Cheapest offshore LLC: Saint Vincent (SVG)
Lowest-cost offshore LLC, filed through a 27-year SVG-licensed Trustee. Note: SVG documents are not yet apostille-friendly: flag for banking applications.
- Tier
- GRAY
- Formation
- up to 7 business days
- KYC
- Tier 1
- Renewal
- $499/yr
What is the Cheapest offshore LLC: Saint Vincent (SVG) and what does it cost?
Cheapest offshore. USDT-friendly. It is $1,249 all-in / ₿0.01569095 / 1,569,095 sats, paid in Bitcoin or USDT, and formation takes 7 business days.
- Tier
- GRAY
- All-in price
- $1,249 all-in / ₿0.01569095 / 1,569,095 sats
- Year-2 renewal
- $499/yr
- KYC tier
- Tier 1
- Formation time
- 7 business days
- EU / FATF status
- off both EU lists, off the FATF lists
What's included
- Saint Vincent and the Grenadines government registration fee: we file and pay it on your behalf
- Articles of Organization (filed under the SVG Limited Liability Companies Act)
- Operating Agreement
- Member Consent and the formation resolution naming the initial member
- Beneficial Owner Declaration (required under SVG AML obligations)
- First-year licensed SVG registered-agent and trustee service
- Sanctions screen on the order (OFAC + EU + UN) + Tier 1 KYC
What's NOT included
- Apostille: not supported in SVG today, so we cannot produce apostilled or legalized formation documents (this is the jurisdiction's hard constraint, not an upsell; if your bank requires legalized papers, pick Belize or Seychelles instead)
- Year-2+ registered-agent and government renewal ($499/yr)
- Bank account opening (separate post-formation flow; SVG banking concentrates in crypto-tolerant rails)
- Any tax filing (we form the entity; US persons should engage a US Enrolled Agent or cross-border tax advisor)
- Mail forwarding (we don't sell this)
We list what's not included on every product page so there are no checkout surprises.
Operator-grade use case
The cheapest serious offshore company on the platform. Reach for it when minimum non-US formation cost matters more than anything else and you do not need apostilled documents. The statute is established, ownership is not published, and at $1,249 all-in for Year 1 it is the lowest-cost offshore LLC we ship. SVG is GRAY tier: not on the EU Annex I blacklist, not on Annex II, and not on any FATF list, but reputational standing sits below Seychelles and Belize, so banking acceptance is mixed.
Most appropriate for operators running purely offshore transactions where the formation itself settles in USDT end-to-end: lean holding vehicles, USDT-denominated invoicing or contracting entities, and non-US Bitcoin operators whose counterparties don't apply EU-list filters. The licensed SVG agent corridor accepts USDT widely, so there is no fiat hop in the middle, and the apostille gap may never bite a business that does not depend on a traditional international bank account.
Less ideal for anyone whose bank or counterparty requires apostilled, legalized incorporation papers: SVG cannot produce them today, and you cannot apostille later. For a similarly priced offshore wrapper where apostille is available, use the Seychelles IBC; it sits a tier up in reputation and off the EU Annex II list. US persons get no tax benefit here (CFC and Subpart F rules apply), and anyone who needs US banking should pair SVG with a US-domiciled Wyoming or New Mexico LLC.
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
- Why is the Saint Vincent LLC the cheapest offshore option?
- The SVG corridor runs on a lean licensed registered-agent and trustee model with low government and wholesale costs, and we pass that through. At $1,249 all-in for Year 1 it is the lowest-priced non-US entity in the catalog. The trade-off is the GRAY reputational tier and the apostille gap, not hidden fees. Year 2 onward is $499/yr.
- Can I apostille my SVG formation documents?
- No. Apostille is not supported in SVG today, so we cannot produce apostilled or legalized incorporation documents. This matters because many international banks require apostilled formation papers before opening an account. If your bank needs legalized documents, choose a jurisdiction where apostille is available, such as Belize or Seychelles. We flag this before checkout so the constraint is visible.
- Do I get anonymous formation, and what KYC applies?
- SVG does not publish a UBO register, but anonymous formation is not available on this SKU. The licensed SVG agent is a regulated registered-agent and trustee that runs substantive KYC and collects beneficial-owner identification on every formation regardless of our platform tier, and must produce those records to the SVG regulator on request. We collect Tier 1 KYC (ID, proof of address, source-of-funds attestation) plus an OFAC, EU, and UN sanctions screen.
- Does an SVG LLC reduce my US taxes?
- No. Forming offshore as a US person does not lower your US tax: CFC and Subpart F rules apply, and you may carry FBAR, Form 8938, and Form 5471 obligations. The structure is not a tax-avoidance tool. We form the entity; we do not file your taxes. Engage a competent cross-border tax advisor. General information, not tax advice.
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