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Documents required for a DSC

The exact documents depend on your entity type and whether you have GST. Based on the idSign document list (V12, Jan 2026). All originals must be shown during the video KYC.

Every applicant needs: a passport-size photo and the applicant's PAN. Then add the entity-specific documents below.

Proprietorship
Applicant photo · Applicant PAN · GST copy (if registered) · Business Registration Certificate · latest bank statement · Proprietor ID (PAN/DL/Passport). If the applicant is an employee, add an authorisation letter.
Partnership Firm
Applicant photo · Applicant PAN · GST copy (if registered) · Company PAN & Partnership Deed · authorisation letter from another partner · applicant ID. Without GST, add a latest bank statement (< 3 months).
Private / Public Limited
Applicant photo · Applicant PAN · GST copy (if registered) · Company PAN · List of Directors · Board Resolution / Authorisation Letter / POA from another director · director & applicant ID. Without GST, add a bank statement (< 3 months).
LLP
Applicant photo · Applicant PAN · GST copy (if registered) · Company PAN · LLP Deed / list of directors · BR / authorisation / POA · applicant ID. Without GST, add a bank statement (< 3 months).
NGO / Trust / Society
Applicant photo · Applicant PAN · GST copy (if registered) · Trust PAN & Trust Deed / by-law · Board Resolution / authorisation from a trustee · latest bank statement on the org name · applicant ID.
Government
Applicant photo · Applicant PAN · Employee ID card · self-authority letter with department stamp & seal OR authorisation letter from the HoD · authorised-person ID (PAN/DL/Passport).
Bank
Applicant photo · Applicant PAN · GST copy (if available) · bank incorporation / licence · Employee ID card · authority letter from HoD / Bank Manager · authorised-person ID.
Foreign Individual
Applicant photo · Passport · Visa copy (if a different country) · PAN (if using the PAN route) OR DL / National ID / utility bill / latest bank statement for a non-PAN foreign address.
Foreign Organisation
Applicant photo · Org employee ID · Passport / DL / local Govt ID · Incorporation / business certificate · List of Directors / Board of Governors · bank statement (< 90 days, org name & address) · Board Resolution / authority letter signed by a director with the org stamp & seal.
Special cases: a DGFT DSC also needs your IEC certificate; a Document Signer needs a declaration letter (Class 2 and Class 3 differ); and if a director internally authorises an employee, two video verifications are required. Bank statements must be under 3 months and bank-attested.
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