> ## Documentation Index > Fetch the complete documentation index at: https://v2.docs.conduit.financial/llms.txt > Use this file to discover all available pages before exploring further. # Angola > How to collect KYB documents from business customers in Angola (AGO) when onboarding through the Conduit API. ## Overview | Field | Value | | ------------ | --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Region | Africa | | ISO 3166-1 | AO / AGO | | Registry | GUE (Guiché Único da Empresa) — Conservatória do Registo de Entidades Legais (DSE / MINJUSDH) | | Last updated | 2026-05-04 | ## Identifiers Collect two identifiers from each business customer in Angola and submit them as strings on the application body. | API field | Local name | Issuer | | ------------------------------- | ----------------------- | ------------------------------------------ | | `businessInfo.taxId` | **NIF** | AGT (Administração Geral Tributária) | | `businessInfo.businessEntityId` | **Número de Matrícula** | INARE / Conservatória do Registo Comercial | *Tax ID:* Número de Identificação Fiscal issued by AGT. *Registration number:* Commercial registry number issued by the Conservatória or INARE. ## Sector regulators `BNA` · `ARSEG` · `CMC` ## Legal structures | Local name | Abbreviation | Description | | --------------------------------- | -------------- | ---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | Sociedade por Quotas | Lda | Quota-based limited-liability company; the default SME vehicle in Angola, requiring at least two members (or one for the unipessoal variant). Liability limited to subscribed capital. Closest US equivalent: LLC. | | Sociedade Unipessoal por Quotas | Unipessoal Lda | Single-member quota company with separate legal personality and limited liability; governed by Lei das Sociedades Unipessoais. Closest US equivalent: SMLLC. | | Sociedade Anónima | SA | Share-capital company with separate legal personality and freely transferable shares; used for larger enterprises and capital-market listings. Closest US equivalent: C-Corp. | | Sociedade em Nome Colectivo | SNC | General partnership in which all partners trade under a collective firm name and bear joint, unlimited personal liability for partnership debts. Closest US equivalent: General Partnership. | | Sociedade em Comandita Simples | SCS | Limited partnership with at least one general partner (unlimited liability) and at least one limited partner (liability capped at capital contribution); no share certificates issued. Closest US equivalent: Limited Partnership. | | Sociedade em Comandita por Acções | SCA | Hybrid limited partnership where limited partners hold transferable shares while general partners retain unlimited liability. Closest US equivalent: Limited Partnership. | | Comerciante em Nome Individual | — | Individual sole trader registered with the commercial registry; no separate legal entity — the trader's personal patrimony bears full liability. Closest US equivalent: Sole Proprietorship. | | Cooperativa | — | Member-owned cooperative society constituted by at least 10 members under Lei n.º 23/15 (Lei das Cooperativas); registered at the commercial registry via the GUE. Closest US equivalent: Cooperative. | | Sucursal | — | Branch of a foreign company registered in Angola; not a separate legal entity — the foreign parent retains full liability. Closest US equivalent: Branch Office. | | Escritório de Representação | — | Representative office of a foreign entity permitted for liaison and promotional activities only; no commercial transactions allowed and no separate legal personality. Closest US equivalent: Rep Office. | ## How documents combine For each evidence area, this table shows whether the listed documents are alternatives (any one of) or a bundle (all required). The artifact-by-artifact lookup follows below. | Evidence area | Documents needed | | ---------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ | | Legal Registration | Certidão Comercial | | Constitutive Documents | *Any one of:* Escritura Pública · Estatutos Sociais | | Tax Registration | Cartão NIF | | Operating Permit | Alvará Comercial | | Ownership Records | *Any one of:* Escritura de Constituição · Estatutos Sociais | | Governance Records | *Any one of:* Escritura de Constituição · Estatutos Sociais · Acta de Nomeação | | Signing Authority | Acta da Assembleia | | Address | *Any one of:* Contrato de Arrendamento · Recibo de Serviços · Extrato Bancário | | Good Standing | Certidão Comercial | ## Documents to collect The physical documents you'll collect from your customer, with the evidence area each one proves. One document can prove multiple areas — for example, Brazil's Cartão CNPJ covers both tax and business-registration proof, so it appears once with both areas listed. | Document | Proves | | ---------------------------------------------- | ------------------------------------------------------------- | | **Certidão Comercial (Conservatória / INARE)** | Legal Registration, Good Standing | | **Escritura Pública** | Constitutive Documents, Ownership Records, Governance Records | | **Estatutos** | Constitutive Documents, Ownership Records, Governance Records | | **Cartão NIF** | Tax Registration | | **Alvará Comercial** | Operating Permit | | **Acta de Nomeação** | Governance Records | | **Acta da Assembleia** | Signing Authority | | **Contrato de Arrendamento** | Address | | **Recibo de Serviços (≤90 dias)** | Address | | **Extrato Bancário (≤90 dias)** | Address | | **Sector-Specific License** | BNA, ARSEG, CMC — Comissão do Mercado de Capitais | ### Collection notes * **Ownership Records:** Either the Escritura de Constituição or the Estatutos Sociais satisfies the ownership proof for initial formation. * **Address:** Conduit universal policy: lease (no time bound) OR utility bill OR bank statement, with utility/bank dated within 90 days. Same evidence satisfies both registered-address and operating-address checks. * **Good Standing:** Angola does not issue a separate Certificate of Good Standing. A Certidão Comercial issued by the Conservatória do Registo Comercial (via GUE/SIAC) carries a six-month validity and reflects current commercial-registry status, serving the same active-status function. Accept a Certidão Comercial dated within 90 days. ## Person roles When you submit a person on the application body, set their `role` to one of Conduit's canonical `BusinessPersonRole` values. Use this table to map a local corporate-governance title onto the right canonical role. | Local role | Canonical API role | Description | | ---------------------- | ---------------------- | -------------------------------------- | | Gerente | `LEGAL_REPRESENTATIVE` | Manages the Lda. Legal representative. | | Administrador | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Board member in SA. | | Presidente do Conselho | `CONTROLLING_PERSON` | Heads the board in SA. |