Documents for obtaining the certificate

For the issuance of Qualified Certificates and Twins Certificates, the following documents must be presented when visiting the Registration Authority. For more detailed information on the required documents, please refer to the Certification Policy for Qualified Certificates.

Certificate of Affiliation. Proxy - representing the companyPower of attorney - acting on behalf of the companyCertification Policy

Non-entrepreneurial natural person

ID card** or passport or similar document of equal legal weight
other proof of identity (health insurance card, passport, driving licence...)

Entrepreneur, self-employed

ID card** or passport, or similar document of the same legal weight
other proof of identity (health insurance card, passport, driving licence...)
proof of existence of the company* (original or certified copy of the trade certificate...)

Employee

ID card** or passport, or similar document of equal legal weight
other proof of identity (health insurance card, passport, driving licence...)
proof of existence of the company* (original or certified copy of an extract from the commercial or other statutory register/register, trade certificate, deed of incorporation or other document of equal legal weight, which must include the full business name, identification number (if assigned), registered office address, names of the person(s) authorised to represent the company (statutory representatives) and the manner in which they act and sign on behalf of the legal person)
certificate of employment (the certificate must bear the officially authenticated signature*** of the person authorised to act for the employer concerned; the document must always bear the name, surname and function of the authorised person - the statutory representative); specimen above

If the applicant is not employed by the company and requests that the name of the company be included in his/her qualified certificate, he/she shall prove the relationship with the company by a power of attorney for representation; model above

Pseudonym

ID card or passport or similar document of equal legal weight
other proof of identity (health insurance card, passport, driving licence, etc.)
if this is a verifiable fact, the applicant for a certificate must provide proof of this fact in the RA verification procedure.

Acting on behalf of

If the certificate applicant is represented by an agent at the I.CA, the above documents must be accompanied by:

ID card or passport of the proxy
a document proving the right to act as proxy; model above - the signature of the "Proxy" on the power of attorney must be officially certified
original or certified copies of the ID card** or passport and other proof of identity of the certificate applicant (proxy); please note that certified copies of personal documents cannot be made in the Czech Republic
other documents according to the type of certificate, see above

* The document must not be older than six months; in the case of entities registered in the Commercial Register of the Czech Republic or in the Trade Register, it is not necessary to submit this document (the document is available in electronic form on the website of the Ministry of Justice or the Ministry of Industry and Trade and can be obtained directly from the I.CA registration authority).

** Higher education diploma - the mandatory application item "Full name of applicant" may include the applicant's full name, including degrees, as it appears on the applicant's primary identity document. If the degree is not listed on the primary personal document, a diploma must still be provided indicating that the applicant has the right to use the degree.

*** The obligation to certify the signature on the employment certificate does not apply to entities with which I.CA has a business cooperation agreement. If you wish to become our contractual partner, please contact us by e-mail.