International Compliance Services

WCA provides a full range of compliance services designed to assist you in all aspects of forming and maintaining the regulatory status of your business in jurisdictions Worldwide. WCA has an experienced staff expert in all compliance matters.

Corporate Secretarial Services:

Our services include provision of:

• Registered office and registered agent
• Service address for directors and company secretarie
• Maintenance of statutory registers
• Share services including allotment and transfer of shares, stock transfer forms, stamp duty and share certificates
• Changes of the company’s accounting reference date
• Changes to directors and officers
• Preparing and filing the annual return
• Monitoring and warning of impending statutory filing deadlines
• Advising on year end procedures
• Dealing with governmental agencies
• Arranging for corporate bank account and bank facilities
• Dormant company filings including accounts and tax returns
• Other jurisdiction dependent requirements

Global Agent for Process Services:

We provide Process Agent Services throughout the world, wherever you require a jurisdictional presence for your transaction. GPA can provide an agent for process for any of the following:

Financial and Business Transactions:

Many financial and business transactions such as purchase and sale agreements, merger agreements, import/export agreements, intellectual property licenses, royalty agreements and distribution agreements require the appointment of an independent Process Agent in order to establish preferred jurisdiction and venue. GPA accepts appointments as a process agent for all of the above.

Shipping and Aviation Transactions:

Financing agreements dealing with the purchase or lease of a ship, plane, of plane engine generally require the appointment of an independent agent for process. GPA makes it easy to appoint the process agent in the desired jurisdiction for the agreement.

Loan and Credit Agreements:

Loan and credit agreements of sundry types, particularly in cross border transaction generally require the appointment of an agent for process. GPA makes it easy to appoint the process agent in the desired jurisdiction for the agreement.

ISDA Master Agreements:

The ISDA master agreement is the most commonly used master contract for OTC derivative transactions internationally. Such agreements often call for the appointment of an independent agent for process. GPA makes it easy to appoint the process agent in the desired jurisdiction for the agreement.

IFC Transactions:

Transactions fitting the criteria of The International Finance Corporation ("IFC") often require the appointment of an independent agent for process in many jurisdictions throughout the globe.

GPA makes it easy to appoint the process agent in the desired jurisdiction for the agreement and accepts appointments as a process agent for all IFC transactions.

Export Documents

Our services include E.C and Arab Certificates of Origin, EUR/ATR-1 documents. We can provide full certification services both manually and electronically.

Documentary Letters of Credit

We can provide checking and completion of Documentary Letter of Credit paperwork and our experienced staff ensure accelerated payment collections and the eradication of bank discrepancy fees.

Passports & Visas

We offer a fully comprehensive Passport & Visa service for both the business and leisure traveler.