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Germany - Supporting documents

The photo/document must:

  • Be clearly legible in its entirety - take care to avoid glare from camera flashes or cutting off part of the document

  • Be currently valid i.e. in date (not expired)

  • Be in full colour - we cannot accept black & white documents 

  • Show the full document (i.e. not cropped)

Overview of documentation we may request for manual verification purposes:

Verification Type Document Type Requirements

Identity

  • Passport

  • Diplomatic passports

  • National ID card

  • Residence permit

The document will need to display your full name, date of birth and document expiry date.

Address

  • Driver's licence

  • Bank statements by a regulated German financial institution

  • Utility bills (gas, water, electricity, landline)

  • House insurance document

  • Certificate of registration (“Meldebescheinigung”) confirming that the individual resides at the stated address

The document will need to display your full name, residential/home address and a date of issue within the past 6 months. 

The document should be issued by a credit agency (e.g a bank or utilities provider) or a government authority.

Bank account

  • Bank statement

  • Screenshot of online banking

  • Bank account opening letter

  • Official letter of proof from your bank (confirming the account holder name and account details)

The document will need to display the full account holder name, bank account number (or IBAN) and a date of issue within the past 6 months.

Director Check and Company Check

  • Company Registration Extract (Gewerbe-Anmeldung/Ummeldung)

  • Excerpt from the Commercial Register entry (Chronologischer Handelregisterauszug)

The document will need to display all directors of the organisation 

Partnership Check

  • Business Registration Document (“Gewerbe-Anmeldung” or “Gewerbe-Ummeldung”) 

  • Notarised Partnership Agreement

The document must have been issued within 2 Years. A registration document for each partner must be uploaded displaying a signature/seal from the corresponding registry

Registered charity

If supporting documents are required to verify your charity this will be requested via email. There is currently no option to upload the documents in the dashboard.

Examples include:

  • Incorporation/registration document

The document must have been issued within the past two years. A registration document must display all the trustees of the organisation.

Unregistered charity

If supporting documents are required to verify your charity this will be requested via email. There is currently no option to upload the documents in the dashboard. 

We may request documentation or a form of online presence to confirm the existence of your charity and to confirm the association between the GoCardless account users and the charity.

Examples include:

  • Website link

  • Recent committee meeting minutes

  • Social media presence (e.g. Twitter, Facebook, LinkedIn)

  • Event flyer

The documentation or online link will need to confirm the existence of the charity and confirm the role of the GoCardless account users within the organisation. 

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