For a foreign investor to do business in the Marshall Islands as an individual, a partnership, a joint venture, or a corporation (domestic or foreign), the investor must first obtain a Foreign Investment Business License.

Application forms for a Foreign Investment Business License may be obtained from the Registrar of Foreign Investment in the Office of the Attorney General.

Applications are then reviewed by the sectoral Ministries and Agencies.

The process of review and approval normally takes no longer than four to six weeks (often less).

The National Government does not require foreign investors to obtain any other licenses, unless they are involved in regulated activities (e.g., the practice of law, the practice of medicine, banking, fishing, fishing base operation, etc.).

If a business entity has a Foreign Investment Business License, it need not obtain a business license from the local government in whose jurisdiction it operates for a period of one year from the date of issuance of the foreign investment license.