Yes. If all directors live overseas, you can meet the local director requirement by appointing a nominee director through a corporate service provider (CSP) registered with ACRA.
From 9 June 2025, a person who acts as a nominee director by way of business can only be appointed after a registered CSP has confirmed that they are fit and proper. The company must file with ACRA the fact that the director is a nominee director and the details of the nominator, and a nominee director has the same legal duties as the other directors.
For this reason, customer due diligence procedures such as identifying the beneficial owners, and signing the nominee agreement, are required before the service begins.
As an ACRA registered Filing Agent (FA20122902), Lee Kim Alliance provides a nominee director service.
As of November 2026, source: ACRA
