Accreditation of Representative Offices of Foreign Companies in Uzbekistan

ONELAW assists foreign companies with opening and accrediting representative offices in Uzbekistan.

A representative office enables a foreign company to maintain an official presence in Uzbekistan, represent its interests and perform functions permitted by law without establishing a separate legal entity.

Scope of Services

ONELAW provides support at all key stages:

— analysis of the foreign company’s objectives in Uzbekistan;
— assessment of whether a representative office is the appropriate form;
— preparation of the regulations of the representative office;
— preparation of the power of attorney for its head;
— preparation of the list of foreign corporate documents;
— assistance with legalisation, apostille and translation;
— preparation and filing of the application;
— liaison with the competent public authorities;
— assistance in addressing comments;
— obtaining the accreditation certificate;
— support with subsequent amendments and renewal.

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When ONELAW Can Assist

Opening a representative office

Legal support for a foreign company establishing a representative office in Uzbekistan.

Document preparation

Preparation of the accreditation package and liaison with the competent authorities

Legalisation and apostille

Assistance with legalisation, apostille and translation of foreign corporate documents.

Appointment of the head of the representative office

Preparation of the power of attorney, regulations of the representative office and documents defining the head’s authority.

Renewal of accreditation

Support with renewal of the accreditation certificate and updating the required documents.

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The ONELAW Approach

Opening a representative office requires consideration not only of registration formalities but also of the permitted scope of activity, tax status, powers of the head, employment and migration matters.

ONELAW assesses the proposed form of presence in Uzbekistan and whether a representative office meets the foreign company’s commercial and organisational objectives.

Our objective is to structure the process so that the foreign company can commence lawful operations and avoid risks caused by incomplete documents, defective authority or non-compliance with accreditation requirements.

Key Matters to Consider

A representative office is not a separate legal entity and acts on behalf of its foreign head office.

Before starting the process, it is necessary to determine:
— the purpose of opening the representative office;
— its intended functions and permitted scope of activity;
— the authority of its head;
— the representative office address;
— whether foreign employees will be engaged;
— legalisation and translation requirements;
— the tax and migration implications of the presence in Uzbekistan.

Errors in the structure or documents may result in refusal, delays or difficulties during subsequent operations.