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Do my passport and address proof need to be certified for a Hong Kong company?

Last updated: Oct 21, 2026, 17:46 (UTC+08:00)

Usually not for the incorporation itself: you upload clear copies and we verify them during KYC. Banks set their own rules, and some ask for copies certified by a lawyer, notary or accountant, or for the original on a video call. If a document issued abroad must be legalised, an apostille is normally enough, because Hong Kong applies the Apostille Convention.

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Source: Status table: Apostille Convention, Hague Conference on Private International Law (HCCH)

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