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Thanks for your reply Martin, do you have any recommendations on what is the best pathway to obtaining a merchant account in the UK or Ireland? If nothing else works, as a last resort option I am open to merchant account options in EU.

Using BVI would be considered a closer association to UK than Bahrain. We want to establish a corporate bank account and if possible a UK merchant account as well. I imagine a BVI company would probably be more favourably considered for these purposes.

We will be using a registered agent in BVI with mail forwarding/virtual office. I assume since my Australian partner will not be a shareholder or director, my residency(Bahrain) would come into effect as per BVI company 's on record shareholder/director. How would the BVI company be considered...

This is a really handy tool, thanks man! Seems like there aren't many reliable jurisdictions that haven't agreed to participate in OECD AEOI.

Hi guys, My business partner and I (Bahrain resident) are planning to incorporate a BVI company and BVI corporate bank account. My business partner being an Australian citizen is concerned how the AEOI CRS policies will affect his Australian tax liability status. As far as I know BVI does not...

Thanks again for your help Auric, that's really great to know :)

Hi Admin, Nice to be onboard :) Thanks for all the info you've provided, it's really helpful to find these answers instantly. I understand the approval criteria for merchant accounts are based on multiple factors like type of business, monthly revenue, etc but how much of a positive or...

Thanks a ton for your speedy reply auric, it's great to learn the info you've provided. I am planning to setup a consulting business and after reading the posts and articles in this forum and few others, decided going offshore might be a good long term strategy. Seeing as you are an...

Hi guys, I am new here and have been through quite a few posts in this forum but have been unable to find answers to some specific queries I have. I am planning to incorporate a company, however am weighing the pros and cons of doing so in the UK, Ireland or BVI. To give you a bit of...