Municipal branch opening
We handle the municipal opening of your branch, so the new location has its own license and paperwork in order, in your municipality or another one. From $150.
Requesting a quote doesn't commit you to anything
- You tell us about your case. It's free.
- We send you the price in writing, within 1 to 3 hours.
- You decide. If it works for you, we start. If not, you delete it with one click and pay nothing.
No one will pressure you. Your information is used only for your case.
Is it for you?
If any of these sounds like you, this procedure is for you.
- Growing businesses that are opening a branch or second location, in the same municipality or another one, and need its own municipal license and paperwork to operate in good standing from the start
What's included and what isn't
Everything clear from the start. No fine print.
Includes
- Identifying what the branch needs based on its municipality.
- Checking the zoning compliance of the new premises.
- Taxpayer registration in the new municipality, if applicable.
- Handling the branch's license and paperwork with city hall.
Does not include
- Zoning compliance for the new premises, if it has to be processed (separate service: Zoning compliance).
- The branch's fire department compliance and health permit (separate services). We can handle it separately:Fire department →
- Opening the branch at the Registro Mercantil (Commercial Registry), if applicable (separate service).
- The city hall fee, which is paid separately.
What you need
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You have 0 of 5.
- Company and main location details
- Details and address of the new location (branch)
- Municipality where you'll open the branch
- Document for the new premises (ownership or lease)
- Your contact details to coordinate
How the process works
You do very little. We take care of the rest.
- Step 1
We review the new municipality
We see what it requires for the branch.
We do this - Step 2
We check the premises
We confirm their zoning compliance.
We do this - Step 3
We register you and handle it
We register you as a taxpayer and set up the license.
We do this - Result
Done
Your branch is up and running in good standing.
You receive it
It depends on city hall and on the zoning compliance of the new premises; we give you an estimate when we start.
What it costs and how to pay
There are two separate payments, and we want you to see them clearly.
Our fee: we do all the work for you.
The city hall's fees. It goes straight to the agency, and we give you the exact amount, with its receipt, before you pay anything.
How you pay: 50% when we start and 50% on delivery. In dollars, in bolívares at the official BCV exchange rate, or with Cashea.
How is your investment calculated?
Your investment covers our handling of the opening. What you pay us, professional fees from $150 for identifying requirements, checking and handling the branch's license and paperwork. It goes up depending on the municipality and complexity
Any missing prior documents and the city hall fee are paid separately Your lawyer gives you the exact figure before you pay anything, no strings attached.
FAQ
What happens if I open the branch under the main location's license?
You're operating without a license: city hall can fine you and shut the branch down. Each location needs its own business license.
Does the branch use the main location's license?
No. It needs its own business license.
How much does it cost?
The professional fee, from $150, covers the full handling of the branch's license; municipal fees are separate, and fire department and health permits, if they apply, are separate procedures.
What if it's in another municipality?
It requires taxpayer registration and a license with that city hall.
What else does it need?
Zoning compliance and, depending on the line of business, its own fire department and health permits.
About this procedure
When a business is doing well and opens a second location, it steps into municipal territory that catches many people off guard: each branch needs a municipal life of its own. A branch doesn't operate under the main location's license. It needs its own business license (patente), its own zoning compliance and, if it's in another municipality, even its own taxpayer registration with that city hall. In practice, opening a branch means setting up a good part of the permits all over again, this time for the new location.
And that's where expansion gets tangled if it isn't handled well. The trickiest case is a branch in a different municipality: each city hall is a world of its own, with its own ordinance, its own activity classification table and its own rates, and what was routine in your home municipality may come with other requirements and other timelines in the new one. Many people open the location, start selling and only later find out the branch is operating without its own municipal authorization, dragging an irregularity along from the start, right in the middle of their growth stage.
We put your expansion in order: we identify everything the branch needs based on its municipality, check the zoning compliance of the new premises, and handle its license and paperwork with the relevant city hall so it opens in good standing from day one. The price starts at $150 and is adjusted based on the municipality and how complex the case is. A lawyer reviews your situation and confirms everything before we start, no strings attached.
Legal framework and important notes
Constitución de la República Bolivariana de Venezuela (Constitution of the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela) · Código Orgánico Tributario (Organic Tax Code)
- It's a municipal procedure. Fees, validity periods and required documents vary with each city hall's ordinance, and we confirm them when we start.
- It authorizes an additional location. Each branch needs its own business license, zoning compliance and, if it's in another municipality, its own taxpayer registration.
- It's different from the Municipal change of address, which moves the existing location.
- A branch in another municipality means another ordinance, another activity classification table and other rates.
- Fire department, health permits and the fee are separate.
We guarantee our service, not what the agency decides. If something depends on them, we tell you clearly and in time.
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