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Recruitment Partner Onboarding & Legal Verification Standards

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This article outlines the legal and operational requirements that new Recruitment Partners must meet in order to be approved as official Recruitment Partners with ApplyBoard.

The purpose of this process is to ensure that all approved partners meet ApplyBoard’s compliance, identity verification, and operational standards. During onboarding, all applications undergo a detailed review where submitted documents and information are verified before an application is either approved or rejected.

Before you begin gathering your documents, we recommend reviewing our step-by-step guides on How to Complete Your Profile and Business Registration and Business Information Verification. Getting the full picture of the registration process and our document matching standards upfront will help ensure a smooth, delay-free onboarding experience

ApplyBoard’s Ideal Recruitment Partner Profile

ApplyBoard primarily partners with study abroad agencies that are focused on supporting students with international education opportunities. These partners are typically growing businesses that provide services such as student counselling, visa support, accommodation assistance, and study abroad planning. Most partners leverage digital tools and social platforms to manage their business, and are focused on student success, strong client relationships, reputation growth, and expanding their international recruitment operations

Required Documents

All registered businesses must provide the following documents:

1. Government-Issued ID

A valid government-issued identification document is mandatory.

The submitted ID must clearly display:

  • Full legal name
  • Date of birth
  • Country of residence
  • Photograph

2. Business Certificate

A valid Business Certificate or business registration document issued within the applicant’s country of operation is mandatory.

Valid Business Certificates
Country Certificate Require
Albania
Algeria
Australia 
Azerbaijan 
Bahrain Business certificate authorized by Government of Bahrain
Bangladesh 

One of the following documents:

Benin 
Bhutan 
Brazil
Burundi Articles of Incorporation (Statuts de L’Association)
Cameroon Notarized copy of Extrait RCCM (Registre du Commerce)/Company Extract(RCCM)
Canada
Chile Certificado de Vigencia (Certificate of Validity) issued by the Government of Chile.
China 

One of the following documents

Colombia
Czech Republic (Czechia)
Ecuador 
Estonia 
France
Gabon
  • Registration Certificate (FICHE UNIQUE D'ENREGISTREMENT) issued by the ANPI-GABON (Agence NAtionale de Promotion des Investissements du Gabon) with the QR code for online verification. 
Georgia Extract from Registry by Government of Georgia
Ghana
Holland/Netherlands 
Hungary 
India
Indonesia 
Ireland
Italy
Ivory Coast 
  • Registration Declaration (Declaration D’Immatriculation de Personne Morale) issued by the Commercial Court of Abidjan.
Jamaica
Jordan
Kazakhstan
  • Business certificate authorized by Government of Kazakhstan
Kenya
Kosovo
Malaysia
Malta
Mexico 
Mongolia
Morocco 
Mozambique
Myanmar (Burma) 
Nepal
New Zealand 
Nigeria
Oman 
Pakistan
  • A Certificate of Incorporation
  • A complete copy of Company Form A (Please request the Form A (Annual Return of a Company) In case the ownership information is not available through the online verification of the Certificate of Incorporation on the SECP website).
Peru 
  • RUC Report File - CIR (Certificate of Recorded Information) issued by SUNAT
Philippines
Poland
  • Business registration certificate document (Limited Liability Company Agreement) issued by Federal Government
Portugal
Qatar  Summary of Commercial Registry Info issued by Government of Qatar with the QR code for online verification. 
Romania 
Rwanda
Saudi Arabia
Senegal 
Serbia
South Korea 
Spain
Sri Lanka 
Taiwan
Tanzania 
Thailand 
Togo 
Tunisia
Turkey 
  • One of the following documents
    • Sole Proprietor - Notarized copy of the Tax Registration Certificate “Vergi Levhasi” with owner’s name information (English translated)
    • Business Registered - Trade Registry Certificate with MERSIS number.
       
Turkmenistan
  • Business certificate issued by the Government of Turkmenistan, along with its English translation.
UAE 
Uganda
  • A recently issued Form 1 from the Uganda Registration Services Bureau
UK 
United States
Uzbekistan
Vietnam
Zimbabwe

Complete Your Profile and Register Your Business

Our guide walks you through what you'll need to complete your recruitment partner profile and register your business with ApplyBoard.