The Irish Companies Registration office (CRO) has recently posted that as of 30th April 2026 it will no longer be accepting Verified Identity forms (VIF) witnessed online. The VIF is to verify a director’s or beneficial owner’s identity where they do not have an Irish Personal Public Service Number (PPSN). Read more about the new VIF here.
As part of completing the VIF a declaration of identity form must be sworn and witnessed. The signature of the person completing the form (director or beneficial owner ) must be in wet ink. In addition ,the form must be witnessed in person, no online verification is permitted.
For further information on this area members can access the Institute’s Technical Alert 02/2023 Questions and Answers on the provision of PPSNs for directors on certain CRO filings
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