Corporate Founder
The founder of a corporation is either a physical or a juristic person. The law requires that the founder must identify himself. For natural persons, like you and me, this is no issue. You just produce your ID or passport with address registration slip from Germany or equivalent proof from abroad. Foreigners living in Germany can easily use their electronic residence title.
If a company wants to found a subsidiary, then this requires more attention! The company needs to identify itself as well. Working across at least two jurisdictions is a bit demanding. Since the German commercial registry is authoritative with the details published, the registry is pretty picky about the exactness of details. They want every single detail proven, and that in German. Contrary to other jurisdictions, the commercial registry publishes binding information that enjoys public trust.
The requirements for this proof are most straightforward within the EU. The rest of the world is the most difficult.
Our services in this regard will help you prove the existence of your company and its legal representatives. You are to produce official certificates on its existence and its directors. If this document is not also in German, then it must be translated by a certified translator for German courts. We will gladly organize a certified interpreter for you here in Germany.