Marshall Islands company search: IRI registry (register-iri.com)

TL;DR. The Republic of the Marshall Islands (RMI) registrar function is administered by International Registries, Inc. (IRI). https://www.register-iri.com serves an incomplete certificate chain, which a strict client rejects; the page behind it is titled Home - IRI | The Marshall Islands Registry and is in English. Its Entity Search page links to https://resources.register-iri.com/CorpEntity/Corporate/Search, a separate application that builds its search in the browser, so the search form cannot be read from the page as delivered. https://www.registeredagent.mh no longer resolves. Search fees are therefore unknown rather than free; confirm at source.

What is the official Marshall Islands business registry?

The RMI Office of the Registrar of Corporations is the statutory registrar. By statute the function is administered by International Registries, Inc. (IRI).

The portal is https://www.register-iri.com, which serves an incomplete certificate chain. The page behind it is titled Home - IRI | The Marshall Islands Registry and is in English. That home page is navigation rather than a corporation search form, and the search box on it looks up the site’s own library rather than the register.

https://www.registeredagent.mh no longer resolves, so it is not an alternative.

The Marshall Islands offshore framework sits under the Business Corporations Act. Non-resident domestic corporations (NRDCs) are the usual offshore vehicle. The RMI uses USD and has a Compact of Free Association with the United States. Those are background facts rather than anything the registry search states.

What can you search?

The Entity Search page at https://www.register-iri.com/corporate/business-entities/entity-search/ is titled Entity Search - IRI | The Marshall Islands Registry and says: “Use the Entity Search to retrieve information on an RMI business entity.” Its button opens https://resources.register-iri.com/CorpEntity/Corporate/Search, a separate application that builds its search in the browser. Which fields it offers, and whether corporation name, corporation number, status or ship-registry data appear, could not be confirmed; confirm at source.

How much does it cost?

No search tariff appears on the IRI home page or on the search application, so the table above reads unknown rather than free; confirm at source. A Pay Fees link in the navigation points at tcmi-inc.com, which is a payment route rather than a published search price.

Do you need a local account or ID?

The IRI home page has no user ID, password or login form, and its only form searches the site’s library. The Entity Search page carries no account fields either, just copy and a button through to the search application. No local-ID field appears on any of those pages.

Is the website in English?

Yes. The IRI home page is in English, titled Home - IRI | The Marshall Islands Registry, as are the Entity Search page and the search application behind it.

What’s the turnaround time?

Unknown. No turnaround time is published; confirm at source.

Is there an API?

No public API is documented on the IRI site.

What you legally cannot do

NRDC shareholder and director detail is typically held by the registered agent rather than shown on a public search; confirm at source. Commercial redistribution of registry output without IRI’s authorization is not assumed to be permitted.

Practical tips for foreign compliance buyers

• Certificate chain. register-iri.com serves an incomplete certificate chain, which strict clients reject. The entity search itself lives at resources.register-iri.com and builds in the browser.
• No legacy host. registeredagent.mh no longer resolves.
• The public field list is not confirmed. Which of name, number and status the search returns is not stated; confirm at source.
• FATF, OECD and EU lists. These are not restated here; see fatf-gafi.org, oecd.org/tax/transparency, and the current EU Annex I list.

Alternatives if you cannot access register.iri.com directly

• IRI Entity Search application (resources.register-iri.com/CorpEntity/Corporate/Search): it loads, but builds its search in the browser.
• OpenCorporates: aggregator only. Not a substitute for IRI.

Local data suppliers

• International Registries, Inc. (IRI) (register-iri.com) is the contracted registrar, and its home page identifies it as such.

FAQ

Can a foreign company access the RMI registry directly?

The IRI home page is reachable, though its certificate chain is incomplete. The Entity Search application builds in the browser, so no typed search form could be read from the page as delivered.

What is a Non-Resident Domestic Corporation (NRDC)?

An NRDC is the RMI Business Corporations Act vehicle for offshore incorporation; confirm at source.

What entity types are registered in the RMI?

The IRI navigation lists IBCs, partnerships, LLCs and FMEs. Those are menu labels rather than a list of registered entities.

Does the RMI have a beneficial ownership registry?

No public beneficial ownership search could be reached. The IRI navigation includes a guidance page titled Beneficial Ownership Requirements of the RMI Associations Law, which is guidance rather than a register; confirm at source.

Is the RMI on the FATF grey list?

Not stated here. See fatf-gafi.org.

Why is the RMI registry operated by a US company?

IRI’s home page identifies International Registries, Inc. as the administrator. The contractual history behind that arrangement is not set out there; confirm at source.

Last verified: 2026-09-04. Sources: www.register-iri.com, whose certificate chain is incomplete and whose home page carries only a library form; its Entity Search page; the search application at resources.register-iri.com, which builds in the browser; registeredagent.mh, which no longer resolves. For the full global due diligence framework, see our Global Business Due Diligence Guide.