Description
Description
If you wish to operate an arcade or a similar business as part of the itinerant trade, you need a permit for the specific location.
Submit an informal application for a permit to operate an arcade as part of the itinerant trade
- Copy of your ID card or passport with proof of residence, or present the original in person
- Proof of sufficient financial resources
If you reside in Germany:
- Extract from the debtors’ registry
- Certificate from the insolvency court
- Certificate regarding tax matters (from the tax office)
If you reside abroad:
- Documents from your home country proving your sound financial standing
Proof of the business’s legal form
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If the company is headquartered in Germany and is registered in a registry:
Extract from the Commercial Register, the Partnership Register, or the Cooperative Register - If the company is headquartered abroad: Documents from the country of incorporation proving the legal form
Proof of personal reliability
If the applicant resides in Germany:
- Application for a certificate of good conduct to be submitted to a government agency
- Application for an extract from the Central Trade Register for submission to a government agency
If residing abroad:
- Documents from your country of residence that prove your personal reliability
Additional documents may be requested to verify personal reliability.
Lease, purchase, or rental agreement, as well as a floor plan of the commercially used premises.
For legal entities (e.g., GmbH, business corporations, AG, registered cooperatives), you must submit the personal documents for all natural persons authorized to manage the business (e.g., identification documents) or apply for them (e.g., an extract from the Central Trade Register for submission to a government agency pursuant to Section 150(5) of the Trade Regulation Act). For the legal entity, you will also need an extract from the Central Trade Register for submission to a government agency pursuant to Section 150(5) of the Trade Regulation Act.
Partnerships (GbR, KG, OHG, PartG, GmbH & Co. KG) are not eligible for a license as such. Therefore, each managing partner must obtain a license. Submit a completed application form and all personal documents for each of these individuals.