Samoa Registered Agent — Dependable Compliance Assistance
Every Samoa company must appoint a registered agent under local corporate law. Professional agent services help your business satisfy SIFA obligations and maintain uninterrupted legal status.
Handled for You
Why Companies in Samoa Need a Registered Agent
A Samoa registered agent coordinates with SIFA on your behalf, manages corporate records, and ensures your company satisfies all statutory requirements under local law.
SIFA Liaison
Functions as the primary contact between your Samoa international company and the Samoa International Finance Authority for all official filings and notices.
Regulatory Monitoring
When Samoa updates its international company framework, we communicate relevant changes and help your entity adapt to new compliance standards.
Timely Renewals
Proactive tracking of annual licence fees, registration renewals, and filing deadlines ensures your company maintains its legal status uninterrupted.
Privacy Safeguard
Protects your personal information by serving as the registered contact for all SIFA communications and statutory filings.
Samoa — Registered Agent Legal Framework
A Samoa registered agent is a licensed trustee company authorised by SIFA to represent companies. The International Companies Act 1988 requires every Samoa company to maintain a resident agent or secretary at all times.
Statutory Mandate
The International Companies Act 1988 requires every Samoa international company to appoint a registered agent through a licensed trustee company overseen by SIFA.
Confidentiality and Due Diligence
Agents must balance Samoa's strong confidentiality protections with thorough due diligence procedures to comply with international standards.
Licensed Trustee Standards
Only licensed trustee companies or their authorised officers may serve as registered agents, ensuring professional accountability and regulatory oversight.
Financial Record Keeping
The registered agent must ensure the company's financial records are maintained for a minimum of seven years as required by Samoan law.
Samoa Registered Agent Services for Companies
Attentive compliance support for your Samoa company, ensuring SIFA requirements are met and your entity stays active on the register.
Anniversary-Based Renewal Reminders
Your Samoa International Company's annual license fee falls due before the incorporation anniversary each year. We provide advance reminders so your renewal is processed on time and your company avoids being struck off.
License Renewals and Regulatory Confirmations
Handling your annual license fee payment to SIFA, submitting the annual confirmation to the Registrar, and ensuring beneficial ownership records held by the trustee company remain current and compliant.
Corporate Housekeeping and Record Management
Assisting with changes to directors, shareholders, or your Memorandum of Association, and maintaining the seven-year financial record retention that Samoa requires for all international companies.
Navigating Samoa's Evolving Compliance Standards
SIFA has been progressively tightening disclosure and transparency requirements. We monitor these developments closely and communicate any changes that affect your International Company's obligations.
Reliable Compliance for Your Samoa Company
Bringing together SIFA registry obligations, beneficial ownership maintenance, and AML reporting requirements — consistent compliance management so your Samoa entity remains in good standing.
Appoint a Samoa Registered Agent Committed to Your Compliance
Reliable support for your Samoa company. License renewals processed, records maintained, obligations met on time.
Who Appoints This Service?
Samoa's International Companies Act requires every company to retain a registered agent with SIFA. These are the typical circumstances where this service is sought.
Registering a Samoa Company
SIFA requires a registered agent to be named before any International Company can be formed in Samoa. We complete the registration formalities and continue as your agent for the life of the entity.
Moving Away from Your Current Agent
If you want a more attentive agent for your Samoa company, we facilitate the transfer with SIFA, taking over record-keeping duties and licence renewal management without any lapse in your compliance status.
IP Licensing & Consulting Entities
Samoa International Companies are frequently used for intellectual property holding and international consulting arrangements. A registered agent ensures these entities maintain proper records and meet SIFA's seven-year retention requirements.
Offshore Principals & Beneficiaries
Non-resident directors and beneficial owners who manage their Samoa entity from afar depend on a local agent to receive statutory communications, coordinate annual renewals, and safeguard the company's active status.
Included With Every Package. No Extras
Samoa registered agent costs are never billed separately. Our packages include everything under one all-in price.
Starting a New Company?
Register your Samoa company with registered agent services included from the start.
Have an Existing Company?
Bring your existing Samoa company to Expanship for reliable, ongoing agent support.
What's Included
- Government Liaison
- Regulatory change alerts
- SIFA renewal reminders
- Corporate record maintenance
- SIFA regulatory coordination
- Dedicated account support
Keeping Your Samoa Company Compliant, Start to Finish
A dependable four-step cycle that ensures your company stays current with SIFA at every renewal period.
Renewal Reminders
We monitor your annual licence renewal date, record-keeping obligations, and any SIFA notices that affect your Samoa International Company. Advance alerts are sent well before each due date.
Paperwork Compiled
Licence renewal applications, corporate resolutions, and any changes to company particulars are prepared in accordance with the International Companies Act and ready for SIFA submission.
Your Green Light
All documents are forwarded to you for review. We provide context for each item, answer any questions, and proceed only after receiving your signed authorisation — digital or on paper.
Lodged with SIFA
Completed filings are submitted to SIFA, licence and government fees are paid, and you receive written confirmation once your International Company's status is renewed.
Incorporating a New Entity?
Establish your Samoa company with registered agent, MRAS filings, and renewal tracking built in from the outset.
From US$875 View Incorporation PackagesOne Decision. Hassle-Free Compliance.
Samoa Registered Agent arranged — for fresh incorporations and inbound company transfers.
Have an Existing Company?
Switch to attentive, reliable service. We handle the transfer process while safeguarding your compliance status.
From US$799 Transfer to ExpanshipFrequently Asked Questions
Key information about registered agent obligations for Samoa companies.
Yes. The International Companies Act requires every Samoa international company to appoint and maintain a registered agent authorised by the Samoa International Finance Authority (SIFA). This is a legal prerequisite for incorporation and continued operation.
Tasks include receiving notices from SIFA, coordinating annual renewal fee payments, maintaining the register of directors and shareholders, filing regulatory returns, and ensuring you are aware of upcoming obligations and any changes to Samoa's corporate legislation.
Yes. Samoa law allows you to replace your registered agent by appointing a new SIFA-authorised agent and notifying the authority. The incoming agent takes over your corporate records, and the transition is managed to maintain unbroken compliance.
Operating without a registered agent contravenes the International Companies Act. SIFA may impose financial penalties, suspend the company's registration, and eventually deregister the entity — removing its legal status entirely.
Pricing varies by provider. Our Samoa packages include registered agent services within the overall fee — no separate agent charges. This covers SIFA liaison, renewal coordination, filing support, and ongoing compliance monitoring.
Extended services may include corporate restructuring support, assistance with share transfers, preparation of corporate resolutions, procurement of Good Standing certificates, and advisory guidance when SIFA introduces regulatory changes.
Verify the agent is currently authorised by SIFA. Consider their pricing transparency, responsiveness, experience working with international clients, and whether they offer all-inclusive packages that cover both core agent duties and ancillary corporate services.
The agent must be an entity authorised by SIFA with an established local presence. This ensures your international company has a recognised in-jurisdiction representative for all official communications and regulatory interactions with the Samoan authorities.
Get in Touch About Samoa Agent Services
Planning to form a Samoa company or looking to transfer your existing entity to a more responsive agent? Send us a message and we will explain how to proceed.
