iQSTEL Inc

UNITED STATES

SECURITIES AND EXCHANGE COMMISSION

Washington, D.C. 20549

FORMS-1

REGISTRATION STATEMENT UNDER THE SECURITIES ACT OF 1933

iQSTEL INC.

(Exact name of registrant as specified in its charter)

300 Aragon Avenue, Suite 375

Coral Gables, FL 33134

Phone: (954)951-8191

(Address and telephone number of principal executive offices and principal place of business)

The Corporate Place, Inc.

601 E. Charleston Blvd. Ste. 100

Las Vegas, NV 89104

Phone: (877) 786-8500

(Name, address and telephone number of agent for service)

With copy to:

Scott Doney, Esq.

The Doney Law Firm

4955 S. Durango Dr. Ste. 165

Las Vegas, NV 89113

Phone: (702) 982-5686

Approximate date of commencement of proposed sale to the public: As soon as practicable after the effective date of this Registration Statement.

If any of the securities being registered on this form are to be offered on a delayed or continuous basis pursuant to Rule 415 under the Securities Act of 1933, check the following box.☒

If this form is filed to register additional securities for an offering pursuant to Rule 462(b) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.☐

If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(c) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.☐

If this form is a post-effective amendment filed pursuant to Rule 462(d) under the Securities Act, check the following box and list the Securities Act registration statement number of the earlier effective registration statement for the same offering.☐

Indicate by check mark whether the registrant is a large accelerated filer, an accelerated filer, a non-accelerated filer, a smaller reporting company, or an emerging growth company. See the definitions of “large accelerated filer,” “accelerated filer,” “smaller reporting company” and “emerging growth company” in Rule 12b-2 of the Exchange Act:

If an emerging growth company, indicate by check mark if the registrant has elected not to use the extended transition period for complying with any new or revised financial accounting standards provided pursuant to Section 7(a)(2)(B) of the Securities Act.☐

The Registrant hereby amends this Registration Statement on such date or dates as may be necessary to delay its effective date until the Registrant shall file a further amendment which specifically states that this Registration Statement shall thereafter become effective in accordance with Section 8(a) of the Securities Act of 1933 or until the Registration Statement shall become effective on such date as the Commission, acting pursuant to said Section 8(a), may determine.

The information in this prospectus is not complete and may be changed. Neither we nor the Selling Shareholder may sell these securities until the registration statement filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission is effective. This prospectus is not an offer to sell these securities and it is not soliciting an offer to buy these securities in any state where the offer or sale is prohibited.

Subject to completion, dated January 17, 2025

PRELIMINARY PROSPECTUS

15,000,000 Shares of Common Stock

This prospectus covers the resale by the selling shareholder of iQSTEL Inc. (“iQSTEL,” “we,” “us”, “our” or the “Company”) identified in the “Selling Shareholder” section of this prospectus of up to an aggregate of 15,000,000 shares of common stock issuable upon exercise of a common stock purchase option (the “Option”). We will receive cash from the sale of the Option, if exercised, which we intend to use as working capital.

The selling shareholder or its permitted transferees, pledgees, assignees, distributees, donees or successors or others who later hold any of the selling shareholder’s interests in the shares of common stock described this prospectus may offer and sell the shares of common stock described in this prospectus in a number of different ways and at varying prices. We provide more information about how the selling shareholder may sell its shares of common stock in the section titled “Plan of Distribution” appearing elsewhere in this prospectus. If necessary, the specific manner in which the shares may be offered and sold will be described in a supplement to this prospectus. We will pay the expenses incurred in registering the securities covered by the prospectus, including legal and accounting fees.

Our common stock is quoted on OTCQX Market under the symbol “IQST.” The last reported sale price of our common stock on January 15, 2025, was $0.198 per share.

You should read this prospectus, together with additional information described under the headings “Information Incorporated by Reference” and “Where You Can Find More Information,” carefully before you invest in any of our securities.

Investing in our securities involves risks. See the section titled “Risk Factors” beginning on page 6 of this prospectus.

Neither the Securities and Exchange Commission nor any state securities commission has approved or disapproved of these securities or determined if this prospectus is truthful or complete. Any representation to the contrary is a criminal offense.

The date of this prospectus is January 17, 2025

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