{"id":2704,"date":"2026-01-02T05:37:17","date_gmt":"2026-01-02T05:37:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.lemancg.com\/?page_id=2704"},"modified":"2026-01-08T07:35:56","modified_gmt":"2026-01-08T07:35:56","slug":"switzerland","status":"publish","type":"page","link":"https:\/\/www.lemancg.com\/index.php\/switzerland\/","title":{"rendered":"Switzerland"},"content":{"rendered":"<div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-1 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-0 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-1\"><h4><span class=\"fusion-highlight dark highlight1 awb-highlight-background\">Company Incorporation in Switzerland &amp; Bank Account Opening Requirements<\/span><\/h4>\n<\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><div class=\"fusion-fullwidth fullwidth-box fusion-builder-row-2 fusion-flex-container nonhundred-percent-fullwidth non-hundred-percent-height-scrolling\" style=\"--awb-border-radius-top-left:0px;--awb-border-radius-top-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-right:0px;--awb-border-radius-bottom-left:0px;--awb-flex-wrap:wrap;\" ><div class=\"fusion-builder-row fusion-row fusion-flex-align-items-flex-start fusion-flex-content-wrap\" style=\"max-width:1248px;margin-left: calc(-4% \/ 2 );margin-right: calc(-4% \/ 2 );\"><div class=\"fusion-layout-column fusion_builder_column fusion-builder-column-1 fusion_builder_column_1_1 1_1 fusion-flex-column\" style=\"--awb-bg-blend:overlay;--awb-bg-size:cover;--awb-width-large:100%;--awb-margin-top-large:0px;--awb-spacing-right-large:1.92%;--awb-margin-bottom-large:0px;--awb-spacing-left-large:1.92%;--awb-width-medium:100%;--awb-spacing-right-medium:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-medium:1.92%;--awb-width-small:100%;--awb-spacing-right-small:1.92%;--awb-spacing-left-small:1.92%;\"><div class=\"fusion-column-wrapper fusion-flex-justify-content-flex-start fusion-content-layout-column\"><div class=\"fusion-text fusion-text-2\"><h2>1. Switzerland Company Incorporation Requirements<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Common company types: GmbH (LLC) or AG (Corporation).<\/li>\n<li>Minimum 1 shareholder (individual or corporate).<\/li>\n<li>At least 1 director or manager must be a Swiss resident with signatory authority.<\/li>\n<li>Registered office address in Switzerland.<\/li>\n<li>Company name approval at cantonal level.<\/li>\n<li>Minimum share capital: CHF 20,000 for GmbH (fully paid); CHF 100,000 for AG (CHF 50,000 paid-up).<\/li>\n<li>Articles of Association and notarized incorporation deed.<\/li>\n<li>Auditor appointment (audit exemption available for small companies).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Required Documents for Incorporation<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Passport copies of shareholders and directors.<\/li>\n<li>Proof of residential address.<\/li>\n<li>Company name options.<\/li>\n<li>Business activity description.<\/li>\n<li>Shareholding structure details.<\/li>\n<li>Articles of Association.<\/li>\n<li>Power of Attorney (if using a local fiduciary).<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h2>2. Bank Account Opening Requirements in Switzerland<\/h2>\n<ul>\n<li>Capital deposit account required before incorporation.<\/li>\n<li>Physical presence of directors or beneficial owners often required.<\/li>\n<li>Completed bank application forms.<\/li>\n<li>Commercial Register extract after incorporation.<\/li>\n<li>Board resolution authorizing the opening of the bank account.<\/li>\n<li>Clear business model explanation.<\/li>\n<li>KYC\/AML checks including source of funds and source of wealth.<\/li>\n<li>Minimum deposit varies by bank.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<h3>Documents Typically Required by Banks<\/h3>\n<ul>\n<li>Extract from Swiss Commercial Register.<\/li>\n<li>Articles of Association.<\/li>\n<li>Notarized incorporation deed.<\/li>\n<li>Directors\u2019 and shareholders\u2019 passports.<\/li>\n<li>Proof of residential address.<\/li>\n<li>Board resolution.<\/li>\n<li>Business plan or financial projections.<\/li>\n<li>Contracts or proof of counterparties.<\/li>\n<li>Source of funds and source of wealth documentation.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<\/div><div ><a class=\"fusion-button button-3d button-xlarge button-default fusion-button-default button-1 fusion-button-default-span fusion-animated\" style=\"--button_margin-left:900px;\" data-animationType=\"flash\" data-animationDuration=\"0.3\" data-animationOffset=\"top-into-view\" target=\"_self\" href=\"https:\/\/www.lemancg.com\/index.php\/contact\/\"><span class=\"fusion-button-text\">CONTACT US <\/span><\/a><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><\/div><!-- \/wp:post-content -->","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"parent":0,"menu_order":0,"comment_status":"closed","ping_status":"open","template":"","meta":{"footnotes":""},"class_list":["post-2704","page","type-page","status-publish","hentry"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lemancg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2704","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lemancg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lemancg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/page"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lemancg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.lemancg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=2704"}],"version-history":[{"count":5,"href":"https:\/\/www.lemancg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2704\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":2765,"href":"https:\/\/www.lemancg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/pages\/2704\/revisions\/2765"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.lemancg.com\/index.php\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=2704"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}