Document Category	Acceptable Documents (only one document per category is needed)
Proof of Residency	Utility Bill: Electricity, water, telephone, gas; the bill must be less than six months old and show the account holder’s full name and address). Please note: Bills for cell phone service are not valid proof of residency; Other company document: Articles of incorporation - must shows the company’s current place of business address.
Proof of Authority If a formal partnership or unincorporated business arrangements exists.	Mandate: Must show the opening of and conferring authority to those persons who will undertake transactions on behalf of the partnership or unincorporated business.
Proof of Identity For Each Partner and for EACH TRADER.	Passport: Must be currently valid, signed by the account holder and clearly indicate the number, date of expiration, date of birth and country of issue; any visa stamped pages must be included; National ID Card: Must be currently valid, signed by the account holder and clearly indicate the number, date of expiration, date of birth and country of issue.
Proof of Residency For Each Partner and for EACH TRADER.	Utility Bill: Electricity, water, telephone, gas – the bill must be less than six months old and show the account holder’s full name and address. Please note: Bills for cell phone service are not valid proof of residency; Driver’s License: Must be currently valid, signed by the account holder and clearly indicate the number, date of expiration, date of birth and country of issue; Bank Statement: Must be less than six months old and show the account holder’s full name and address; Notarized Document: Must be another document; e.g. rental/lease agreement, work permit, etc; which shows currently valid address and is less than three months old, and certified by a solicitor that he/she has seen the original document; solicitors must provide their full name, address and telephone number.

All documents must be legible. It is advised to use the "enlarge copy" option when making copies of documents on scanners or copy machines.

Please note that your application for an IB UK account cannot be approved until these documents have been received and reviewed by IB UK. If you have any questions regarding the documents required to open an IB UK account, please contact our New Accounts Department via e-mail at newaccounts.uk@interactivebrokers.co.uk (Please include your Account ID in the Subject line).

For Partnership/Unincorporated Business Accounts

For each director, principal, shareholder and owner of the company that has a 20% or greater ownership in the company, additional documents are required based on whether:

If director, principal, shareholder or owner is an individual non UK resident

Document Category	Acceptable Documents (only one document per category is needed)
Proof of Identity	Passport: Must be currently valid, signed by the account holder and clearly indicate the number, date of expiration, date of birth and country of issue; any visa stamped pages must be included; National ID Card: Must be currently valid, signed by the account holder and clearly indicate the number, date of expiration, date of birth and country of issue.
Proof of Residency	Utility Bill: Electricity, water, telephone, gas; the bill must be less than six months old and show the account holder’s full name and address. Please note: Bills for cell phone service are not valid proof of residency; Driver’s License: Must be currently valid, signed by the account holder and clearly indicate the number, date of expiration, date of birth and country of issue; Bank Statement: Must be less than six months old and show the account holder’s full name and address; Notarized Document: Must be another document; e.g. rental/lease agreement, work permit, etc; which shows currently valid address and is less than three months old, and certified by a solicitor that he/she has seen the original document; solicitors must provide their full name, address and telephone number.

If director, principal, shareholder or owner is an individual UK resident

Document Category	Acceptable Documents (only one document per category is needed)
Proof of Identity	Passport: Must be currently valid, signed by the account holder and clearly indicate the number, date of expiration, date of birth and country of issue; any visa stamped pages must be included; UK Driver’s License: Must be currently valid, signed by the account holder and clearly indicate the number, date of expiration, date of birth and country of issue.
Proof of Residency	Utility Bill: Electricity, water, telephone, gas; the bill must be less than six months old and show the account holder’s full name and address. Please note: Bills for cell phone service are not valid proof of residency; UK Driver’s License: Must be currently valid, signed by the account holder and clearly indicate the number, date of expiration, date of birth and country of issue. Note: If driver’s license is used for proof of identity, it can not also be used as proof of address; Bank Statement: Must be less than six months old and show the account holder’s full name and address; Notarized Document: Must be another document; e.g. rental/lease agreement, work permit, etc; which shows currently valid address and is less than three months old, and certified by a solicitor that he/she has seen the original document; solicitors must provide their full name, address and telephone number.

If shareholder or owner is a regulated credit or financial institution

Document Category	Acceptable Documents (only one document per category is needed)
Company’s Statement	Confirmation Letter: Must state the name, address and type of institution of the owning company and confirm ownership of the applicant company.
Proof of Evidence	Company's license or authorization to conduct financial business; If the company’s regulated status is not indicated, please provide appropriate evidence.
Proof of Residency	Utility Bill: Electricity, water, telephone, gas; the bill must be less than six months old and show the account holder’s full name and address. Please note: Bills for cell phone service are not valid proof of residency; Other company document: Articles of incorporation, lease agreement which shows the company’s current place of business address.

If shareholder or owner is a quoted company

Document Category	Acceptable Documents (only one document per category is needed)
Company’s Statement	Confirmation Letter: Must state the name, address and exchange on which the owning company is quoted and confirm ownership of the applicant company.

If the shareholder or owner is a private company

Document Category	Acceptable Documents (only one document per category is needed)
Company’s Statement	Confirmation Letter: Must state the name and address of the owning company and confirm ownership of the applicant company.
Proof of Registration	Notarized extract from the U.K. Office of the Registrar of Companies (i.e. the “Trade Register”) must be less than six months old; Comparable document from the company's country of origin must be less than six months old.
Proof of Residency	Utility Bill: Electricity, water, telephone, gas; the bill must be less than six months old and show the account holder’s full name and address. Please note: Bills for cell phone service are not valid proof of residency; Other company document: Articles of incorporation, lease agreement which shows the company’s current place of business address.

ORGANISATIONS OWNING 20% OR MORE OF A NON- EU/FATF FINANCIAL OR CREDIT INSTITUTION WILL NEED TO PROVIDE DOCUMENTS AS ABOVE UNTIL THE ULTIMATE NATURAL OWNERS (PERSONS) OWNING 20% OR MORE (IF ANY) ARE IDENTIFIED AND THEIR PROOF OF IDENTITY AND RESIDENCY DOCUMENTS HAVE BEEN REQUESTED