{"id":6099,"date":"2023-11-03T12:48:51","date_gmt":"2023-11-03T11:48:51","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/blog.startups.ch\/en\/?p=6099"},"modified":"2023-11-03T12:48:53","modified_gmt":"2023-11-03T11:48:53","slug":"why-do-i-need-to-have-my-signature-certified-and-where-can-i-have-it-done","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/blog.startups.ch\/en\/why-do-i-need-to-have-my-signature-certified-and-where-can-i-have-it-done\/","title":{"rendered":"Why do I need to have my signature certified and where can I have it done?"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<h2 class=\"wp-block-heading\">The certified signature is required in order for you to be entered in the commercial register with an authorization to sign. This serves to verify the identity of the signatory.<\/h2>\n\n\n\n<!--more-->\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/i0.wp.com\/blog.startups.ch\/wp-content\/uploads\/2008\/05\/Namensrecht-Standesamt.jpg?resize=690%2C316\" alt=\"\"\/><\/figure>\n\n\n\n<p>The following signatures must be certified for entry in the commercial register:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>Registration signatures<\/li><li>Signatures of authorized signatories<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>The following information is required to certify the signature of an authorized signatory:<\/p>\n\n\n\n<ul><li>First name and surname<\/li><li>Year of birth<\/li><li>Academic title (if desired)<\/li><li>Nationality (place of origin for Swiss citizens)<\/li><li>Place of residence (political municipality)<\/li><\/ul>\n\n\n\n<p>Notaries, commercial register offices and, in some cases, city and municipal administrations certify signatures on the basis of a valid identity document. It is advisable to obtain information in advance by telephone and, if necessary, to make an appointment for the notarization.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>Certifications made abroad must also be provided with a superlegalization by the responsible Swiss diplomatic or consular representation or with an apostille.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The best way to set up your company is via\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.startups.ch\/en\/home\">STARTUPS.CH<\/a>! At STARTUPS.CH you will receive professional advice before and after your company formation. You can\u00a0<a href=\"https:\/\/www.startups.ch\/en\/contact\/appointment\">register here<\/a>\u00a0for a consultation or request documents free of charge.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>At&nbsp;<a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/user\/STARTUPSTV\">STARTUPS.TV<\/a>&nbsp;you will find various film contributions by company founders and young entrepreneurs with valuable tips and tricks on self-employment.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The certified signature is required in order for you to be entered in the commercial register with an authorization to sign. This serves to verify the identity of the signatory.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":1,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"jetpack_post_was_ever_published":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_access":"","_jetpack_dont_email_post_to_subs":false,"_jetpack_newsletter_tier_id":0,"footnotes":"","jetpack_publicize_message":"","jetpack_publicize_feature_enabled":false,"jetpack_social_post_already_shared":true,"jetpack_social_options":{"image_generator_settings":{"template":"highway","enabled":false}}},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"jetpack_publicize_connections":[],"aioseo_notices":[],"views":351,"jetpack_featured_media_url":"","jetpack_sharing_enabled":true,"jetpack_shortlink":"https:\/\/wp.me\/p54Pb1-1An","jetpack-related-posts":[],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.startups.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6099"}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.startups.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.startups.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.startups.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/1"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.startups.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=6099"}],"version-history":[{"count":1,"href":"https:\/\/blog.startups.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6099\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":6100,"href":"https:\/\/blog.startups.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/6099\/revisions\/6100"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/blog.startups.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=6099"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.startups.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=6099"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/blog.startups.ch\/en\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=6099"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}