How to get SCUML Certificate in Nigeria

What is SCUML Certificate

SCUML stands for Special Control Unit against Money Laundering. It is one of the financial monitoring units under the Economic and Financial Crime Commission (EFCC). The certificate is one of the prerequisites to allow some businesses to open a corporate bank account in Nigeria. In this post, we will show you how to get SCUML Certificate in Nigeria. We can as well, assist you get your Scuml Certificate within 10days.

Which business needs SCUML Certificate?

There are about 22 categories of businesses/companies that require the SCUML certificate. They are,

Dealers in Jewelry
Car dealers
Dealers in luxury goods
Audit firms
Tax consultants
Clearing and settlement companies
Supermarkets
Casinos, Pool Betting and lottery businesses
Law firms, notaries, and other independent legal practitioners
Accountants and Accounting Firms
Trust and Company Service Providers
Estate Surveyors and Valuers
Dealers in precious stones and metals
Non-governmental organizations (NGOs, NPOs, FBOs, CSOs)
Importers and dealers in cars or any other automobiles
Construction companies
Consultants and consulting companies
Hospitality Industry
Real estate agents, Estate developers, Estate Agents and Brokers
Mortgage Brokers
Dealers in mechanized farming equipment and machines
Practitioners of mechanized farming.

How to apply for SCUML Certificate

We can assist you register and get your SCUML certificate within 10 days or 4 weeks. However, if you are a Tech Savvy, you can apply for the SCUML certificate online by following the processes below.

Visit the SCUML website
Click “Register Online”
Complete the online registration form
Upload the required documents (details below)
Submit

Once the certificate is ready, usually within a month. An electronic notification would be sent to your mail. Then, only the company director(s) or business proprietor is allowed to go to the pre-chosen SCUML office to pick the original hard copy certificate. Its that simple, however, you may want to see why SCUML certificate has been a nightmare to most businesses today.

Documents required for SCUML Certificate

Here are the documents needed to get SCUML Certificate in Nigeria

For Business Name and Companies

CAC Certificate of Incorporation
Application FORM CAC (for Business Name)
CAC Application FORM (for Limited Liability Companies)
Memorandum And Articles Of Association (for Limited Liability Companies)
Evidence of Tax Registration. (TIN)
Existing Bank account details.
Directors BVN.
Professional certificates (for professional companies).
Directors NIN ID card
Professional certificates (for professional companies).

For Non-Governmental Organizations (NGOs)/Non-Profit Organizations (NPOs)

Certificate of incorporation
Incorporation of Trustees or CAC7
Constitution or MEMART
Evidence of tax registration (TIN Number/Tax exemption)

Duration

With us, you can get your SCUML certificate within a maximum period of 3 weeks.

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How we do it.

The process to get your SCUML certificate in Nigeria, within 3 weeks, is very simple with us.

First, you can choose to place your order right from here, or you may wish to chat with any of our customer support agent available. Once you establish contact with us, and answer some basic questions about your business/ company. You will then need to provide us with the requirements stated above.

You can send them to us via email or even on WhatsApp. If you are close and prefers coming around, you can as well bring them as you come.

With these details and with the payment for the registration, our experts will quickly kick into action to make sure your certificate is duly registered and printed by SCUML within 3 weeks.

We will keep you informed via WhatsApp messages or emails at every stage of the registration process. Once your certificate is ready, one of the directors of the business / company will have to physically go to any of the SCUML offices closest to him to pick up the certificate.