- completed application form
- copy of the identity card or comparable identification papersproof of orderly financial circumstances
- Current extract from the commercial register or register of co-operatives, should the company be entered in the register; otherwise, a copy of the articles of association (for example in case of a registered partnership - GbR).
- Should the company be headquartered abroad: Documents from the country in which the company is registered which prove the legal form
- Extract from the federal central register (certificate of good conduct) for submission to an authority for each person who is involved in the management of the company or a branch of the company (in case of legal persons: for all persons with power of representation under the law, constitution or articles of association)
- Extract from the central commercial register for each person who is involved in the management of the company or a branch of the company (in case of legal persons: for the company itself all persons with power of representation under the law, constitution or articles of association)
- Certification in tax matters by the responsible tax office
- Extract from the register of debtors of the central enforcement court
- Information provided by the insolvency court which states whether proceedings are pending
- Certificate of good conduct of the communal tax office
- If residing abroad: Documents from your home country that testify to your personal reliability
In order to check personal reliability, the competent body can request further documents.
In case of legal persons (GmbH, company, AG, registered co-operative), you must merely fill in the application form for the legal person itself. You must submit all personal documents for all natural persons who are authorised to run the business (for example personal papers). In addition, you also require an extract from the central business register for the legal person.
Business partnerships (GbR, KG, OHG, PartG, GmbH & Co. KG) are not capable of being issued a licence as such. Therefore, each managing partner requires a licence. You must submit a complete application and all personal documents for each of these persons.