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If you wish to work temporarily as a foreign financial investment broker and advisor in Germany, you must notify the competent authority.

As a financial investment broker and advisor, you require a license in Germany. If you only wish to work as a self-employed financial investment broker on a temporary basis, prior written notification to the competent authority is sufficient. However, this only applies to EU or EEA citizens.

• Proof of nationality (e.g. identity card or passport)
• Proof of legal establishment for the exercise of financial investment brokerage activities in a member state of the EU or a signatory state to the Agreement on the European Economic Area
• Proof that the exercise of these activities is not prohibited, not even temporarily
• Proof that there is no criminal record
• Documents from the country of establishment that prove personal reliability for practicing the financial investment brokerage business,
• Proof of your professional qualification if the activity of financial investment brokerage is also subject to the possession of certain professional qualifications in the country of establishment,
• otherwise, proof that you have practiced financial investment brokerage in the country of establishment for at least two years in the previous ten years,
• proof of insurance cover or another type of individual or collective protection with regard to professional liability.

If you are a trader from an EU member state or an EEA member state, you can use documents from your country of origin to prove that you meet the requirements for the reliability and orderly financial circumstances of a trader.

• You are a citizen of a member state of the EU or a signatory state to the Agreement on the European Economic Area
• You maintain a legal establishment for the exercise of financial investment brokerage activities in one of these countries

Fees are incurred. These are based on the fee schedule of the responsible office and are determined by this office. Please contact the responsible office.

The granting of the license is automatically entered in the register of intermediaries. After you have received the permit, you must register your business before you start your activity.

The permit is valid throughout Germany. It may be limited to one or more categories. Under certain circumstances, the competent authority may revoke a permit.

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• A license is required to work as a financial investment broker or financial investment advisor in Germany. For the temporary exercise of activities as a financial investment broker, prior written notification to the competent authority is sufficient. However, this only applies to EU or EEA citizens.
• Documents required:
  • Proof of nationality (e.g. identity card or passport)
  • Proof of legal establishment for the exercise of financial investment brokerage activities in a member state of the EU or a signatory state to the Agreement on the European Economic Area
  • Proof that the exercise of these activities is not prohibited, not even temporarily
  • Proof that there is no criminal record
  • Documents from the country of establishment that prove personal reliability for practicing the financial investment brokerage business,
  • Proof of your professional qualification if the activity of financial investment brokerage is also subject to the possession of certain professional qualifications in the country of establishment,
  • otherwise, proof that you have practiced financial investment brokerage in the country of establishment for at least two years in the previous ten years,
  • proof of insurance cover or another type of individual or collective protection with regard to professional liability.
• Fees apply.