Incorporate a New Company or Register an Overseas Company Collect Required Information. Proposed Company Name: The proposed name of the company in English. Complete the Online Application. Application for incorporation of a Cook Islands Company (Form A-1). Receive Your Certificate of Incorporation.
The fastest way to request a copy of a birth or death certificate or marriage or divorce documents is to order online at CDPH-VR.
The Cook Islands does not issue passports and the passport that you currently hold is citizenship for that country. This means that a Cook Islander holding a New Zealand passport is a New Zealand citizen. Cook Islanders generally will refer to their birthplace as adequate evidence of Cook Islands heritage.
Cook Islands Status is a passport endorsement that recognizes you as a Cook Islander by descent. Your passport reflects your citizenship status for the country it was issued in. Per Section 24 of the Cook Islands Immigration Act 2021, all Cook Islanders need to verify their descent and have their passport endorsed.
How to form a board of directors Register articles of incorporation. You must file articles of incorporation in your state to gain legal status as a corporation. Create bylaws. Set up a board of directors agreement. Select your board of directors. Have an initial shareholder meeting.
Applicants who hold a current Cook Islands work visa may go to Section F: Job Offer. All other applicants must complete this section. If Yes, please provide details of the contract and the role, and attach any documentation necessary. Provide details of the job criteria and term of employment.
Native land in the Cook Islands cannot be bought or sold, except to the government for public purposes. This is the case whether the land is registered as native freehold title or is land managed under customary practices.
The Directors must perform their functions and comply with the duties imposed by the laws and Bylaws with the diligence of an orderly businessman, taking into account the nature of the post and the functions attributed to each of them, in all cases subordinating their own individual interests to the interests of the ...
Duty to act honestly, in good faith and for a proper purpose A Director must exercise his or her powers, perform his or her functions and discharge his or her duties honestly, in good faith and for a proper purpose. This duty largely aligns with the corresponding duty under the Corporations Act.