Can I register a company without renting an office?

[Liya]

In Singapore, is it possible to register a company without renting an office?
Knowing the rental price is so high, is it possible to register upon postbox address, like in many countries?

Thanks in advance for your help.

[sundaymorningstaple]

In Singapore, is it possible to register a company without renting an office?
Knowing the rental price is so high, is it possible to register upon postbox address, like in many countries?

Thanks in advance for your help.

See some of my links on opening a business below.

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[ashnd76]

sure you can use the post box at a nominal fee.

Of there are many registered secretarial offices going for cheap rates, check out International Plaza.

Or if you're living in a private residence, you can use that address.

[sq009]

Visit International Plaza to rgister. Don't need to rent a offc space. You can register ur company under ur residence. If you stay in private residence no problem, if you stay in HDB, you'll need to get approval from HDB

[sundaymorningstaple]

sure you can use the post box at a nominal fee.

Of there are many registered secretarial offices going for cheap rates, check out International Plaza.

Or if you're living in a private residence, you can use that address.

Sorry to disagree but you cannot use a post office box.

http://www.acra.gov.sg/business/bizaddress.html

[Liya]

Thanks for all the information and advice.

The problem is that I will have my apartment under corporate lease. It's my boyfriend who would like to register a company (he has a small scaled company in France, but in order to follow me, he plans to open a branch in Singapore).
So, it's difficult for me to have it written in my apartment release that my flat will be used as home office...

Any other solution? Post box is impossible?

[Strong Eagle]

Thanks for all the information and advice.

The problem is that I will have my apartment under corporate lease. It's my boyfriend who would like to register a company (he has a small scaled company in France, but in order to follow me, he plans to open a branch in Singapore).
So, it's difficult for me to have it written in my apartment release that my flat will be used as home office...

Any other solution? Post box is impossible?

Find a serviced office and use that as your address. Can get from cheap to expensive. Mine is expensive... I want the location. Others here can recommend inexpensive alternatives.

[jpatokal]

The problem is that I will have my apartment under corporate lease. It's my boyfriend who would like to register a company (he has a small scaled company in France, but in order to follow me, he plans to open a branch in Singapore).
So, it's difficult for me to have it written in my apartment release that my flat will be used as home office...

AFAIK you don't actually need the apartment owner's permission to use their apt to register a business -- this is why some rental contracts explicitly forbid it. Of course, there are a whole bunch of businesses you can't run from a residential property, but anything white-collar is OK.

Opening a business in order to get a residence permit in Sing isn't all that easy though, see the Entrepass sticky for more.