Who is Eligible to Be a Member of an OPC?

PK Posted by: Praveen Kumar
• 10 November, 2025
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An individual who is an Indian citizen and an Indian resident is eligible to apply or act as a One Person Company (OPC) member or nominee.  In the above statement, an Indian resident means an individual who has stayed in Indian for a minimum period of 182 days during the previous financial year.

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  • Vaishnavi Ansari 13 November, 2025

    A one-person company is a company formed by a single person, who is both the sole director and shareholder of the company. This is introduced under the Companies Act, 2013, which helps small investors and businesses to start their own company. 

    • NG
      Neel Gupta 14 November, 2025

      As an Indian resident, I have a small business for which I have registered for an OPC, which includes the process: 

      • Getting the Digital Signature Certificate (DSC). 
      • Then apply for the DIN (Director Identification Number). 
      • Deciding the name of the company in the form of "ABC (OPC) Private Limited". 
      • I have submitted all the documents regarding the OPC, like the Memorandum of Association (MoA), Articles of Association (AoA), and declaration of consent of the director of Forms INC-9 and DIR-2. 
      • Then filled all the forms like SPICe+, SPICe-MOA, SPICe-AOA. 
      • After submitting all the forms, I will get my certificate of incorporation from the Registrar of Companies.  

       

    • RB
      Rohit Bansal 13 November, 2025

      According to section 2(62) of the Companies Act 2013, a company should include 1 director and 1 member. Both the director and members can be the same person. 

  • Parth Thakur 11 November, 2025

    OPC can only be formed by a natural person of Indian resident or an Indian citizen. 

    • VM
      Varun Malhotra 14 November, 2025

      According to the Companies Incorporation 2nd Amendment rules, 2021, only a natural Indian citizen and an Indian resident are eligible for an OPC (One Person Company). 

    • RK
      Rina Kaur 13 November, 2025

      If you want to start a one-person company (OPC), then you must not be a nominee or member of more than one OPC, and only one person can be the shareholder director of an OPC. 

    • DI
      Deepa Iyer 12 November, 2025

      Opening an OPC by an Indian resident or an Indian citizen should not be disqualified under the Companies Act, 2013. 

    • A
      Anand 12 November, 2025

      The minimum age for the person who is forming an OPC is 18. 

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