Fast Online Incorporation in Hungary, Regardless of Citizenship or Native Language
In the last months of the year, the SimpLEGAL team has been working hard to make incorporation as simple as possible for several clients who are just starting their businesses – meaning fast, convenient, and fully compliant with the law – whether they are launching their venture from Hungary or abroad. Our clients included Hungarian and non-Hungarian citizens, start-up founders, and entrepreneurs, all looking for the same thing regardless of nationality or native language: simple online incorporation in Hungary.
Why is foreign incorporation a challenge?
The key question: How can the client sign the corporate documents legally abroad if apostille or signature legalization and mailing are not an option? In case of many countries, sending paper-based documents to Hungary and obtaining an apostille or other forms of signature legalization is simply not feasible due to the complexity of the process and the time constraints of company incorporation. We offer a unique solution on the Hungarian legal market: qualified electronic e-signage provided by our office through the Tresorit eSign system. This Hungarian start-up is now internationally recognized, and thanks to their platform, our clients do not need to have their own registered qualified e-signage (which is generally unknown outside the EU). A qualified electronic signature is fully equivalent to a handwritten signature under EU law. Documents signed in this manner are accepted by the Hungarian Company Court as fully valid, including for company incorporation. Such an electronic signature is valid regardless of the signer’s physical location and does not require an apostille or any additional legalization, enabling the incorporation of a Hungarian company from anywhere in the world.
How does the qualified e-signage provided by our office work?
All that’s needed is downloading a mobile app (Evrotrust), then the client identifies themselves with a selfie and an ID document (such as a passport or ID card). Verification is incredibly fast – often within hours, but no later than one business day. This solution is not only convenient but also secure and fully compliant with EU and Hungarian regulations.
What if the client is in Hungary?
The traditional route works too if that’s easier for the client: print the documents, sign them by hand, and send them by post. We’ve also incorporated companies this way in recent months. The key point: the client’s convenience always comes first.
The SimpLEGAL Online Incorporation Process in 4 Steps
- Fill out an online questionnaire about the new company (with legal assistance if needed). Support with choosing a company name, ensuring it complies with Hungarian company registry rules and is sufficiently distinct from existing names.
- Sign the corporate documents – either via e-signage or by hand and mail, whichever is more convenient for the client.
- A short, approx. 15-minute video call with a lawyer, where we verify the client’s identity and complete the mandatory anti-money laundering declarations.
- Company registration submission – we handle the application, the Company Court registers the company, and you’re done!
Why do clients choose SimpLEGAL?
- Speed: Thanks to e-signage and online processes, incorporation can start within a day.
- Convenience: No need to visit the post office or appear in person.
- Legal certainty: Every step complies with Hungarian and EU regulations.
- Innovation: Providing qualified e-signage for clients who don’t have one – at affordable costs – is a completely unique solution on the Hungarian legal market.
The simpler and faster, the better – that’s the SimpLEGAL team’s motto.
If you want fast online incorporation from abroad or within Hungary in Hungarian, English, German, or other languages, write to us or give us a call!
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