Which documents do you need for an LEI code?
Usually only a signed power of attorney – plus the parent's consolidated annual report if your company belongs to a group. What to have ready for an LEI order, and when extra documents are requested.
Updated November 3, 2026 · Joel Mitt, LEImint OÜ
For most companies, an LEI order needs no uploaded documents apart from a power of attorney, which you can sign online. The company details are checked against the business register.
What to have ready
- Company name and registry code
- Legal address, and the headquarters address if it is different
- Contact person, e-mail and phone number
- Whether the company has a parent company that consolidates its accounts
- For a renewal or transfer: the existing LEI code
The power of attorney
- It allows us to apply for the LEI on behalf of the company.
- After payment you sign it online on the order page, or upload a signed file.
- It is signed by a person entitled to represent the company.
When more may be requested
- The issuer cannot confirm the details or the signer's authority from a public register: an extract or a proof of authority.
- Funds: fund documents and details of the management company.
- Parent company: if another company consolidates yours, its name and LEI (or registry code and address), its ownership share, accounting standard and financial year, and its latest consolidated annual report (PDF, uploaded in the order form).
- Transfer: a signature on the transfer request may be asked for by e-mail.
We contact you if the LEI Issuer needs anything else.
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