Austria
Client Onboarding
Fill this in once and we have what we need to open a file: who you are, what you want to register in Austria, and what you want us to handle. We read the answers and reply by email.
How it works
You send the answers.
Four blocks, ten required fields. It posts straight to us. No account, no upload, no card details, and nothing about you is stored on this site.
We read it and reply by email.
The reply says which route fits what you described, which documents the register court will want, and what we need from you next. You can ask anything back.
Documents, then the filing.
We send you a document list and a secure link for identity papers, the deed is signed with a notary where the form needs one, and the application goes to the Firmenbuch.
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You send the answers
Four blocks, ten required fields. No account, no upload, no card details.
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We read it and reply by email
Which route fits what you described, which documents the register court will want, and what we need from you next.
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Documents, then the filing
A document list and a secure link for identity papers, the deed signed with a notary where the form needs one, then the application to the Firmenbuch.
No stage here carries a duration.
Start your Austrian company
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What we will need from you
| What you are registering | Core documents | Certification and translation | Note |
|---|---|---|---|
| GmbH, FlexCo | articles of association in notarial issue; the appointment documents for the managing directors in certified form; specimen signatures; the written bank confirmation of the paid in capital | a foreign corporate shareholder's register extract and articles, certified and translated | the application is signed by all managing directors (GmbHG § 9 Abs. 1) |
| GmbH or FlexCo, simplified route | one shareholder who is also the sole director, a passport, and the bank's own identity check in person | none for the bank documents: the bank sends the confirmation, the ID copy and the specimen signature to the register itself | only for a single natural person founding alone (GmbHG § 9a Abs. 1) |
| AG | articles as a notarial deed; subscription and appointment documents; supervisory board appointments; bank confirmation | as GmbH | three organs from the start, so more appointment documents than a GmbH |
| OG, KG | the partnership agreement, in no prescribed form; certified specimen signatures of the partners | a foreign partner's identity and corporate documents, certified and translated | at least two partners, and for a KG two of different kinds |
| Einzelunternehmen | a passport and the trade registration | translation of a foreign qualification certificate where a regulated trade needs one | registration in the Firmenbuch only when the accounting duty bites |
| Zweigniederlassung (branch) | certified specimen signatures of the foreign entity's representatives; the resolution establishing the branch; a certified extract from the home register; the articles; a tax clearance certificate (Unbedenklichkeitsbescheinigung) | the home register extract and the articles, certified and translated | a non EU or EEA parent must also appoint a permanent representative resident in Austria and show it trades at home |
| Privatstiftung | the foundation deed as a notarial deed; the board appointments; the bank confirmation for dedicated cash, or a court appointed formation auditor's report for assets in kind | as GmbH | at least three board members, two of them habitually resident in the EU or EEA |
| A ready-made company | passport and proof of address of every buyer; the transfer deed; the resolutions changing name, seat, object and directors | a foreign corporate buyer's register extract and articles, certified and translated | a GmbH share transfer needs a notarial deed, a FlexCo share transfer a private deed drawn by a notary or an attorney |
| Every one of them | a passport for each shareholder, director and beneficial owner, and proof of address | translated where the document is in neither German nor English | for a beneficial owner with no Austrian domicile the company additionally uploads a photo ID copy through the USP portal |
What the register court and the bank ask for, by what you are registering. The enclosures to the application are GmbHG § 9, in force from 1 July 2006; the written bank confirmation of the paid in capital is GmbHG § 10 Abs. 3, in force from 1 January 2024; the bank's own identity check and its direct transmission to the register on the simplified route are GmbHG § 9a Abs. 6 and Abs. 7, in force from 1 January 2024; the photo ID upload for a beneficial owner with no Austrian domicile is WiEReG § 5 Abs. 2; and the branch filing package is USP, Zweigniederlassungen. All five read 18 September 2026. This is what the authorities ask for. What we ask you for is only ever a subset of it.
How we handle your information
What you send arrives as one email to info@company-registration-austria.com and nowhere else. This site stores no client files: there is no upload field here, no document is accepted on this page, and identity papers are requested later over a secure link. The privacy policy says what is kept, on what ground, and for how long.
Questions about the form
Do I have to fill all this in just to get a price?
No. If you have a question, the contact form is three fields and a captcha, and it is the right place for it. This page is for the point at which you have decided to go ahead and want a file opened. Prices are quoted on request either way, and nothing here commits you to anything.
I do not know which company form I need. What do I put?
Choose "Not decided yet" and describe the business in the activity field instead. That is the answer we can actually work with: the form follows from what you intend to do, how many owners there are and whether anyone is resident in Austria, and all three are questions this page already asks.
Can I attach my passport and the company documents here?
No, and deliberately. This page accepts no files at all, so nothing of yours is stored on a static site that does not need it. Once we have read your answers we send a document list and a secure link for identity papers, which is where certified copies and translations belong.
I am interested in one specific ready-made company. Is this the right form?
The faster route is the Request button beside that company in the ready-made list: it carries the reference straight into a short enquiry. Use this page when you already know you want the company and want the file opened, and put the reference in block B.