Nevis LLC for asset protection
The gold standard for asset protection and hostile-creditor defense. Charging-order optimized Operating Agreement. Local proceedings required to enforce foreign judgments.
- Tier
- GRAY
- Formation
- up to 7 business days
- KYC
- Tier 1
- Renewal
- $1099/yr
What is the Nevis LLC for asset protection and what does it cost?
The asset-protection moat. It is $1,799 all-in / ₿0.02260050 / 2,260,050 sats, paid in Bitcoin or USDT, and formation takes 7 business days.
- Tier
- GRAY
- All-in price
- $1,799 all-in / ₿0.02260050 / 2,260,050 sats
- Year-2 renewal
- $1,099/yr
- KYC tier
- Tier 1
- Formation time
- 7 business days
- EU / FATF status
- off both EU lists, off the FATF lists
What's included
- Nevis Financial Services Regulatory Commission fee: we file and pay it on your behalf
- Articles of Organization (Nevis)
- Operating Agreement (charging-order optimized)
- Member Resolution
- First-year licensed Nevis registered-agent service
- Sanctions screen + Tier 1 KYC
What's NOT included
- Apostille (sold separately at $189)
- Year-2+ registered-agent renewal ($1,099/yr)
- Cook Islands trust formation (referral to a tier-1 Cook trustee)
- Bank account opening
- Mail forwarding
We list what's not included on every product page so there are no checkout surprises.
Operator-grade use case
The gold standard for asset-protection structuring. Use it when your dominant requirement is making your assets hard to reach for civil-litigation plaintiffs. The Nevis Ordinance requires plaintiffs to post a $100,000 bond and re-litigate any foreign judgment in Nevis under Nevis law: a meaningful structural barrier.
Canonical HNW structure: Nevis LLC holds the operating assets; Cook Islands trust holds the Nevis LLC. We provide the Nevis LLC half; we refer the trust to a tier-1 Cook Islands trustee.
Less ideal for: routine operating businesses (the cost is high and the protection benefit is wasted on businesses without meaningful litigation exposure), US persons looking for tax benefits (Nevis is not a tax-minimization play for US persons), or operators who need rapid bank-account onboarding (Nevis banking takes 30-90 days).
What you'll need to hand us
- Email address
- Country of residence
- Intended use statement (free-text)
- Government-issued photo ID (passport or national ID)
- Proof of address (utility bill, bank statement, or government letter, dated within 90 days)
- Source-of-funds attestation (drop-down + free text)
- Optional: PEP and adverse-media screening consent
- Everything in Tier 1
- Beneficial owner declaration for every party with 25%+ ownership
- Source-of-wealth documentation (tax return, employment letter, salary, asset proof)
- Manual enhanced-due-diligence reviewer notes from our KYC partner
Common questions
- What makes a Nevis LLC good for asset protection?
- The charging-order-exclusive remedy: a creditor can reach only a charging order against your interest, not the underlying assets, and they must litigate in Nevis. You stay in control as the manager.
- Is it as strong as a Cook Islands trust?
- Close for most purposes, at a fraction of the cost. The Cook Islands trust is the high-net-worth gold standard; the Nevis LLC is the right tool for most operators.
- Does it reduce my taxes?
- No. Asset protection is not tax avoidance. The structure is reportable and your personal tax depends on your residence. It protects assets from civil creditors; it does not change what you owe.