1.  Reservation of name

§  Log on to the LLP portal by clicking the “log in” tab on the top right corner of the homepage and enter your username and password.  After login, click “E-Forms” link.

§  Open Form-1 for reservation of name and fill in the details.  Select name of the proposed LLP (upto 6 choices can be indicated).

§  Any partner or designated partner in the proposed LLP Registration in Kerala may submit Form-1.

§  Append digital signatures and submit the e-form.

§  Pay the necessary fee by credit card (master/visa)

§  Free name search facility (of existing companies/LLPs) is available on MCA portal (hyper link available on LLP portal).  The system will provide the list of similar/closely resembling names of existing companies/LLPs based on the search criteria filled up.

§  Details of minimum two designated partners of the proposed LLP, one of them must be a resident of India, is required to be filled in the application for reservation of name.  Only individuals or nominees on behalf of the bodies corporate as partners can act as designated partners.

§  Check status of your application by logging on the portal.

Incorporation of LLP

§  Once the name is reserved by the Registrar, log on to the portal and fill up Form-2 “Incorporation Document and Statement”.

§  Pay the prescribed registration fee as per the slab given in Annexure A of the LLP Rules, 2009, based on the total monetary value of contribution of partners in the proposed LLP.

§  Statement in the e-form is to be digitally signed by a person named in the incorporation document as a designated partner having permanent DPIN and also to be digitally signed by an advocate/company secretary/ chartered accountant/cost accountant in practice and engaged in the formation of LLP Registration in Kerala.

§  On submission of complete documents the Registrar after satisfying himself about compliance with relevant provisions of the LLP Act will registrar the LLP Registration in Kerala, maximum within 14 days of filing of Form-2 and will issue a certificate of incorporation of Form-16 http://www.companyregistrationkerala.in.