Foreign limited partnership
A limited partnership or limited liability partnership formed in a recognised jurisdiction outside the Islands. It registers under ELP Act section 42 to act as general partner of a Cayman exempted limited partnership (ELP).
- Entiva fee to form
- $2,729
- Government fees to form
- CI$1,500
- Run plan
- $219 a month
- Steps to form
- 3
- Ongoing filings
- 4
- Ways to close
- 1
Who it suits, and what defines it.
Governed by the Exempted Limited Partnership Act (2025 Revision) s.42.
Who it suits
- Overseas partnerships that will act as general partner of a Cayman ELP.
Key facts
- Purpose
- To act as general partner of a Cayman ELP
- Registration fee
- CI$1,500
- Annual fee
- CI$1,650, unchanged in 2027
- Changes
- Statement of changes within 60 days
- Late penalty
- CI$200 per day, capped at CI$1,000
- Ceasing
- Notice when it stops acting as general partner
- Statute
- Exempted Limited Partnership Act (2025 Revision) s.42
What the law requires.
5 rules, each in plain words.
Certified formation papers from the home country
A certified certificate of formation and a good standing certificate or declaration dated no more than one month earlier are filed.
A statement naming the general partners and persons to accept service
At least one person resident in the Islands must be authorised to accept service.
Changes filed within 60 days
The penalty is CI$200 per day, capped at CI$1,000 in the Registry schedule.
An annual fee every January
Notice of cessation when it stops acting as general partner
How Entiva forms it.
3 steps. Entiva prepares and files each one, and collects every signature the law needs.
The steps
3 steps- 1Reserve the partnership nameOnly if needed
Optional, for four months, and renewable.
- 2Register the foreign limited partnership
It must be in place before the partnership acts as general partner of a Cayman ELP.
- 3File the economic substance notification
It is filed every year.
Documents
7- Certified certificate of formation or equivalent
- Certified good standing certificate dated within one month
- Declaration of good standing, if no certificate exists
- Statement naming the general partners and Cayman-resident persons to accept service
- Partnership agreement or equivalent
- Acceptance by each Cayman-resident person who accepts service
- Certificate of registration (s.42(9))
Who takes part
4- Every general partner is verified
- Each Cayman-resident person who accepts service is verified
- Anyone owning 10% or more of the partnership is verified
- Anyone who gives instructions or signs for the partnership is verified
What has to be filed, and when.
Entiva tracks every deadline from the day it is formed, and files before each one.
Every year, and as things happen
4 filings- Pay the annual fee
Every January; CI$1,650, unchanged in 2027
- File the economic substance notification
31 January 2027 for the 2026 notification
- File the economic substance return
Within 12 months after financial year end, if a relevant activity is carried on
- File a Tax Resident Outside the Islands (TRO) form
Within 12 months after financial year end, if claiming tax residence abroad
The changes Entiva handles.
Each change is prepared, approved, signed and filed.
The most common changes
4 changes- File a statement of changes
- Be admitted as a general partner of a Cayman ELP
- Order a certificate of good standing
- Give notice that the registration has ceased
How it closes.
One route, filed step by step.
Notice of cessation
The partnership is removed as general partner of its last Cayman ELP, or that ELP is dissolved or continues out.
- 1
Be removed as general partner of the ELP
- 2
Pay the annual fee and any arrears
- 3
Give notice of cessation to the Registrar (CI$150)
What Entiva does for you.
From the first filing to the last.
Foreign limited partnership
- Registers the overseas partnership so it can act as general partner of a Cayman ELP.Formation
- Pays the annual fee every January.Ongoing
- Files a statement of changes within 60 days.Changes
- Files the economic substance notification each year.Ongoing
- Files the notice of cessation when it stops acting as general partner.Closing
Build it with the API.
Every step on this page is an action in the Entiva API, with its documents, signatures and filing.
What it costs, item by item.
Every Entiva fee and every government fee, from forming it to closing it.
Forming it
$2,729one-off
- Government fees
- CI$1,500
Steps marked only if needed are not counted.
Closing it
Quoted before it starts
- Entiva fee
- Fixed, quoted first
- Government fees
- At cost
Included in the Run plan
- File the economic substance notification
- File the economic substance return
- File a Tax Resident Outside the Islands (TRO) form
- Routine changes
- Every deadline tracked
Extra, at a fixed fee
- Give notice that the registration has ceased
Each extra is quoted before it starts, and nothing is done until you approve it.
Forming it
Entiva's formation fee is $2,729, one-off. Government fees are passed through at cost.
LLC: 7 days CI$30, 30 days 60, 60 days 80, 90 days 120, 120 days 160. ELP and foreign LP: 1 week CI$40, 1 month 60, 2 months 80, 3 months 120, 4 months 160.
Excludes steps marked only if needed.
Every year
The Run plan costs $219 a month ($2,628 a year).
Changes
Routine changes are included in the Run plan.
Express filing adds CI$150.
Foreign LP CI$150.
Closing it
Closing is a fixed-fee project, quoted before it starts.
Foreign LP CI$150.
Entiva fees are in US dollars. Government fees are in the currency each authority charges, passed through at cost when the filing is made. Taxes are separate.
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