Certificate of incorporation in Bosnia and Herzegovina
A certificate of incorporation (certified copy) from Bosnia and Herzegovina confirms that a named entity is entered in the competent company register, together with its registration number and date of entry. It does not confirm directors, shareholders, share capital or current standing, and whether a receiving authority abroad accepts it without an apostille is a separate question.
What this document shows
Obtaining this certificate without a local representative can involve a national identifier or an electronic signature that a foreign applicant does not hold, which is why the route matters as much as the document itself. A Bosnia and Herzegovina certificate of incorporation is therefore best read alongside the limit set out below, before any price is considered.
This certificate of incorporation (certified copy) is one Bosnia and Herzegovina company document among several available from the same register; the fuller extract and, where the register issues one, a certificate of good standing are others. The certificate itself is a certified copy of the entry held by the competent registration authority in Bosnia and Herzegovina. Its typical fields, where the underlying register supports them: entity name. Registration number. Legal form. Date of entry. Registered seat. Status of the entry as at the date the certificate is issued. The certified copy reproduces the register's own entry rather than summarising it, so the wording and the order of fields follow the register, not a standard REGISTRUM layout.
The certification itself takes the form the issuing register uses for certified copies, whether that is a stamp, a seal or a certification statement attached to the extract. Which certification method applies, and whether an electronic version exists alongside the paper copy, is confirmed at the point of order rather than assumed here, because the access regime for this register is still being confirmed against the primary source.
A reader ordering this certificate for compliance purposes typically wants three things from it: the current legal name, the registration number, and confirmation that the entity remains entered. All three sit within the scope of this document. Directors, shareholders, share capital and financial standing do not, and are covered next.
What this document does not show
A certificate of incorporation records that an entity is entered in the register at a given date. It does not show directors, shareholders, ultimate beneficial owners, share capital, financial accounts, liens, court proceedings or insolvency status. Where a reader needs any of those, a separate document – typically a fuller company extract or a court register search – is the correct order, not this certificate. None of that is a comment on the entity's condition; it is simply outside what this particular document contains.
It does not confirm that a receiving authority, bank or counterparty abroad will accept it. Acceptance depends on the receiving party's own rules on foreign documents, on whether an apostille is attached, and on whether a certified translation is required. REGISTRUM supplies the certificate and, where ordered, the apostille and the translation; it does not decide what a third party then does with the paper.
The regime governing access to this register – whether the certificate is issued on open request or requires a demonstrated interest – is being confirmed against the primary source. Until that confirmation is recorded, treat any turnaround or availability stated elsewhere as provisional rather than fixed.
Where the underlying entry itself has a gap – a missing filing, an unresolved change of status – the certificate reproduces the register as it stands, gap included. It does not fill a gap the register itself has not resolved.
How it is obtained
The certificate is requested from the competent registration authority in Bosnia and Herzegovina that holds the entity's entry. Because the fee this authority currently charges is not yet confirmed against the primary source, no figure is stated here; the official fee, once verified, is quoted before an order is placed, together with the date it was checked.
The same applies to turnaround: normal processing time for this register is being confirmed rather than assumed, and any period quoted at order stage carries the date of that check. A licensed registered agent in the jurisdiction handles the request where the register does not accept a direct foreign application, which removes the need for the applicant to hold a local identifier or a local electronic signature.
An applicant based outside Bosnia and Herzegovina does not need to attend the registration authority in person; the order is placed remotely, and the certified copy is despatched to the address or the digital delivery point given at the time of order. Where the register instead requires a local representative for any step of the request, that requirement is passed on plainly before the order is confirmed, rather than discovered afterwards.
The certificate is issued in the local official language. Whether the issuing authority also produces an English-language version, or whether a certified translation is the only route to an English text, is confirmed at the point of order; a certified translation is available as an add-on where it is not. Both the fee and the access regime for this register are marked for verification at the time of writing, and the order form is where that verification is completed before payment. Reuse of the document is per document only: the certified copy is valid for the transaction it is ordered for, and a fresh copy is the correct order for a later transaction.
Price and timelines
The fee for this certificate is confirmed before an order is accepted rather than published as a fixed figure here, because the authority's own charge is still being checked against the primary source. Add-ons available alongside the certificate – an apostille, a certified translation, a courier despatch, a rush service – each add their own number of days, confirmed at the point of order. If the document does not exist in this jurisdiction or cannot be obtained for you, we say so before you pay and we do not take the order.
How long does a certificate of incorporation (certified copy) from Bosnia and Herzegovina take?
Normal turnaround for this register is being confirmed against the primary source rather than quoted as a fixed figure on this page. A confirmed period, together with the date it was checked, is given at the point of order, before payment, so the timeline you receive is current rather than a general estimate carried over from an earlier check.
Will a Bosnia and Herzegovina document be accepted abroad without an apostille?
Whether a receiving authority abroad accepts a Bosnia and Herzegovina certificate without an apostille is a decision made by that authority, not by REGISTRUM. Where the destination is a state party to the apostille framework, an apostille is available as an add-on to this order; where a certified translation is also required, that is ordered alongside it.
What does a certificate of incorporation (certified copy) in Bosnia and Herzegovina not show?
The certificate confirms that an entity is entered in the register at a given date. It does not show directors, shareholders, beneficial owners, share capital, financial standing, liens or insolvency status; those sit in separate registers or separate document types, and are ordered separately where they are needed.
Can this certificate be obtained without a local representative in Bosnia and Herzegovina?
Where the register accepts a remote application, no local representative is needed and the order is placed and delivered without the applicant attending in person. Where a step in the process instead requires a local representative or a local electronic signature, that requirement is confirmed before the order is accepted, not discovered afterwards.
Is a certificate of incorporation the same as a certificate of good standing?
No. A certificate of incorporation confirms that an entity was entered in the register and remains entered at the date of issue. A certificate of good standing, where the register issues one, additionally confirms that filings are current, and Bosnia and Herzegovina's practice on that second document is a separate question from this order.
To order this certificate, state the entity, the jurisdiction and the date you need it by; we confirm availability and the fee before you pay. For the step-by-step self-service route instead, see how to get a certificate of incorporation in Bosnia and Herzegovina yourself.
REGISTRUM obtains and delivers official records issued by public registers and licensed registered agents. This page describes what those records contain and how they are obtained. It is not advice on the legal effect of any record. To order, write to info@registrumfirm.com.