appear at the State Registry of Legal Entities in person, a representative can file under a power of attorney, or a certified representative holding direct digital access to the Registry can file electronically. Vardanyan & Partners holds that certified digital access, which is what opens the third channel to a client who is not in the country.
The power of attorney carries the whole arrangement. Article 14(5) of Law HO-169 provides that where an authorised person applies to the Agency for state registration, the power of attorney and an identity document are submitted, and notarisation of the power of attorney is not required. That provision removes the step most founders expect to be the obstacle.
A formation file normally uses several powers of attorney: separate instruments for the formation itself, for the shareholder, for the accountants, and for the beneficial-ownership declaration. Identity documents still have to travel. An individual founder submits an original or apostilled passport with an Armenian translation. A corporate founder submits a legalised registration certificate and articles, also translated.
Armenia also operates an online self-service registration route. Independent confirmation that a foreign founder holding no Armenian electronic identity can complete that route unaided was not available when this page was written, so the path set out below is representative filing. General eligibility, including the absence of any residency or capital requirement, is covered in our companion page on opening a company in Armenia as a non-resident.
The remote sequence, step by step
- Powers of attorney and identity documents. You sign, scan and courier. Passport copies are apostilled and translated into Armenian.
- Número de Identificação Fiscal. The representative applies under the power of attorney, notarisation is not required for this instrument either, and the number comes back within a couple of days.
- Registration of the company. The statutory period runs to one working day where all founders are individuals, two working days where a legal person is among them, and immediate registration through the prescribed model documents. Standard-timeline registration is free, because the government fee schedule charges nothing where the statutory period is already no longer than the expedited one. Clients are told to expect 2 to 3 days in practice. AMD 30,000 (about USD 83) buys a one-working-day decision under Government Decision N 1746-N. What it buys is a decision, which may be a refusal, not a guaranteed registration, and it cannot be charged where the statutory period is already one working day or shorter.
- Individual entrepreneur as the alternative. IE registration is also available through a representative. The state duty is AMD 3,000 (about USD 8) for a paper filing and nothing for an online one.
- Post-registration items. The certificate and tax ID issue together. A corporate stamp is produced, the tax office filing is made, and the beneficial-ownership declaration is due within 40 days of registration.
Tax regime selection sits in the same package and is made at or just after registration. Our business registration service covers the full sequence, and the structural differences between company forms are set out under LLCs and joint stock companies.
What still needs someone on the ground
The corporate bank account is a separate exercise with its own gatekeeper. Most Armenian banks require the director to attend a branch for KYC verification, and fully remote opening for a foreign-owned company is difficult. Some banks will run a video onboarding case by case with enhanced due diligence, and approval odds are materially lower than for an in-person application. A bank is under no obligation to explain a refusal, and more than one application is sometimes needed.
Banks ask for the state registration certificate, the charter showing the ownership structure, the tax ID, passports of the director, shareholders and beneficial owners with Armenian translations, proof of business address, a description of the business and its revenue sources, and a source-of-funds explanation. Review runs roughly 4 to 14 business days from submission, a range drawn from the firm’s casework rather than from any published bank standard. A vague business description is the most common cause of delay. Our banking practice handles the document package and the bank selection.
The Public Service Number is the second constraint. Any foreign national staying in Armenia legally can obtain one from the Migration and Citizenship Service of the Ministry of Internal Affairs, regardless of residence permit status, on an original passport with a notarised translation. Processing takes one to two days and is sometimes same-day. The applicant has to be in Armenia for it. Most banks want a Public Service Number before they will open an account, which fixes the practical order: legal entry, then the number, then the account application.
A personal YesEm electronic identity follows the same logic. A certified representative reaches the Registry and the tax system on the company’s behalf without the owner holding any Armenian credential at all. An owner who wants to log in personally needs in-person identification first.
Running the company from abroad once it exists
The director appointed at formation acts on the company’s behalf without any power of attorney. Armenian LLC law places day-to-day management with the executive body, and third parties deal with the director on the strength of the registry entry. That provision is what makes a remotely owned Armenian company workable in daily operation.
Changes to the company name, registered address, charter capital, director or participants are all registrable, and all of them can be filed by a representative under power of attorney. Registering a change is not free. A charter amendment or restatement carries AMD 10,000 under Law on State Duty Art. 16, item 1.12(5), and replacing the executive head is charged under the same subitem at AMD 10,000, while changing the particulars of the existing head falls under item 1.12(6) at AMD 5,000. The services platform publishes AMD 20,000 for a director change, being that AMD 10,000 plus AMD 10,000 for the charter amendment it treats as accompanying it. A participant change is AMD 20,000 under item 1.12(7), and with the accompanying charter amendment the platform shows AMD 30,000 for a two-working-day filing. Two changes genuinely are free: an address-only change where no charter-amendment decision or amended charter is filed (Art. 39(5)), and an email-address-only change (Art. 39(6)). Particulars that update automatically sit outside the charging provisions, and State Duty Law Art. 29 exempts a charter alignment or reorganisation compelled by a law enacted after registration. Document preparation by the Registry is a separate optional service under Government Decision N 1746-N, Annex 1, item 13: AMD 10,000 for an executive-head replacement (3 working days), AMD 30,000 for a charter amendment and AMD 30,000 for a participant change (4 working days each), AMD 50,000 for the three combined (5 working days), and AMD 35,000 for an incorporation (4 working days). Those are preparation periods before filing, and they do not replace the registration duties. Three different things are charged at AMD 30,000, so always ask which one a quotation means.
How quickly a change has to be filed depends on the type of change, and the period the Registry takes to process a complete filing runs on a separate clock from any deadline falling on the company itself. Article 42(2) gives the Registry two working days from submission of all required documents to register a change, and Article 42(4) provides for immediate registration through the prescribed model documents; neither is a deadline for the company. For a director replacement, an ordinary participant change, an ordinary charter amendment or a change of registered address, HO-169 sets no period running from the corporate decision at all. Four situations do carry real deadlines: a capital increase by additional contributions must be filed within one month of approval of the contribution results and the corresponding charter amendments (LLC Law Art. 33(1)); a share placed into trust management within one month of the placing (Art. 40.1(2)); a name change using an advance reservation within the 30-day reservation period, failing which the name is released and the duty is not refunded (Art. 32(3)); and beneficial-ownership information must be updated as soon as the company learns of the change and in any event within 40 days (Art. 60.3(4)). A capital reduction runs on its own timetable, with creditors notified and the notice published within 30 days of the decision and the resulting charter amendment registrable after 60 days, subject to satisfying creditors’ claims (LLC Law Art. 34(4)). None of this makes delay safe: under LLC Law Art. 10(4) a charter amendment takes effect against third parties on state registration, so an unregistered change binds nobody outside the company.
Beneficial-ownership data has to be refreshed after a change and again annually by 20 February. A director change needs no resignation letter and no consent documents.
Participant-level events have their own rules. A participant may exit the company at any time and the charter cannot remove that right. Participants hold a pro-rata pre-emptive right over interests offered for sale, exercisable within one month unless the charter sets another period. A transfer takes simple written form unless the Civil Code or the charter calls for notarisation, and the company must be notified in writing. None of these steps requires anyone to be in Armenia.
Perguntas frequentes
Do I need to be in Armenia at any point?
Does the power of attorney have to be notarised?
Can my representative open the bank account for me?
Quanto tempo leva todo o processo?
LLC or individual entrepreneur for a remote founder?
Can I apply for a residence permit later on the basis of the company?
Do I need a Public Service Number just to own the company?
Does the firm’s certified digital access change any of this?
What to have ready before you start
A formation file moves fastest when these are already in hand: an apostilled passport copy with an Armenian translation; the intended company name in Armenian, with one or two alternatives in case the first is taken; a registered address in Armenia; the identity of the first director and of each participant with their intended shares; and beneficial-ownership details for every individual behind the structure. A corporate founder adds a legalised registration certificate and articles, with translations. Anything that has to be apostilled abroad should be started first, because that step sits outside Armenian control and is usually the one that sets the calendar.
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