Does a licensed MM2H operator need a business office?
MOTAC requires business premises for MM2H operators. Check the location, office evidence and licensing conditions before committing to a lease.
The short answer
MOTAC’s FAQ requires licensed TOBTAB/MM2H businesses to have business premises in an appropriate commercial or locally permitted location. It states a 100-square-foot minimum, also reflected in the linked MM2H guideline. Meeting one size figure does not establish that the proposed office satisfies every location, preparation and licensing condition.
What does the premises FAQ require?
The official premises FAQ (external website) requires a business location and refers to local-authority permission. It states a minimum area of 100 square feet. The MM2H-specific company guideline (external website) also describes premises conditions; readers should check that whole section rather than selecting one number from it.
A premises requirement is a question about the operating business. It is different from the residential property commitments of an individual MM2H participant. Do not use a participant’s home-purchase threshold to assess an operator’s office, or use an office licence as evidence that a property qualifies for MM2H.
What should a prospective operator check before signing a lease?
Identify the exact address, the proposed business use and the evidence available from the owner or relevant authority. Ask how the licensing office will assess the premises and which preparation or inspection stages apply. A property agent’s description of commercial space does not settle every regulatory question.
Where the office is part of a serviced building or shared arrangement, explain that layout accurately. Ask about access, signage, document custody and the activities of other occupants. These are practical questions for the proposed setup, not a promise that every serviced-office product is either accepted or prohibited.
What can applicants reasonably ask about an office?
Match the business’s stated address with the licence evidence where that information is available. Ask how appointments and document handovers are arranged. A physical location may help establish who you are dealing with, but an attractive office is not a guarantee of competence or an application result.
Similarly, online communication is not itself suspicious. The relevant issue is whether the company accurately represents its licensed status, premises and service arrangements. Use the licence-checking guide rather than treating the existence of a website or office photograph as sufficient verification.
Which office questions need separate reading?
Read the home-based-operation guide and shared-office guide if either arrangement is proposed. For a later move, use the company-change guide before assuming the licensed address can simply be replaced.
Keep the current guideline and your case-specific clarification with the lease planning file. An independent publication can explain the questions and identify sources; it cannot approve premises, inspect a business or issue the local permissions needed for an actual office.
Related questions readers ask
Is the office requirement the same as a participant’s property rule?
No. Operator business premises and participant residential property commitments concern different things.
Does meeting the minimum area guarantee approval?
No. Location, permission, preparation and other licensing conditions still require checking.
Can a premises address replace a licence check?
No. Verify the company’s current MM2H record as well as its stated business details.
Check the operator and the evidence.
Read our directory verification standards and use official sources before appointing an operator or preparing a licensing enquiry.
Read operator verification standards Find official MM2H resourcesSources & further checking
- MOTAC FAQ: Does a licensed MM2H operator need a business office? (opens in new tab) (external website)
Source consulted: 12 November 2026. Recheck current information before acting.
- MOTAC operator-licensing documents (opens in new tab) (external website)
Source consulted: 12 November 2026. Recheck current information before acting.
- MOTAC MM2H new-company licence guideline (opens in new tab) (external website)
Source consulted: 12 November 2026. Recheck current information before acting.
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