How to order and view Legal Entity Verification (LEV) results

Learn how to order a Legal Entity Verification (LEV) and review results.

Written By Christopher Ostrowski (Administrator)

Updated at March 17th, 2023

How to order a Legal Entity Verification (LEV)

Ordering a LEV offers a way to verify specific information on an entity through a review of their registration records.  To order a LEV through FinClusive, you must first have completed the basic CDD checks by onboarding the entity client.  A LEV can only be ordered on an entity.  To review the onboarding process of a client, please review the Adding and modifying clients topic.

  • Log into FinClusive.com
  • Navigate to the Client Profiles section on the left-hand side links.
  • Search for your client you want to order the LEV for, then click on their name.
  • Click on the grey Compliance link next to Information.
  • Locate the Legal Entity Verification section and click the blue Order link.
  • Fill in required information.
    • Select the Country the entity is registered in.
    • If US based entity, select the state the entity is registered in.
      • If the entity is not US based, select the Any option in the state field.
    • Search by the full name of the entity, or a partial name to receive broader results.
  • Click order.
  • Review the list of results and click on the entity that matches the search criteria.
    • If there are no matches, you can select New Order at the bottom of the page and restart the search process.
  • Click Confirm Selection

You will be brought to a list of past orders you have done for this customer.

To view the results of your search, click the black back arrow next to the name of the entity.  You will be brought back to the Compliance home screen.

Depending on the jurisdiction, your results may be available in a matter of seconds, to a few days.  In jurisdictions where there are not electronic resources, FinClusive contracts with local agents to obtain and provide us your requested results.  

View results of LEV search

  • Log into FinClusive.com
  • Navigate to the Client Profiles section on the left-hand side links.
  • Search for your client you want to order the LEV for, then click on their name.
  • Click on the grey Compliance link next to Information.
  • Locate the Legal Entity Verification section and click the blue Refresh button.
    • Once the search is complete, you will a green Completed icon in the Legal Entity Verification box.
  • Click the blue View Results link in the Legal Entity Verification box.
  • Click on the entity you requested the LEV for
    • Any available documents that are electronically available will be populated, along with registered address and registration number (if available).
    • To view the documents, click on the blue hyperlink to open the document and download.