HK required documents

This page outlines the documents required for stakeholders, applicants, and various business types to onboard a corporate customer registered in Hong Kong (HK).

Business details

The following table lists the required document types for both verification types for all business entity types.

For a complete list of business document types, see the values obtained from Fetch corporate constants API with fieldName as documentType.

Stakeholders

Both residents and non-residents of HK need to use the KYC mode MANUAL_KYC

Manual KYC

Every individual stakeholder needs to submit the following information when kycMode = MANUAL_KYC.

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IMPORTANT

If the document doesn't contain an address, you need to submit an Acceptable document for PROOF_OF_ADDRESS which can verify the address with documentType = PROOF_OF_ADDRESS.

If this additional document is not submitted, the compliance agent will raise an RFI for stakeholderAddress to which you can submit the additional document via the Respond to RFI API.

NOTE: Photocopies or scanned documents in black-and-white are not accepted for Passport or National ID.

See Letter Of Authorization for suggested format of LOA in case you do not have one.

Applicants

E_DOC_VERIFY and MANUAL_KYC methods are supported for applicants.

• In E_DOC_VERIFY, applicants need to complete KYC using the redirect URL. Document details need to be passed for E_DOC_VERIFY and uploading of document files isn't required.
• In MANUAL_KYC, applicants need to upload document files along with document details.
• LOA (Letter of Authorization) is always required for any kycMode if the applicant is not a DIRECTOR or UBO or PARTNER.

E_DOC_VERIFY

Applicants need to submit one of the following information when kycMode = E_DOC_VERIFY.

MANUAL_KYC

Applicants need to submit one of the following information when kycMode = MANUAL_KYC.

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IMPORTANT

If the document doesn't contain an address, you need to submit an Acceptable document for PROOF_OF_ADDRESS which can verify the address with documentType = PROOF_OF_ADDRESS.

If this additional document is not submitted, the compliance agent will raise an RFI for applicantAddress to which you can submit the additional document via the Respond to RFI API.

For a complete list of personal document types, see the values obtained from Fetch corporate constantsAPI with fieldName as documentType.

NOTE: Photocopies or scanned documents in black-and-white are not accepted for Passport or National ID.

Acceptable documents for PROOF_OF_ADDRESS

NOTE: The above documents are in addition to the standard documents mentioned in Business, Stakeholder, or Applicant section. These can be passed under the documentType PROOF_OF_ADDRESS.

The above documents cannot be more than 90 days old when submitting.