Expatries Network
Application to join

Become the Expatries Network partner in your country

Expatries Network deliberately lists only a small number of firms per country. This page shows you, country by country, the seats still available and the documents you will be asked for.

Read before applying

Three rules, stated plainly

01

Three partners per country

The network lists only three firms per country. Once the three seats are taken, incoming applications join the waiting list and are reviewed as a priority as soon as a seat is freed.

02

No minimum turnover

No turnover threshold and no minimum headcount are required. A two-person firm soundly established in its country has its full place in the network.

03

Applying does not guarantee acceptance

Filing an application, even a complete one, does not amount to admission. The review covers the documents, local presence and fit with the network's needs; the decision remains discretionary.

You do not attach any document to this form. Supporting documents are uploaded afterwards, in your partner area, once your account has been created.

Step 1

Choose the country where your firm is established

The seat availability and the list of required documents appear immediately.

Nigeria

3 seat(s) still available out of 3. You can file your application now.

Documents required in this country

These documents are not attached here. You will upload them in your area, after your account is created.

Regulated profession

In this country, running payroll on behalf of third parties is not reserved to a regulated profession.

Local title or status : Chartered Accountant (ACA/FCA — ICAN) ou Certified National Accountant (CNA — ANAN)

Professional body or authority : Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN, ICAN Act 1965) et Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN, ANAN Act 1993)

https://www.icanig.org/

Oui, avec une specificite : le Nigeria a deux ordres comptables legaux, ICAN et ANAN, tous deux crees par une loi et tous deux habilites a delivrer une licence d'exercice. Rendre des services comptables au public contre remuneration suppose une Licence to Practise et l'enregistrement du cabinet aupres de l'un des deux. La paie seule n'est pas un acte reserve nomme dans les textes, mais elle est en pratique indissociable des declarations PAYE et de la tenue de comptes, qui le sont.

Certificat d'immatriculation et rapport de situation au registreRequired

Certificate of Incorporation + CAC Status Report

Extrait du registre du commerce ou équivalent local, de moins de 3 mois.

Issuing body : Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) — Validity 3 months

Official link

Statuts de la sociétéRequired

Statuts à jour, signés, dans la langue du pays.

Numero d'identification fiscaleRequired

Tax Identification Number (TIN) / Tax ID

Attestation ou avis d'identification fiscale / TVA de la structure.

Issuing body : Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) — anciennement Federal Inland Revenue Service (FIRS)

Official link

Attestation de regularite fiscaleRequired

Tax Clearance Certificate (TCC)

Quitus ou attestation de conformité fiscale de moins de 3 mois, quand le pays en délivre une.

Issuing body : Nigeria Revenue Service (NRS) pour l'impot societes ; State Internal Revenue Service (par ex. LIRS a Lagos) pour le PAYE — Validity 12 months

Official link

Attestation de conformite au regime de retraite obligatoireRequired

PenCom Pension Clearance Certificate (PCC)

Attestation de l'organisme qui recouvre les cotisations, de moins de 3 mois, quand le pays en délivre une.

Issuing body : National Pension Commission (PenCom) — Validity 12 months

Official link

Attestation d'assurance responsabilite civile professionnelleOptional

Professional Indemnity Insurance certificate

Attestation en cours de validité, de moins de 3 mois.

Issuing body : Assureur agree par la National Insurance Commission (NAICOM) — Validity 12 months

Official link

Licence d'exercice et enregistrement du cabinet aupres de l'ordre des experts-comptablesRequired

ICAN Licence to Practise / Firm registration — ou certificat ANAN

Carte professionnelle, licence ou attestation d'inscription, lorsque la paie est réglementée dans le pays.

Issuing body : Institute of Chartered Accountants of Nigeria (ICAN) ou Association of National Accountants of Nigeria (ANAN) — Validity 12 months

Official link

Piece d'identite du representant legalRequired

National Identification Number (NIN) slip, international passport ou driver's licence

Passeport ou carte d'identité en cours de validité.

Issuing body : National Identity Management Commission (NIMC)

Official link

Enregistrement comme responsable ou sous-traitant de traitement d'importance majeure et rapport annuel d'audit de conformiteRequired

NDPC registration as Data Controller/Processor of Major Importance + Compliance Audit Return (CAR)

Récépissé, déclaration ou désignation d'un délégué, lorsque le pays l'impose.

Issuing body : Nigeria Data Protection Commission (NDPC) — Validity 12 months

Official link

Références ou présentation du cabinetOptional

Plaquette, page de présentation ou liste de références (facultatif).

Justificatif de depot du rapport annuel au registreRequired

Annual Return filing receipt (CAC)

Le depot annuel est obligatoire sous le Companies and Allied Matters Act 2020 ; son defaut est le signe le plus courant d'un cabinet dormant.

Issuing body : Corporate Affairs Commission (CAC) — Validity 12 months

Official link

Attestation de conformite au regime d'indemnisation des accidents du travailRequired

NSITF Certificate of Compliance (Employees' Compensation Scheme)

Impose par l'Employees' Compensation Act 2010 a tout employeur (contribution de 1 % de la masse salariale). Delivre sous cinq jours ouvres sur presentation du certificat CAC, des formulaires ECS et de la preuve de paiement.

Issuing body : Nigeria Social Insurance Trust Fund (NSITF) — Validity 12 months

Official link

Attestation de conformite au fonds de formation professionnelleRequired

ITF Compliance Certificate

Obligatoire pour les employeurs d'au moins cinq salaries ou realisant un chiffre d'affaires d'au moins 50 millions de nairas : contribution de 1 % de la masse salariale.

Issuing body : Industrial Training Fund (ITF) — Validity 12 months

Official link

Step 2

Introduce your firm

This information is used to review your application. Fields marked with an asterisk are required.

Hold the Ctrl or Command key to select several countries.

Reminder: filing this application does not amount to acceptance.

After you send

What happens next

01

Your area is created

You receive an application reference and the credentials of a personal area by email.

02

Uploading the documents

You upload the documents required in your country in that area. You can complete them over time.

03

Review

GCFFS checks the documents, the local presence and how the profile fits the network's needs.

04

Decision

You are informed by email: listed on an available seat, placed on the waiting list, or application set aside.