UK required documents

This page outlines the documents required for stakeholders, applicants, and various business types to onboard a corporate customer registered in the United Kingdom.

Business details

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

`businessType`	Manual KYB	eKYB
`ASSOCIATION`	`ASSOCIATION_DEED`	-
`GOVERNMENT_ENTITY`	`BUSINESS_REGISTRATION_DOC`	-
`LIMITED_LIABILITY_PARTNERSHIP`	`PARTNERSHIP_DEED`	`PARTNERSHIP_DEED`
`PRIVATE_COMPANY`	`BUSINESS_REGISTRATION_DOC`	-
`PUBLIC_COMPANY`	`BUSINESS_REGISTRATION_DOC`	-
`SOLE_TRADER`	`BUSINESS_REGISTRATION_DOC`	-
`TRUST`	`TRUST_DEED`	`TRUST_DEED`
`UNINCORP_PARTNERSHIP`	`PARTNERSHIP_DEED`	`PARTNERSHIP_DEED`

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

Stakeholders

UK residents need to use the KYC mode E_KYC. Non-residents should pass kycMode=MANUAL_KYC

Every individual stakeholder needs to submit proof of address and proof of identity when kycMode = MANUAL_KYC. The following information needs to be submitted for proof of identity.

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Even if the document used for proof of identity contains an address , you need to submit an additional proof of address. 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.

Field name	Passport	National ID	Driver license	Proof of Address
`documentType`	`PASSPORT`	`NATIONAL_ID`	`DRIVER_LICENCE`	`PROOF_OF_ADDRESS`
`documentNumber`	Yes (Passport number)	Yes	Yes	No
`documentIssuanceCountry`	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
`documentExpiryDate`	Yes	No	Yes	No
`document.fileName`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
`document.fileType`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes
`document.document`	Yes	Yes	Yes	Yes

NOTE: Photocopies or scanned documents in black-and-white are not accepted for Passport, National ID, or Driver's License.

Applicant

The following table lists the required documents submitted either electronically or manually.

API documents	Onfido documents
National ID (`NATIONAL_ID`) Passport details (`PASSPORT`) Driver license (`DRIVER_LICENCE`)	Live Selfie with Passport, National ID, or Driver license submitted in the form presented by Onfido (eDoc verification vendor)

The following table lists the fields required for each document type to complete the E_DOC_VERIFY process.

Field name	Passport	National ID	Driver's license	Power of attorney if applicant isn't a `DIRECTOR`/ `UBO`/ `PARTNER`/`TRUSTEE`/ `MEMBER`
`documentType`	`PASSPORT`	`NATIONAL_ID`	`DRIVER_LICENCE`	`POWER_OF_ATTORNEY`
`documentNumber`	Yes (Passport number)	Yes	Yes	No
`documentIssuanceCountry`	Yes	Yes	Yes	No
`documentExpiryDate`	Yes	No	Yes	No
`document.fileName`	No	No	No	Yes
`document.fileType`	No	No	No	Yes
`document.document`	No	No	No	Yes

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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, National ID, or Driver's License.

Acceptable documents for `PROOF_OF_ADDRESS`

Individual stakeholder or applicant	Business details
Utility bills (gas, electric, internet, phone) Financial records (bank statement, mortgage statement) Life, health, or other insurance statement (auto, home, boat) Medical records (doctor, hospital, or clinical) Pay-slip Government-issued letter Driving licence (If it was not used for proof of identity)	Utility bills (gas, electric, internet, phone) Financial records (bank or mortgage statement) Government-issued letter

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.

UK required documents

Business details

Stakeholders

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Applicant

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Acceptable documents for `PROOF_OF_ADDRESS`

Business details

Stakeholders

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Applicant

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Acceptable documents for PROOF_OF_ADDRESS

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Acceptable documents for `PROOF_OF_ADDRESS`