Documents Required for LLP Registration in India: 2026 FiLLiP Checklist

Minimum structure

An LLP requires at least two partners and at least two designated partners who are individuals, with at least one designated partner resident in India under the LLP Act’s current test. A body corporate may be a partner but acts through an individual nominee.

There is no universal minimum contribution prescribed by the LLP Act. Contribution and profit sharing should be commercially meaningful and documented.

Indian partners

Prepare PAN, accepted identity proof, recent residential address proof, photograph and contact information for each individual. Designated partners need a valid DSC for electronic filing. DPIN/DIN allotment for eligible proposed designated partners is handled through FiLLiP according to the current form limits.

Names and addresses must be consistent. Self-attestation, certification and attachment format should follow the live MCA instruction kit.

Foreign partners

Foreign nationals and overseas bodies need passport or incorporation evidence, address proof, authorising resolutions and nominee details as applicable. Notarisation, apostille or consularisation and certified English translation depend on execution country and treaty arrangements.

Also assess FEMA, sector restrictions, beneficial ownership and the permitted form and valuation of contribution.

Registered office

Prepare a recent utility bill, ownership or rent/lease evidence, and owner NOC/authorisation. The address in every attachment must match the form. A co-working address needs a defensible chain of permission and current utility evidence.

ROC jurisdiction follows the registered-office state. A later change may require Form 15 and, for cross-state movement, additional approval steps.

FiLLiP package

Reserve the name through RUN-LLP or the integrated option available in FiLLiP, then file the incorporation document, subscriber sheet, office proof, designated-partner consent in Form 9, identity/address evidence and professional compliance statement.

Do not state that every partner must have a DSC: the persons signing the e-form must have valid signatures, while the exact signatory structure follows the form.

LLP agreement

Draft contribution, profit and loss sharing, drawings, management authority, reserved matters, admission and retirement, IP, confidentiality, deadlock, indemnity, dispute resolution and winding-up provisions. Execute it with applicable state stamp duty.

File the agreement information in Form 3 within 30 days of incorporation. The fee and additional-fee consequences can increase with delay; do not rely on a bare default schedule when the business needs tailored rules.

Conversions and special activity

Conversion from a firm, private company or unlisted public company requires the applicable schedule statements, creditor and asset information and eligibility checks. Regulated professions and sectors can require approvals beyond LLP incorporation.

Tax consequences, asset transfers, licences, contracts and employee continuity should be reviewed before conversion.

Common errors

Frequent problems include a name too close to an existing entity or trademark, inconsistent KYC, invalid DSC, weak owner NOC, unclear subscriber sheet, wrong business activity, and an LLP agreement filed late or inconsistent with FiLLiP.

After incorporation, obtain PAN/TAN as applicable, open the bank account, maintain books, and map annual Form 8, Form 11, income-tax and GST obligations.

Pre-filing control sheet