Nominee Director Singapore — Professional Resident Director Service

Our nominee director Singapore service gives foreign entrepreneurs a compliant, fully documented resident director — ready within one to two business days. Singapore's Companies Act (Section 145) requires every registered company to have at least one director who is ordinarily resident in Singapore. If you are based abroad, you cannot satisfy this requirement yourself. Terra Advisory Services provides a professional, ACRA-registered nominee director so your company can be incorporated and remain compliant without delay. You keep 100% ownership and full operational control — confirmed in writing from day one.

Appointment Timeline — What to Expect

Most clients complete the appointment process in under 48 hours. Here is the full timeline from first contact to a live, compliant company.

What's Included in the Service

The standard annual fee covers everything listed below. No surprise charges. No per-signature fees.

• Power of Attorney / Service Agreement — Legally limits the nominee's authority to statutory compliance only. No commercial decision-making, no bank access, no independent action.
• Undated Letter of Resignation — Signed at the start. You hold it. If you ever need to remove the nominee — for any reason — you date it and file immediately. No negotiation, no delay.
• Deed of Indemnity — Protects the nominee from liability for your business decisions. In return, the nominee confirms they hold no ownership interest in your company.
• ACRA Filing and Registration — We manage the ACRA submission — whether at incorporation or as a change of directors for an existing company. You do not need to interact with ACRA directly.
• Annual Statutory Signatures — Annual returns, directors' resolutions, and compliance filings — the nominee signs all required statutory documents on your written instruction throughout the year.
• Backup Nominee Arrangement — If your primary nominee becomes unavailable — through illness, travel, or any other reason — a qualified backup nominee steps in without disruption to your company.

Nominee Director Singapore — 2026 Pricing

Terra Advisory Services sits in the established corporate firm tier. Below is how the market breaks down so you can compare fairly.

Why Choose Terra Advisory Services

• ACRA-Registered Professionals — Terra Advisory Services is a registered corporate service provider with ACRA. Our nominees are qualified professionals, not freelancers sourced from informal networks.
• Professional Indemnity Insurance — Our nominees carry professional indemnity insurance. This protects the arrangement at a level that individual freelancers cannot offer.
• No Hidden Fees — Annual fee, security deposit terms, and any incidental charges — we state all of these in writing before you sign. We do not charge per-signature fees or resignation penalties.
• Transparent Security Deposit — Our security deposit is fully refundable. We state the return timeline in the engagement letter. You know exactly when and how you get it back.
• Full Transition Support — When you are ready to replace the nominee — through an Employment Pass, local hire, or business partner — we manage the full ACRA change-of-director process on your behalf.

April 2026 ACRA Changes — What This Means for You

The Corporate and Accounting Laws (Amendment) Act passed in November 2025 and takes effect from April 2026. It introduced two changes that directly affect nominee director arrangements in Singapore.

Change 1 — Nominee Director Status Is Now Public on ACRA

From April 2026, nominee director status appears on the company's ACRA business profile on BizFile+. Anyone who searches for your company will see that your director acts in a nominee capacity. The nominator's identity — your name — remains confidential and regulators alone can access it. This change does not make the arrangement less legitimate. It simply makes it more transparent.

Change 2 — Director Duty Breach Penalties Increased

The maximum penalty for a breach of directors' duties under Section 157 of the Companies Act has risen to S$20,000 or up to 12 months' imprisonment, or both. This applies to all directors — nominees included. A properly executed Deed of Indemnity is not optional paperwork. It defines the boundary between the nominee's statutory responsibilities and your commercial decisions. Terra Advisory Services includes this document in every standard engagement.

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