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First Time Registration
COOPERATIVE, FOREIGN OWNED & LIMITED LIABILITY COMPANY
Registration is completed in person at any Social Security Board branch office within seven (7) days of employing your first employee. An Employee List (R1A)（https://socialsecurity.org.bz/wp-content/uploads/2021/02/Form-R1A.pdf） is to be submitted along with the following documents.
Proof of Identification of Authorized Person, Owners & Directors:
Valid Social Security Card, Passport or Voters’ Identification Card
Where the subscriber/ shareholder or director is a company , a valid ID of the authori z ed representative(s) is to be presented.
Proof of Address of Business, Owners & Directors:
Utility bill for the local business must bear a Belize address, be active and recent, within the past 3 months.
Utility bill for the Owners & Directors residing aboard must be active and recent, within the past 3 months.
Where the shareholder/subscriber/director does not have a utility bill in their name but is renting or residing with someone then, said person(s) must submit the following:
A copy of Rental Agreement or a completed statutory declaration form from the landlord signed by a Justice of the Peace;
An ID from the landlord and;
A copy of a utility bill in the landlord’s name.
Required Business Documents:
Certificate of Registration or Incorporation
Business Tax Certificate
General Sales Tax Certificate
Trade License Certificate
Tax Identification Number Letter
Original/ certified copy of the Memorandum of Association
Original/ certified copy of the Articles of Association
An original or certified translation of document(s) if it is not written in the English or Spanish languages. Certified refers to a verified document by way of affidavit or statutory declaration of the secretary, president, or chairman of the company, or of the translator or otherwise as may be prescribed as a true copy or a correct translation
INDIVIDUAL (SOLE PROPRIETOR OR PARTNERSHIP)
Proof of Identification:
Valid Social Security Card, Passport or Voters’ Identification Card for owners/partners
Where the owner(s) resides abroad, a clear copy of a photo ID of the authorized representative(s) is to be presented along with a letter of authority to conduct business on the owner’s behalf.
Proof of Address:
Utility bill for the local business must bear a Belize address and must be active and recent, within the past 3 months.
Utility bill for the Owners residing abroad must be active and recent, within the past 3 months.
Where the individual or partner does not have a utility bill in their name but is renting or residing with someone else then, said person(s) must submit the following:
Copy of Rental Agreement or a completed a statutory declaration form from the landlord signed by a Justice of the Peace with an affixed $1.50 stamp;
A valid ID (Social Security Card, Passport or Voters Identification Card) from the landlord and;
A utility bill in the landlord’s name.
Business Documents:
Certificate of Registration
Business Tax Certificate
General Sales Tax Certificate
Trade License Certificate
Tax Identification Number Letter
Optional if business is not liable to be registered under the Laws of Belize.
SELF-EMPLOYED PERSONS
Proof of Identification:
Valid Social Security Card bearing “Valid for Employment”
Proof of Address of Self Employed Person & Business Residence: