Corporate Advisory · Pan-India
A compliant local resident director service for foreign-owned companies in India — a qualified Indian resident to satisfy the Section 149(3) requirement that every company have at least one director resident in India — provided on a non-executive, properly indemnified basis.
Overview
Every company incorporated in India must have at least one director who has stayed in India for 182 days or more in the financial year (Section 149(3)). For a foreign parent setting up an Indian subsidiary, finding a trustworthy resident director is often the practical sticking point.
We provide a qualified resident director to meet this requirement, typically in a non-executive capacity with clear documentation, indemnity and KYC, so the statutory box is ticked without handing over operational control of your business. It pairs directly with our Indian subsidiary setup and ongoing corporate compliance.
What's covered
A resident director, provided and managed properly.
Get a fixed-fee quote →A qualifying resident director to meet the statutory requirement.
Board presence without operational control of your business.
Clear agreements, indemnification and full director KYC.
Attending meetings and signing in line with agreed terms.
Bundled with incorporation of your Indian subsidiary.
Director DIN, KYC and related filings maintained.
Our process
We confirm the resident-director requirement for your company.
We put agreements, indemnity and KYC in place.
We provide and appoint the qualifying resident director.
We keep the director compliance current.
Frequently asked questions
Section 149(3) of the Companies Act 2013 requires every company to have at least one director who has stayed in India for at least 182 days during the financial year. A wholly foreign-owned company with only non-resident directors cannot meet this on its own, so a local resident director is needed.
It is the provision of a qualified Indian resident to act as the company's resident director, satisfying the statutory requirement. The director is usually appointed in a non-executive capacity, with clear terms, so the company is compliant without surrendering operational control.
No. The role is structured to meet the legal requirement on a non-executive basis — the resident director does not run your operations or take commercial decisions, which remain with you. The arrangement is documented to make this clear.
We put in place a director agreement, indemnification, and full KYC, defining the scope, responsibilities and limits of the role. This protects both the company and the director, since a director carries statutory duties and potential liability.
The terms overlap in practice — a resident director provided to meet Section 149(3) is often a non-executive nominee acting within defined limits. What matters is that the appointment is genuine, documented and compliant, which is how we structure it.
Yes. Foreign companies usually need the resident director from the moment of incorporation, so we provide it as part of setting up your Indian subsidiary and maintain the related compliance thereafter. It is a single, coordinated engagement.
Book a free consultation and share your company and incorporation plans. We confirm the requirement, document the terms and provide a qualifying resident director, on a transparent fee.
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