A trust under the Nevis International Exempt Trust Ordinance, 1994, one of the most protective trust statutes in the world. It's built for families who want to protect wealth and decide, in writing, how it passes on, with their own private trust company as trustee.
Every package includes Nevis government fees and the first year of registered agent and office service. Each trust is drafted to your plan, so it starts with a consultation and the final fee is confirmed in writing.
Package 1
A Nevis International Exempt Trust, with your family's own private trust company as trustee.
US$4,900
One-time · administration from US$2,400 / yr + US$250 CIT-101 filing for the PTC · 5–10 business days
Package 2
A Nevis LLC owned by the trust, so you manage the assets day to day.
US$6,200
One-time · annual fee confirmed in writing · 5–10 business days
Package 3
Professional nominee directors in the PTC and the LLC, so your name isn't on either record.
US$8,800
One-time · annual fee confirmed in writing · 5–10 business days
Refund guarantee
We refund your money in full for any Nevis company formation services that we cannot deliver. Refund policy
Every Nevis trust needs at least one qualifying trustee. Rather than handing your family's assets to a commercial trust company, you can form a private trust company (PTC): a Nevis company whose only role is to act as trustee of your family's trusts.
A Nevis IBC or LLC, incorporated for the sole purpose of acting as trustee.
Its board can include family members, trusted advisers and independent directors, so decisions stay with people who know the family.
The PTC's shares are often held by a Multiform Foundation, so control passes smoothly from one generation to the next.
A PTC that acts only for one family, and doesn't offer trust services to the public for reward, qualifies as trustee without a licence.
Day 0
A private call about your family, assets and goals. We recommend a package and confirm the fee in writing.
Days 1–5
You send certified KYC documents for the settlor, protector and beneficiaries. We verify them, run sanctions checks and document your solvency.
5–10 business days
We form your private trust company, finalise the trust deed and letter of wishes, and register the trust with the Nevis Registrar.
Ongoing
You transfer assets into the trust. We handle annual administration and the PTC's CIT-101 filing, and keep the structure in good standing.
Add a protector or an LLC underneath, then click any part of the diagram to see its role.
A trust separates legal ownership from benefit. The Nevis statute strengthens that separation against foreign creditors.
A Nevis trust does two jobs. It shields assets from future claims and settles who inherits them, outside any single country's probate process.
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A creditor must prove fraudulent intent beyond reasonable doubt, a far higher bar than the civil standard in most countries.
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A judgment obtained abroad has no automatic effect. The creditor must start again before the Nevis High Court.
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An independent protector can remove trustees and consent to key decisions, so control stays balanced without resting with the settlor.
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The trust may move its governing law and administration to another jurisdiction if circumstances require it.
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A beneficiary's interest can't be assigned or seized by their own creditors before a distribution is made.
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The trust owns the LLC and you manage the LLC day to day. Protection and practical control are combined.
“A trust is a letter to people you may never meet. Nevis law makes sure it arrives.”On succession planning
From families who settled a Nevis International Exempt Trust with us.
They insisted on an independent protector and explained exactly why. Our children will inherit a structure that makes sense to them.
The trust deed and letter of wishes read as though they were written for our family, because they were.
Our accountant in Geneva received every document and the compliance calendar without having to ask once.
The private trust company was formed and the trust settled exactly as our lawyer drafted it. Our family sits on the board, as we wanted.
The trust and its Nevis LLC were in place within two weeks, and the bank account followed soon after.
A Nevis company, usually an IBC or LLC, formed only to act as trustee of one family's trusts. Its board is made up of family members and advisers you choose. Because it doesn't offer trust services to the public for reward, it can act as trustee without a trust licence.
Yes. Nevis law allows the settlor to be a beneficiary. For the strongest protection, distributions should be at the trustee's discretion, not the settlor's.
The trust owns the LLC and you act as its manager, so you run the investments day to day. If a threat arises, the trustee can replace you as manager, and both statutes' protections then apply.
No. A trust with a US settlor is usually a grantor trust, so its income is taxed to the settlor. It's reported on Forms 3520 and 3520-A. The benefit is protection and succession, not tax.
Usually five to ten business days after due diligence, depending on how bespoke the deed is.