Foreign employers, universities and registries routinely ask for an apostilled commercial register extract. Here is exactly how it works for this document — and how we take the whole errand off your hands.
Order an apostille →The commercial register is cantonal: the extract comes from the register office of the canton where the company is registered, and the apostille from that same canton’s chancellery. One thing catches most people out — the free printout you can download from the online register is not a certifiable document. You need the certified extract signed by the registrar.
Neither leaves your hands: a notary establishes a certified true copy from your uploaded PDF or photo, and the apostille is affixed to that copy — included in the price. If a destination exceptionally insists on the apostilled original, tell us and we organise it by registered mail.
An apostille authenticates, it does not translate. If the receiving authority also wants a certified translation of your commercial register extract, mention it in the order notes — our partner network delivers both together.
Sending the free online printout. It cannot be apostilled — there is no signature to authenticate. We order the certified extract for you if you do not already have one; add it in the order notes rather than discovering the problem three days in.