Limited Liability Partnership – Registration Process

Characteristics of LLP
 Body Corporate
LLP is a body corporate and legal entity separate from its partners.
 Perpetual Succession
LLP’s existence can continue even after retirement, insolvency, or death of partners
 Limited Liability
LLP partners’ liability is limited to their contribution. There is no minimum contribution required
by partners.
 Mutual Agency
Independent actions of one partner do not make the other partners liable
 For Profit Only
LLPs cannot be formed for non-profit or charitable reasons.
 Partners
Minimum 2 partners required with at least one designated partner a resident of India. No
maximum limit.

Documents Required for LLP Registration

Of Partners
 PAN Card/ID Proof
 Proof of Address
 Photograph
 Passport (If Foreign national or NRI)

Of LLP
 Proof of Registered Office Address
 Digital Signature Certificate

Timeframe
From obtaining DSC to filing Form 3, the process takes 15-20 days overall if all documents are
proper and duly filed.
Step Name of Description Process Miscellaneous Sources
Process
1 Digital All documents for LLP  Must obtain digital Rs 1500 – Rs https://cleartax.in/s/limited
Signature are filed online and signature certificates 2000 for 2 liability-partnership-registra
Certificate required to be from recognized partners procedure-india
digitally signed which certifying agencies.
is why all designated http://www.mca.gov.in/Min
partners must obtain  Class 2 or Class 3 V2
digital signature category of DSC can be /registerdsc.html#step1
certificates availed for LLPs.

2 Designated DIN of all the  SPICe Form (for new Rs 1000 for 2 http://www.mca.gov.in/Min
Partner designated partners company) – partners V2/
Identificatio or those intending to Registration of SPICe applyfordin.html
n Number be designated application by first
(DPIN) partner of the director with necessary
proposed LLP documents. DPIN
allocated after
approval.

 DIR-3 Form (for existing

company) – Newly
appointed director must
fill out the application.

 DIR-6 Form –
Modifications to above
mentioned forms
should be mentioned in
DIR-6 and duly filed.

3 Reservation Reservation of  For reserving the name Rs 200 http://www.mca.gov.in/

of Name unique name of of proposed LLP, the mcafoportal/showCheckCo
proposed LLC is reservation is done yName.do
critical for ensuring through LLP-
no misrepresentation RUN(Limited Liability
or misunderstanding Partnership-Reserve
of business identity Unique Name) which
shall be processed by
the Central Registration
Centre under Non-STP.

 Free name search

facility is provided on
MCA portal lists which
gives closely resembling
 names of existing
companies & LLPs
based on the search
criteria (keywords) filled
up with your
application.

 Approval by Registrar
will happen once it is
ascertained that the
name is devoid of any
violations in the eyes of
the Central Government
and does not resemble
any existing Partnership
Firm, LLP, Body
Corporate or
Trademark.

 In case of violations, re-

submission of
application form is
allowed to change or
rectify defects which
must be done within 15
days of submission.

4 LLP Incorporation of the  FiLLiP (Form for Contribution

Incorporatio LLP for attaining legal incorporation of LLP) upto Rs 1 Lakh http://www.mca.gov.in/Min
n status as a business used for incorporation – Rs 500 V2/
of LLP which is filed incorporation.html
with Registrar of Between Rs 1
respective state Lakh to Rs 5
jurisdiction where LLP is Lakh – Rs
situated. 2000

 LLP incorporated only

after proposed name is
approved.

5 Filing of LLP A mutual agreement  Form 3 (Information Rs 50 for Form http://www.mca.gov.in/Min

Agreement is filed to state and regarding LLP 3 and stamp V2/
safeguard the rights agreement and duty llpformsdownload.html
and duties between changes) on MCA portal according to
LLP and its partners. should be filled within state
30 days of jurisdiction
incorporation.
  LLP Agreement to be
printed on stamp paper
according to the State
jurisdiction applicable.

Applicable Sections under LLP Act, 2008

Sections 6 & 7– Defines the number and nature of partners required for incorporation
as LLP

Section 11– Defines the documents required to be submitted with the Registrar of State

Section 12 – Defines the process of incorporation after documents verified

Section 14– Defines the company as separate legal entity capable of suing or being
sued, acquiring, owing and/or holding property. 

Section 15, 16, 17– Defines the stipulations regarding the reservation of name 

Section 27 & 28– Defines the limited liability of partners and the company in relation to
one another

Section 43-49 – Defines the provisions for conditions under which the company can be
investigated by a designated Inspector of Central Government and the procedure
thereafter.