Overview
What this service covers
Formation decisions constrain immigration outcomes. Entity type, licensed activity, declared capital, and shareholding all feed into what visas an entity can sponsor, what quotas apply, and what its localisation obligations will be. Those consequences are difficult and expensive to unwind later.
We advise on formation with the workforce plan in view, so that the entity you establish can actually sponsor the people you need — and we carry the set-up through, including the registrations that follow.
What's included
Scope of work
Structure advice
Entity type, activity, and ownership assessed against your intended workforce and sponsorship needs.
Licensing and registration
Investment licensing, commercial registration, and the sequence of registrations that follow formation.
Sponsorship readiness
Establishing the entity's capacity to sponsor work permits and residence for the roles you plan to fill.
Localisation position
Understanding the localisation and quota obligations your structure and sector will attract from day one.
Post formation handover
A clear position on what comes next operationally, and continuity into ongoing management of it.
How it works
We are Aligned with your Business
Every Docurement engagement follows the same five stages, so you always know where a matter stands and who is responsible for it.
Initial consultation
We start by understanding your entity, workforce, sector, and current position — no commitment required.
Scoped proposal
A clear, transparent breakdown of what is required and how our fees are structured, separate from any government or authority fees.
Engagement & authorisation
Formal engagement with the appropriate authorisation for us to act on your behalf with the relevant authorities.
Dedicated point of contact
A single, accountable contact manages your file from instruction through to completion.
Ongoing reporting
Regular updates on completed actions, items in progress, and anything approaching a deadline.
Why Docurement
What makes the difference
Formation with the end in view
Structures are usually set up for tax and commercial reasons, then discovered to constrain hiring. Considering both at once avoids that.
Sponsorship capacity from the start
An entity that cannot sponsor the people your plan depends on is a problem discovered at the worst possible time.
Continuity afterwards
Formation is the beginning of the obligations, not the end. The same team carries on managing them.
FAQs
Common questions
We advise on and assist with set-up, with particular attention to the immigration and workforce consequences of the structure chosen. Where specialist legal, tax, or audit input is needed we coordinate with the appropriate advisers.
Before the structure is fixed. Once entity type, activity, and ownership are registered, changing them to fix a sponsorship problem is significantly harder than getting them right initially.
Yes. We review the existing structure against your workforce plan, identify what constrains it, and advise on what can be amended and what has to be worked around.