Foreign Ownership Screening Red Flags

Foreign-investment screening must examine the real activity, funding and control—not only the names in the Articles.

Red flags

• The proposed activity is described too broadly to classify.
• A Filipino shareholder did not provide or control the stated investment.
• Side agreements give a foreign investor undisclosed voting or management control.
• The capital figure was copied from another company without checking the governing law.
• The GIS, stock records and beneficial-ownership chart do not match.
• The company plans multiple activities with different ownership limits.

Pause the registration until the activity, ownership ceiling, capital rule and beneficial control are documented. Continue with the Foreign Investment hub.