Add a Director Services in Chennai

Add a Director in Chennai: local information

Chennai is the capital of Tamil Nadu, so many state-level offices that handle registrations and approvals are located here.

If your registered office will be in Chennai, the Registrar of Companies for Tamil Nadu handles your filings, and Tamil Nadu's stamp duty rates apply to the incorporation documents.

Offices and courts for Add a Director in Tamil Nadu

• Registrar of Companies for Tamil Nadu — handles incorporation, changes and annual filings for companies and LLPs registered in Chennai
• GST state code 33 (Tamil Nadu) — the state GST jurisdiction for a principal place of business in Chennai; GSTINs issued here begin with "33"
• Tamil Nadu stamp law — sets the stamp duty payable on documents executed in Chennai
• Madras High Court — hears appeals and writ petitions arising from Chennai and the rest of Tamil Nadu; besides its principal seat in Chennai, it sits at benches elsewhere in Tamil Nadu, and the bench is decided by the district where the case arises

Add a Director at a glance

Adding a new director to your Private Limited Company or OPC involves board approval, obtaining DIN (Director Identification Number) for the new director (if not already held), passing a board resolution, and filing the required forms with the MCA within 30 days. Read the full Add a Director guide.

Key documents

• PAN and Aadhaar of new director
• Passport (for foreign nationals)
• DIR-2 — Consent to act as director
• Specimen signature of new director

Full document checklist

Fee and timeline

Starting price ₹3,999; government and third-party charges are payable at actual. Indicative timeline: 3–5 working days.

Add a Director near Chennai

The nearest places in Tamil Nadu that we list are Tiruvottiyur (about 9 km), Alandur (about 12 km), Ambattur (about 13 km) and Pallavaram (about 19 km).

• Add a Director Services in Tiruvottiyur — about 9 km
• Add a Director Services in Alandur — about 12 km
• Add a Director Services in Ambattur — about 13 km
• Add a Director Services in Pallavaram — about 19 km
• Add a Director Services in Avadi — about 21 km
• Add a Director Services in Tambaram — about 25 km
• Add a Director Services in Kancheepuram — about 66 km
• Add a Director Services in Vellore — about 126 km
• Add a Director Services in Cuddalore — about 159 km
• Add a Director Services in Tiruvannamalai — about 161 km
• Add a Director Services in Ambur — about 172 km
• Add a Director Services in Neyveli — about 192 km

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