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About the Author
Kwok is a practising solicitor based in London, admitted in England & Wales and regulated by the Solicitors Regulation Authority. He is registered with the Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office. Kwok has worked as legal counsel and in-house solicitor across leading firms and corporations. He personally oversees every apostille and legalisation case at Ginkgo Advisory, ensuring consistency, accuracy, and end-to-end quality control.
Kwok Lam
Legal Consultant of Ginkgo Advisory
When a Seychelles Register of Members needs to be used in Taiwan, the document may need a clear authentication route before a Taiwan bank, investor, notary, court, government authority or transaction party accepts it.
A Seychelles Register of Members is one of the most important Seychelles company documents. It helps show who appears as the shareholder or member of the Seychelles company. For Taiwan use, this document may support banking review, investment due diligence, company ownership checks, share transfer, asset holding, litigation, estate matters, commercial contracts or cross-border transactions.
The Document That Shows Who Owns the Company
A Seychelles Certificate of Incorporation shows that the company exists. A Seychelles Certificate of Good Standing shows that the company remains in good standing. It shows who manages or represents the company.
It answers a different question:
Who appears as the shareholder or member of the Seychelles company?
This question can matter in Taiwan-facing matters. A Taiwan bank may need to understand the ownership structure before opening or updating an account. An investor may need to review the shareholder record before completing due diligence. A lawyer, notary or court may need to check whether a person or entity has a recorded interest in the company.
Because of this, the Register of Members should not be treated as a loose company copy. It should follow a clear authentication route.
The Usual Route for Taiwan Use
For Taiwan use, a Seychelles company document should usually be prepared and apostilled in Seychelles first.
After that, the document may need to be submitted to TRO London for authentication.
The usual route may look like this:
Seychelles Register of Members → Seychelles apostille → TRO London authentication → courier delivery to Taiwan
This route helps create a clear document trail from Seychelles to London and then to Taiwan.
Why Taiwan May Ask for a Seychelles Register of Members
A Taiwan bank, investor, lawyer, notary, regulator, court or transaction party may ask for a Seychelles Register of Members when they need to confirm who owns, holds or appears as a member of a Seychelles company.
This often happens in banking, investment, company due diligence, private wealth planning, asset holding, litigation, estate planning, share transfer or cross-border transaction matters.
Because Seychelles companies may appear in international holding or commercial structures, Taiwan recipients may want properly authenticated shareholder evidence before they accept the company document bundle.
Seychelles Documents and the TRO London Route
For Taiwan use, Seychelles documents are usually handled through TRO London.
This matters because the correct Taipei Representative Office route depends on the place where the document was issued. If the document is issued in Seychelles, the applicant should check the TRO London route before preparing the application.
Sending the document through the wrong route can slow down the process. Therefore, it is better to confirm the route before arranging courier, apostille or TRO submission.
Preparing the Seychelles Register of Members
Before the document reaches London, the Seychelles Register of Members should usually be issued, certified or notarised in Seychelles and apostilled there.
The document should clearly identify the company. It should also show the relevant shareholder or member information in a way that the Taiwan recipient can understand.
If the document is certified by a Seychelles notary, registered agent, company service provider or relevant professional, the wording should be clear. Where appropriate, the wording should confirm that the document is genuine and authentic, or that it is a true copy of the genuine and authentic company record.
This matters because a Taiwan recipient may need more than a simple copy. They may need to see that the shareholder or member information has been checked, confirmed and apostilled at source.
TRO London Authentication for Taiwan Use
After the Seychelles apostille stage, the document may need to go to the Taipei Representative Office in London.
TRO London authentication helps the Taiwan recipient understand that the Seychelles company document has completed the required authentication route for Taiwan use.
This step may be important when the document is needed for a Taiwan bank, investor, government authority, court, notary, transaction counterparty, company registration matter, estate matter or corporate due diligence process.
A Practical Way to Understand This Document
A Seychelles Register of Members is often the document that connects the company to its ownership record.
It may help answer practical questions such as who appears as a shareholder, who appears as a member, whether the ownership record matches the wider company document bundle, and whether the Taiwan recipient can rely on the document for review.
For Taiwan use, this can be important because the recipient may need to understand both the company’s legal existence and the people or entities behind its ownership structure.
Therefore, the authentication chain should be clear. The Taiwan recipient should be able to see the document’s origin, Seychelles apostille and TRO London authentication.
TRO Application Form and Company Applicant
For TRO London submission, the company should prepare the TRO application form carefully.
Usually, a company director or authorised company representative should act as the applicant and sign the TRO application form.
The signature should match the signature shown on the applicant’s passport.
The applicant should also provide a clear, high-quality and unobstructed copy of their valid passport.
If the Seychelles Register of Members forms part of a wider company document bundle, the supporting documents should stay consistent. This helps TRO London identify the company, the applicant and the person acting for the company.
Authorisation Letter for TRO London Submission
If Ginkgo Advisory submits the application for the company, TRO London will require an authorisation letter.
The applicant should sign the original Letter of Authorisation.
The signature may need to be witnessed or certified by one of the following:
a UK solicitor
a notary
an R.O.C. overseas office
TRO does not accept alternative formats.
Therefore, you should use the correct TRO authorisation letter format from the beginning.
If different people sign the TRO application form and the authorisation letter, you should provide passport copies for all named persons. This helps avoid delay when TRO London reviews the application.
Video Witnessing of the Authorisation Letter
Where suitable, Ginkgo Advisory can witness the signing of the authorisation letter by video conference.
This is useful when the company director, shareholder or authorised person is already in Taiwan, Hong Kong, Seychelles or another overseas location.
After the video signing, the completed authorisation letter and TRO application form can be couriered to our London office.
Express TRO London Legalisation
After the Seychelles apostille stage and TRO documents are ready, Ginkgo Advisory can arrange express legalisation with TRO London.
Express TRO legalisation usually takes 5–6 working days.
After TRO London completes the authentication, Ginkgo Advisory can courier the fully legalised Seychelles Register of Members from London to Taipei.
Courier delivery from London to Taipei usually takes 3–5 working days.
Example Full-Service Process
A typical process may begin with the Seychelles Register of Members being issued, certified or notarised in Seychelles and apostilled there.
After that, the apostilled document can be couriered to London.
Once the document reaches London, Ginkgo Advisory can check the document set and prepare the TRO London submission.
We can also review the TRO application form and authorisation letter.
Where suitable, we can witness the signing of the authorisation letter by video conference.
After that, we can receive the signed TRO documents, arrange express TRO London legalisation, and courier the fully authenticated document back to Taipei.
This structure is useful when the Seychelles service provider, company director, shareholder, Taiwan recipient and London authentication route are in different locations.
Timing Summary
| Step | Usual Timing |
|---|---|
| TRO London express legalisation | 5–6 working days |
| Courier from London to Taipei | 3–5 working days |
These estimates do not include the time needed in Seychelles to issue, certify or notarise the Register of Members, obtain the Seychelles apostille, or courier the document to London.
Key Points to Check Before You Start
Before starting the process, you should check whether the Seychelles Register of Members has been properly issued, certified or notarised in Seychelles.
You should also check whether the document has received the Seychelles apostille.
The document should clearly identify the company and the relevant members or shareholders.
The applicant’s passport copy should be clear and unobstructed.
The applicant’s signature should match the passport signature.
The TRO authorisation letter should follow the correct format.
These checks can reduce delay and keep the Seychelles–TRO London–Taiwan authentication chain clear.
How Ginkgo Advisory Can Help
Ginkgo Advisory assists clients who need to use Seychelles company documents in Taiwan.
We can help with the UK-side and TRO London process, including receiving the Seychelles Register of Members in London, checking the document set, reviewing and finalising the TRO application form, reviewing and finalising the TRO authorisation letter, witnessing the signing of the authorisation letter by video conference, arranging express TRO London legalisation and coordinating courier delivery from London to Taipei.
This service is especially useful when the Seychelles service provider, company director, shareholder, authorised representative, Taiwan recipient and TRO London authentication process are in different places.
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