Anguilla
An Anguilla Business Company is a Caribbean offshore company filed under the IBC Act 2000 through ACORN, the territory's 24-hour electronic registry. ACORN makes this the fastest formation on the platform: a completed filing comes back in one business day, where most offshore registries take a week or more. The structure is a clean limited-liability wrapper for holding assets, intellectual property, or a crypto treasury in its own name, and at $1,449 all-in it is the cheapest Caribbean offshore company in our catalog. The honest catch is reputational. Anguilla sits on the EU Annex I tax blacklist as of February 2026, so EU banking counterparties apply enhanced due diligence by default and some refuse outright. We disclose that up front and let you self-select. The one-day registry speed gets you a live entity fast; it does not solve the banking gate, which is the hard part for any Annex I jurisdiction.
- Tier
- GRAY
- Formation
- 1 business days
- Apostille
- Supported
- UBO register
- Private
- EU list
- EU Annex I
- FATF list
- Off the FATF lists
Figures verified February 2026 · Sources: EU Annex I/II and FATF list status, detailed in Plain talk below.
Can a non-resident form a Anguilla company?
Yes. A non-resident can form a Anguilla entity. Anguilla is a GRAY jurisdiction. Banking is more selective and a compliance desk reads it as mid-tier, so confirm your rail accepts it before you file. Formation is $1,449 all-in / ₿0.01820352 / 1,820,352 sats, paid in Bitcoin or USDT, and takes 1 business days.
- Tier
- GRAY
- From price
- $1,449 all-in
- Formation time
- 1 business days
- EU / FATF status
- EU Annex I, off the FATF lists
- Public UBO register
- No
- Apostille
- Supported
What makes Anguilla different
- ACORN 24-hour electronic registry: a completed filing in one business day, the fastest formation on the platform.
- Cheapest Caribbean offshore company in the catalog at $1,449 all-in, one-time, with renewal at $899/yr.
- IBC Act 2000 framework: a mature limited-liability wrapper for holding assets, IP, or a Bitcoin treasury in the company's own name.
- No public UBO register: beneficial ownership is held by the licensed registered agent, not published.
What you are actually buying with Anguilla
GRAY means banking is more selective and the entity reads as mid-tier to a compliance desk. It is not blacklisted, but expect a closer look and a narrower set of rails that will onboard it.
Major US business-banking rails do not bank Anguilla companies. EU banking is the hard part: Annex I status means EU counterparties apply enhanced due diligence or decline. The one-day ACORN formation does not change this, so plan banking before you form and budget 30 to 90 days for a successful onboarding with apostilled documents. See the Banking page for named rails.
EU Annex I status is real and it bites. Anguilla is on the EU's list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes as of February 2026, so many EU banks and corporates apply enhanced due diligence by default or refuse the company outright. If your counterparties or your banking are EU-heavy, this is the wrong tool. Seychelles or Belize sit on the lighter Annex II rather than Annex I and are the better pick for lower list exposure.
The reputational tier is below Seychelles or Belize. Both of those sit on Annex II, not Annex I, so they read as less risky to a compliance desk. Caribbean private banking for an Anguilla BC is workable but not Cayman-grade institutional, and you should expect to explain the structure more often than you would with a higher-tier jurisdiction.
What we collect, and what Anguilla filing requires
- Email, country of residence, intended use statement
- OFAC + EU + UN sanctions screen (every order)
- Tier 1 KYC (ID + proof of address + source-of-funds attestation): required on this SKU
- Beneficial owner and director identification per Anguilla AML law
- Certified passport copy, proof of address, and source-of-funds documentation for each beneficial owner and director
- Company name, registered-agent details, and statutory particulars for the ACORN filing
The honest note: The licensed Anguilla registered agent is a regulated business statutorily required to identify the directors and ultimate beneficial owners regardless of our platform-level tier. Anguilla does not operate a public UBO register, so beneficial-owner data is held by the registered agent and made available to the authorities on request, not published. Anonymous formation is not available.
Where Anguilla entities bank
Major US business-banking rails do not bank Anguilla companies. EU banking is the hard part: Annex I status means EU counterparties apply enhanced due diligence or decline. The one-day ACORN formation does not change this, so plan banking before you form and budget 30 to 90 days for a successful onboarding with apostilled documents. See the Banking page for named rails.
Full banking rankingWhen this jurisdiction is right (and wrong)
If you want the cheapest, fastest legitimate Caribbean company and EU counterparty friction is acceptable for your use case, Anguilla is the right pick. The ACORN registry returns a live entity in one business day at $1,449 all-in, and nothing else in the Caribbean catalog is faster or cheaper.
If you are holding Bitcoin or a crypto treasury and do not need EU banking acceptance, the ACORN speed and low cost make Anguilla competitive with Seychelles and Belize. You get a limited-liability wrapper that holds assets in its own name, settled in Bitcoin, without forcing the structure through a slower registry.
If you want a fast-launch test entity for a Caribbean holding structure that you may upgrade later, Anguilla's one-day formation is the quickest path to a live wrapper. You can stand it up now and migrate to a higher-reputation jurisdiction once your needs are clearer.
EU Annex I status is real and it bites. Anguilla is on the EU's list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes as of February 2026, so many EU banks and corporates apply enhanced due diligence by default or refuse the company outright. If your counterparties or your banking are EU-heavy, this is the wrong tool. Seychelles or Belize sit on the lighter Annex II rather than Annex I and are the better pick for lower list exposure.
The reputational tier is below Seychelles or Belize. Both of those sit on Annex II, not Annex I, so they read as less risky to a compliance desk. Caribbean private banking for an Anguilla BC is workable but not Cayman-grade institutional, and you should expect to explain the structure more often than you would with a higher-tier jurisdiction.
The one-day formation does not solve banking. ACORN gets you a registered company fast, but the account-opening gate is separate, documentary, and slow, and some banks have stopped onboarding Annex I jurisdictions entirely. If banking acceptance is mission-critical and your counterparty pool is EU-heavy, pick Seychelles, Belize, or a non-Caribbean jurisdiction instead. We surface only the rails that still onboard Anguilla.
Common Anguilla questions
Is Anguilla on the EU blacklist?
Yes. As of February 2026 Anguilla is on EU Annex I, the list of non-cooperative jurisdictions for tax purposes (the actual blacklist), not the lighter Annex II. We disclose this on every Anguilla surface. The practical effect is enhanced due diligence or outright refusal from EU banking counterparties. If that blocks your use case, a Seychelles or Belize IBC sits on Annex II rather than Annex I and carries lighter list exposure.
What's the total cost?
$1,449 all-in, one-time. That covers the Anguilla government registration, the ACORN electronic filing, the licensed registered agent for the first year, and OffshoreGuy service, and it is the cheapest Caribbean offshore company in our catalog. Renewal is $899/yr for the registered agent and government fee.
How fast is formation, really?
One business day. ACORN is a 24-hour electronic registry, which makes Anguilla the fastest formation on the platform, faster than Seychelles, Belize, or any other offshore option we run, once we have your completed Tier 1 KYC and the beneficial-owner documentation. Apostille, which Anguilla supports, adds time only where your bank requires it. Bank-account opening is separate and typically adds 30 to 90 days.
Is an Anguilla Business Company anonymous?
There is no public UBO register in Anguilla, so beneficial ownership is not published. But the licensed registered agent is statutorily required to identify the directors and ultimate beneficial owners under Anguilla AML law and to make that data available to the authorities on request. Privacy from the public is real; anonymity from a regulated agent or the authorities is not.
Can I form an Anguilla company in Bitcoin?
Yes via OffshoreGuy. Accepted forms of payment are BTC (on-chain and Lightning) and USDT, settled via BitSettle. The Anguilla government and the registered agent are paid in fiat from our operating account; you settle the single all-in invoice in crypto.