LLP Registration India Process 2026 - Step by Step on MCA

You can register a Limited Liability Partnership in India entirely online on the MCA portal, usually within a week of filing, by completing one integrated form called FiLLiP after reserving your name and getting digital signatures. This guide walks the full incorporation journey in the order you will actually do it, then breaks down the forms, the government fees, and the documents you need.

A Limited Liability Partnership is governed by the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008, administered by the Ministry of Corporate Affairs (MCA) through its portal at mca.gov.in. The same law and the LLP Rules, 2009 set every step, fee and deadline below.

Follow these steps in order on the MCA V3 portal.

1. Get Digital Signature Certificates (DSC). Every proposed designated partner who will sign the forms needs a Class 3 DSC from a licensed Certifying Authority. Apply for this first, because nothing on the MCA portal can be signed without it.
2. Decide your partners and capital. Under Section 7 of the LLP Act, 2008 you must have at least two designated partners who are individuals, and at least one of them must be a resident in India. Partners themselves can be individuals or bodies corporate. Fix your contribution amount now, because the government fees scale with it.
3. Reserve the LLP name. Apply through the RUN-LLP (Reserve Unique Name) service on the MCA portal, or propose the name directly inside the FiLLiP form. An approved name stays reserved for three months, within which you must file FiLLiP.
4. File Form FiLLiP. FiLLiP is the integrated incorporation form. In one filing it can reserve the name, allot a DPIN to designated partners who do not already have one, and incorporate the LLP. It is filed under Section 12 of the LLP Act, 2008.
5. Receive the Certificate of Incorporation. Once the Registrar approves FiLLiP, the Certificate of Incorporation is issued with your seven-character LLP Identification Number (LLPIN). In the integrated process, PAN and TAN are allotted along with the certificate.
6. File the LLP Agreement in Form 3. Execute your LLP agreement on stamp paper and file it in Form 3 within 30 days of incorporation under Rule 21 of the LLP Rules, 2009. Missing this deadline attracts a daily penalty.

That is the entire journey: DSC, name, FiLLiP, certificate, then Form 3.

FiLLiP does the heavy lifting. Where older processes needed a separate DIN application, name form and incorporation form, FiLLiP combines name reservation, DPIN allotment and incorporation into a single submission. Designated partners who do not already hold a DPIN can apply for one inside the form, up to the current cap allowed by MCA.

Government fees are set by the MCA fee schedule and scale with your total contribution. The figures below are the MCA slab structure for the main forms.

These are MCA government fees only. On top of them you will pay for each DSC (charged by the Certifying Authority) and stamp duty on the LLP agreement, which is levied by your state under the relevant State Stamp Act and varies by state and by contribution amount. There is no single all-India stamp duty figure, so check your own state schedule before printing the agreement.

• PAN card of each designated partner and partner (Indian nationals).
• Identity proof of each partner: Aadhaar, voter ID, passport or driving licence.
• Address proof of each partner: recent bank statement, utility bill or similar.
• Passport (mandatory) for any foreign national partner, plus notarised or apostilled documents.
• Passport-size photographs of the designated partners.
• Registered office proof: latest utility bill (not older than two months) plus a No Objection Certificate from the property owner.
• Subscriber and consent details of all designated partners for the FiLLiP attachments.
• Digital Signature Certificate of each signing designated partner.

• Skipping the DSC first. You cannot sign or submit any MCA form without a Class 3 DSC, so apply for it before anything else.
• Appointing only non-resident partners. Section 7 of the LLP Act, 2008 requires at least one designated partner to be a resident in India. An all-non-resident structure will be rejected.
• Missing the Form 3 deadline. Rule 21 of the LLP Rules, 2009 requires the LLP agreement in Form 3 within 30 days of incorporation. Late filing attracts a daily penalty with no upper cap.
• Assuming the agreement is stamp-duty free. MCA e-form fees carry no stamp duty, but the LLP agreement itself attracts state stamp duty under the relevant State Stamp Act. Treating the two as the same leaves your agreement under-stamped.
• Forgetting annual filings. Even a dormant LLP must file Form 11 by 30 May and Form 8 by 30 October every year, or face daily penalties.
• Letting the name approval lapse. A reserved name is valid for three months only; file FiLLiP within that window or reapply.

At least two designated partners who are individuals, and at least one must be a resident in India, under Section 7 of the LLP Act, 2008. Partners can be individuals or bodies corporate.

No. You can reserve the name first through RUN-LLP, or propose it directly inside the FiLLiP form. If you reserve it separately, you link the approved name when you file FiLLiP, and the reservation lasts three months.

You must file the LLP agreement in Form 3 within 30 days of incorporation under Rule 21 of the LLP Rules, 2009. Late filing carries a penalty of Rs 100 per day with no upper limit.

Once your DSCs are ready and your documents are correct, the Registrar typically issues the Certificate of Incorporation within a few working days of FiLLiP approval. The full journey usually completes within a week.

Every LLP must file Form 11 (Annual Return) by 30 May and Form 8 (Statement of Account and Solvency) by 30 October each year, regardless of turnover or activity.

There is no stamp duty on the MCA incorporation e-forms, but the LLP agreement attracts state stamp duty under your State Stamp Act, varying by state and by contribution amount.

• Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008 and LLP Rules, 2009 - Ministry of Corporate Affairs, mca.gov.in
• Section 7, LLP Act, 2008 - designated partners and resident requirement, India Code (indiacode.nic.in)
• Rule 21, LLP Rules, 2009 - Form 3 LLP agreement within 30 days
• MCA LLP fee schedule - FiLLiP, RUN-LLP and Form 3 contribution slabs
• MCA V3 portal LLP e-filing guidance - FiLLiP, certificate of incorporation, LLPIN, PAN and TAN

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