Question: What are Certified Passport/Documents for UK financial companies?
In order to open a trading account with a financial companies in UK which are regulated and licensed by FCA(Financial Conduct Authority), you need to submit certified documents.
It is the requirement to verify your personal information.
Certified by a third party
The certified document needs to be notarized by an official notary. The approved notaries the FCA accept are Accountant, Police Officer, Government Official and Lawyer.
You will also need to ensure the notary’s signature, company name and contact details are included on the copy of the original document.
In order to certify your document, you need to have the following information written by your official notary.
- “Certified to be a true copy of the original seen by me” written on the document
- Sign and the Date
- The name under the signature
- Occupation, Address and Telephone Number to contact
All of the above information can be written on the copy of the original documents, and submitted to your financial company in UK.
