# Forms Legal

> Free legal document generator with 19,000+ templates across 36 jurisdictions. Create, customize, and download professional legal documents as PDF or Word — no account or payment required.

Full reference in one file: [llms-full.txt](https://forms-legal.com/llms-full.txt), with every row of the verified fact tables, the notes on conflicting official figures, the legal-changes log and an index of the document pages open to search indexing.

## Site structure

Templates reference the governing statutes of each jurisdiction (e.g., German/Austrian BGB & ABGB, Swiss OR/ZGB, Swedish avtalslagen 1915:218, Norwegian avtaleloven 1918 & arbeidsmiljøloven 2005, Indian Contract Act 1872, UK Companies Act 2006) and are written in the country's official language. Each document has its own page at https://forms-legal.com/{country}/{category}/{subcategory}/{slug} (or /{locale}/{country}/... for non-English jurisdictions). A JSON search endpoint lists matching documents with their page URLs: https://forms-legal.com/api/search-docs?q={query}&country={optional-country-slug}&limit={1-50} (see the API section below). Forms Legal is a technology platform providing reference templates, not a law firm, and its templates are not legal advice.

## About

Forms Legal provides free, statute-referenced legal document templates for 36 jurisdictions in 12 languages (English, Spanish, Portuguese, French, German, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Danish, Polish). Users fill out a guided wizard with conditional logic, see a real-time document preview, and download the finished document as PDF or DOCX. An electronic signature tool allows documents to be signed online via secure links. Templates are written and maintained by the Forms Legal editorial team, researched from official government and statutory sources; a structural validation script, run when templates are added or changed, checks that a statute named in a page description also appears in the template text; it does not verify the law itself. No individual document is reviewed by a lawyer. Templates are reference documents, not legal advice; consult a licensed attorney for your specific situation.

## Legal Blog

Forms Legal publishes 800+ legal guides at https://forms-legal.com/blog — each explains a specific document (what it is, when you need it, how to fill it correctly) and links to the free template. Every guide cites the governing statute. Guides are written natively in all 12 site languages (not machine-translated): German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Danish and Polish guides cover their own jurisdictions' law. Browse by topic:

- [Business guides](https://forms-legal.com/blog/category/business) — shareholder resolutions, NDAs, share buybacks, drag-along/tag-along, SAFEs
- [Real estate guides](https://forms-legal.com/blog/category/real-estate) — leases, tenancy notices, deeds, options, rent deposit deeds
- [Estate planning guides](https://forms-legal.com/blog/category/estate-planning) — wills, probate, small-estate affidavits, trusts, letters of wishes
- [Employment guides](https://forms-legal.com/blog/category/employment) — contracts, settlement agreements, restrictive covenants, redundancy
- [Personal & family guides](https://forms-legal.com/blog/category/personal) — prenups, cohabitation, child maintenance, name changes
- [Financial guides](https://forms-legal.com/blog/category/financial) — promissory notes, IOUs, loan agreements, debt settlements

## Jurisdictions

- [Brazil](https://forms-legal.com/pt/brasil): 802 templates in Portuguese (Código Civil Lei 10.406/2002, CLT, Lei do Inquilinato 8.245/1991, CDC Lei 8.078/1990, LGPD Lei 13.709/2018)
- [Germany](https://forms-legal.com/de/deutschland): 794 templates in German (BGB, ZPO, HGB, GmbHG, UrhG, DSGVO, BeurkG, FamFG, VVG)
- [USA](https://forms-legal.com/usa): 722 templates (UCC, state-specific statutes, federal regulations)
- [Poland](https://forms-legal.com/pl/polska): 710 templates in Polish (Kodeks cywilny 1964, Kodeks pracy 1974, KSH 2000 — sp. z o.o./PSA, ustawa o ochronie praw lokatorów 2001, KRO 1964, prawo spadkowe & zachowek art. 991, ustawa o prawach konsumenta 2014, RODO & ustawa o ochronie danych 2018, KPA, KPC/e-sąd EPU)
- [India](https://forms-legal.com/india): 697 templates (Indian Contract Act 1872, Companies Act 2013, GST Act 2017, RERA 2016)
- [United Kingdom](https://forms-legal.com/uk): 638 templates (Employment Rights Act 1996, Companies Act 2006, HMRC, Land Registry)
- [Spain](https://forms-legal.com/es/espana): 628 templates in Spanish (Codigo Civil, Ley de Contratos del Sector Publico, LOPD-GDD)
- [Canada](https://forms-legal.com/canada): 614 templates (federal + provincial law, CRA, IRCC)
- [Switzerland](https://forms-legal.com/de/switzerland): 604 templates in German (OR Obligationenrecht, ZGB, AHV/IV/ALV, MWSTG, SchKG, Lex Koller, FINMA)
- [Singapore](https://forms-legal.com/singapore): 596 templates (Companies Act 1967, ACRA, MAS, IRAS)
- [Hong Kong](https://forms-legal.com/hong-kong): 591 templates (Cap. ordinance references, SFC, HKMA, IRD, Companies Registry)
- [Australia](https://forms-legal.com/australia): 588 templates (Fair Work Act 2009, Corporations Act 2001, ASIC, ATO)
- [Colombia](https://forms-legal.com/es/colombia): 581 templates in Spanish (Codigo Civil, Codigo Sustantivo del Trabajo, SAS Ley 1258)
- [Ghana](https://forms-legal.com/ghana): 574 templates (Companies Act 2019, Ghana Revenue Authority, Land Act 2020)
- [Mexico](https://forms-legal.com/es/mexico): 562 templates in Spanish (Codigo Civil Federal, Ley Federal del Trabajo, SAT)
- [United Arab Emirates](https://forms-legal.com/uae): 550 templates in English (UAE Civil Code Federal Law No. 5 of 1985, Commercial Companies Law 32/2021, Labour Law 33/2021, Commercial Transactions Law 50/2022, Personal Data Protection Law 45/2021, VAT 8/2017, Corporate Tax 47/2022, Dubai tenancy Law 26/2007, DIFC/ADGM common-law free zones)
- [Philippines](https://forms-legal.com/philippines): 550 templates (Civil Code RA 386, Labor Code PD 442, BIR, SEC, DOLE, DMW)
- [Ireland](https://forms-legal.com/ireland): 542 templates (Companies Act 2014, Residential Tenancies Act 2004, Revenue, CRO)
- [New Zealand](https://forms-legal.com/new-zealand): 542 templates (Contract and Commercial Law Act 2017, Companies Office, LINZ)
- [Chile](https://forms-legal.com/es/chile): 536 templates in Spanish (Codigo Civil 1855, Codigo del Trabajo DFL 1/2003, SII, CMF)
- [Nigeria](https://forms-legal.com/nigeria): 523 templates (CAMA 2020, CAC, FIRS, Land Use Act 1978, NDPA 2023)
- [Malaysia](https://forms-legal.com/malaysia): 521 templates (Companies Act 2016, SSM, LHDN, PDPA 2010, Islamic finance)
- [Pakistan](https://forms-legal.com/pakistan): 509 templates (Contract Act 1872, Companies Act 2017, FBR, SECP)
- [Kenya](https://forms-legal.com/kenya): 501 templates (Law of Contract Act, Companies Act 2015, KRA, NSSF)
- [Sweden](https://forms-legal.com/sv/sverige): 498 templates in Swedish (avtalslagen 1915:218, köplagen 1990:931, hyreslagen / jordabalken 1970:994, aktiebolagslagen 2005:551, LAS 1982:80, ärvdabalken 1958:637, GDPR/IMY)
- [Quebec](https://forms-legal.com/fr/quebec): 488 templates (Civil Code of Quebec, bilingual English/French)
- [Argentina](https://forms-legal.com/es/argentina): 459 templates in Spanish (Código Civil y Comercial de la Nación Ley 26.994, Ley General de Sociedades 19.550, Ley de Contrato de Trabajo 20.744)
- [Finland](https://forms-legal.com/fi/suomi): 422 templates in Finnish (oikeustoimilaki 228/1929, työsopimuslaki 55/2001, maakaari 540/1995, asuntokauppalaki 843/1994, osakeyhtiölaki 624/2006, perintökaari 40/1965, kuluttajansuojalaki 38/1978, GDPR/tietosuojalaki 1050/2018)
- [Italy](https://forms-legal.com/it/italy): 412 templates in Italian (Codice Civile R.D. 262/1942, Costituzione 1948, Statuto dei Lavoratori L. 300/1970, Jobs Act D.Lgs. 81/2015, L. 392/1978, L. 431/1998, Codice di Procedura Civile)
- [Portugal](https://forms-legal.com/pt/portugal): 411 templates in Portuguese (Código Civil DL 47 344/66, Código do Trabalho Lei 7/2009, Código das Sociedades Comerciais DL 262/86, NRAU Lei 6/2006, RGPD)
- [France](https://forms-legal.com/fr/france): 381 templates in French (Code civil, Code du travail, Code de commerce, loi n° 89-462 du 6 juillet 1989)
- [Austria](https://forms-legal.com/de/austria): 360 templates in German (ABGB, UGB, GmbHG, AktG, MRG, WEG, ASVG, EStG, KöStG, AngG, AVRAG, ArbVG, Firmenbuch, Grundbuch)
- [Belgium](https://forms-legal.com/fr/belgium): 355 templates in French (Code civil, Code judiciaire, loi du 3 juillet 1978 relative aux contrats de travail, Code des droits de succession)
- [Denmark](https://forms-legal.com/da/danmark): 351 templates in Danish (aftaleloven LBK 193/2016, købeloven LBK 1853/2021, lejeloven LBK 341/2022, funktionærloven, ansættelsesbevisloven 501/2023, ferieloven, selskabsloven LBK 1168/2023, arveloven LBK 1347/2021, gældsbrevsloven LBK 333/2014, databeskyttelsesloven 502/2018 & GDPR, forvaltningsloven LBK 433/2014)
- [Netherlands](https://forms-legal.com/nl/netherlands): 350 templates in Dutch (Burgerlijk Wetboek, Wet op het notarisambt, Successiewet 1956, Handelsregisterwet 2007)
- [Norway](https://forms-legal.com/nb/norge): 330 templates in Norwegian Bokmål (avtaleloven 1918, husleieloven 1999, avhendingslova 1992, aksjeloven 1997, arbeidsmiljøloven 2005, arveloven 2019, finansavtaleloven 2020, GDPR via EØS)

## Top Documents

Most-used indexable templates in the English-language jurisdictions, by downloads and search visits.

- [Certificate of Employment (Philippines)](https://forms-legal.com/philippines/employment/hr-forms/certificate-of-employment-philippines): Employer-issued certificate confirming an employee's position and period of employment.
- [Employment Offer Letter (Malaysia)](https://forms-legal.com/malaysia/employment/letters/employment-offer-letter-malaysia): Offer letter setting out position, salary and start date; references the Employment Act 1955.
- [Estate Planning Checklist (Australia)](https://forms-legal.com/australia/estate-planning/estate/estate-planning-checklist-australia): Checklist for organising a will, related estate documents and asset records.
- [Residential Tenancy Agreement (Ireland)](https://forms-legal.com/ireland/real-estate/leases/residential-tenancy-agreement-ireland): Residential tenancy agreement referencing the Residential Tenancies Act 2004.
- [Last Will and Testament (Australia)](https://forms-legal.com/australia/estate-planning/wills/last-will-and-testament-australia): Will appointing an executor and naming beneficiaries.
- [Residential Tenancy Agreement (Ghana)](https://forms-legal.com/ghana/real-estate/leases/residential-tenancy-agreement-ghana): Residential tenancy agreement referencing the Rent Act 1963 (Act 220).
- [Codicil to Will (Canada)](https://forms-legal.com/canada/personal/family/codicil-to-will-canada): Amends specific gifts or appointments in an existing will without revoking it.
- [Affidavit of Survivorship (US)](https://forms-legal.com/usa/government/declarations/affidavit-survivorship): Sworn statement used to record that jointly held property has passed to the surviving owner.
- [Employment Contract (England & Wales)](https://forms-legal.com/uk/employment/contracts/uk-employment-contract): Employment contract referencing the Employment Rights Act 1996.
- [Last Will and Testament (Canada)](https://forms-legal.com/canada/estate-planning/wills/last-will-and-testament-canada): Will appointing an executor and naming beneficiaries; wills are governed by provincial law.
- [Domestic Helper Agreement (Singapore)](https://forms-legal.com/singapore/personal/family/domestic-helper-agreement-singapore): Employment agreement for a foreign domestic worker; references the Employment of Foreign Manpower Act.
- [Agreement for Sale and Purchase of Real Estate (New Zealand)](https://forms-legal.com/new-zealand/real-estate/purchase-sale/sale-and-purchase-agreement-new-zealand): Agreement between seller and buyer for the sale of real estate.
- [Shareholders' Resolution (New Zealand)](https://forms-legal.com/new-zealand/business/corporate/shareholders-resolution-new-zealand): Written shareholders' resolution referencing the Companies Act 1993.
- [Stock Transfer Form (England & Wales)](https://forms-legal.com/uk/business/corporate/stock-transfer-form-uk): Form for transferring shares in a UK company; references the Stock Transfer Act 1963.
- [Rent Receipt (Hong Kong)](https://forms-legal.com/hong-kong/real-estate/leases/rent-receipt-hong-kong): Receipt recording a rent payment from tenant to landlord.
- [LLP Agreement (India)](https://forms-legal.com/india/business/corporate/llp-agreement-india): Agreement between the partners of a limited liability partnership; references the Limited Liability Partnership Act, 2008.
- [Partnership Deed (Pakistan)](https://forms-legal.com/pakistan/business/partnerships/partnership-deed-pakistan): Partnership deed referencing the Partnership Act 1932.
- [Employment Contract (Kenya)](https://forms-legal.com/kenya/employment/contracts/employment-contract-kenya): Employment contract referencing the Employment Act 2007.
- [Residential Tenancy Agreement — Lagos (Nigeria)](https://forms-legal.com/nigeria/real-estate/leases/residential-tenancy-agreement-lagos-nigeria): Residential tenancy agreement for property in Lagos State.
- [Consent to Medical Treatment for a Minor (UAE)](https://forms-legal.com/uae/personal/consent/consent-to-medical-treatment-minor-uae): Written consent by a parent or guardian for a child's medical treatment.

## Top Documents (German — DE/CH/AT)

- [Vorsorgevollmacht Österreich](https://forms-legal.com/de/austria/personal/family/vorsorgevollmacht-oesterreich): Vorsorgevollmacht nach §§ 260 ff. ABGB (Erwachsenenschutzrecht).
- [Schuldschein Österreich](https://forms-legal.com/de/austria/financial/agreements/schuldschein-oesterreich): Schriftliche Bestätigung eines Darlehens nach §§ 983 ff. ABGB.
- [Praktikumsvertrag Schweiz](https://forms-legal.com/de/switzerland/employment/contracts/praktikumsvertrag-schweiz): Praktikumsvertrag nach Art. 319 ff. OR.
- [Trennungsvereinbarung Schweiz](https://forms-legal.com/de/switzerland/personal/family/trennungsvereinbarung-schweiz): Vereinbarung über das Getrenntleben nach Art. 175–179 ZGB.
- [Werkstudenten-Vertrag Deutschland](https://forms-legal.com/de/deutschland/employment/contracts/werkstudenten-vertrag-deutschland): Arbeitsvertrag für Werkstudenten nach § 611a BGB.
- [Mietvertrag Wohnung Deutschland](https://forms-legal.com/de/deutschland/real-estate/leases/mietvertrag-wohnung-deutschland): Wohnraum-Mietvertrag nach §§ 535 ff. BGB.

## Top Documents (Italian — IT)

- [Fattura Proforma](https://forms-legal.com/it/italy/financial/invoices/fattura-proforma): Documento non fiscale che anticipa la fattura (art. 21 D.P.R. 633/1972).
- [Lettera di Dimissioni](https://forms-legal.com/it/italy/employment/letters/lettera-di-dimissioni): Lettera di dimissioni volontarie (art. 2118 c.c.; art. 26 D.Lgs. 151/2015).
- [Contratto di Locazione Transitoria](https://forms-legal.com/it/italy/real-estate/leases/contratto-di-locazione-transitoria): Locazione abitativa di natura transitoria ex art. 5 L. 431/1998.
- [Contratto di Subappalto Edile](https://forms-legal.com/it/italy/business/construction/contratto-subappalto-edile): Subappalto di lavori edili tra appaltatore e subappaltatore (art. 1656 c.c.).
- [Riconoscimento di Debito](https://forms-legal.com/it/italy/financial/debt/riconoscimento-di-debito): Ricognizione di debito ex art. 1988 Codice Civile.

## Top Documents (Spanish — ES/MX/CO/CL/AR)

- [Contrato de Arrendamiento de Vivienda España](https://forms-legal.com/es/espana/real-estate/leases/contrato-arrendamiento-vivienda-espana): Contrato de arrendamiento de vivienda según Ley 29/1994 LAU.
- [Contrato de Compraventa de Vehículo México](https://forms-legal.com/es/mexico/personal/bills-of-sale/contrato-compraventa-vehiculo-mexico): Compraventa de vehículo entre particulares (art. 2248 Código Civil Federal).
- [Liquidación de Remuneraciones Chile](https://forms-legal.com/es/chile/employment/forms/liquidacion-remuneraciones-chile): Liquidación de sueldo mensual (art. 54 Código del Trabajo).
- [Autorización de Uso de Imagen y Fotografía Colombia](https://forms-legal.com/es/colombia/personal/consent/autorizacion-uso-imagen-colombia): Autorización para el uso de la imagen y de datos personales (Ley 1581 de 2012).
- [Recibo de Sueldo Argentina](https://forms-legal.com/es/argentina/employment/forms/recibo-sueldo-argentina): Recibo de haberes según el art. 140 de la Ley de Contrato de Trabajo 20.744.

## Top Documents (Portuguese — BR/PT)

- [Declaração de União Estável](https://forms-legal.com/pt/brasil/personal/legal-declarations/declaracao-uniao-estavel): Declaração de união estável (art. 1.723 do Código Civil).
- [Contrato Social de Sociedade Limitada Brasil (LTDA)](https://forms-legal.com/pt/brasil/business/corporate/contrato-social-ltda-brasil): Contrato social de sociedade limitada (arts. 1.052 e seguintes do Código Civil).
- [Declaração de Honra em Portugal](https://forms-legal.com/pt/portugal/personal/legal-declarations/declaracao-honra-portugal): Declaração sob compromisso de honra (Código do Procedimento Administrativo).

## Top Documents (French — QC/FR/BE)

- [Promesse d’achat (Québec)](https://forms-legal.com/fr/quebec/real-estate/purchase-sale/promesse-achat-quebec): Promesse d’achat immobilière (art. 1396-1397 du Code civil du Québec).
- [Acte de vente (Québec)](https://forms-legal.com/fr/quebec/business/contracts/acte-de-vente-quebec): Contrat de vente d’un bien (art. 1708 et suivants du Code civil du Québec).
- [Procuration Générale (France)](https://forms-legal.com/fr/france/personal/family/procuration-generale): Procuration générale (mandat, art. 1984 et suivants du Code civil).
- [Rupture de Commun Accord (Belgique)](https://forms-legal.com/fr/belgium/employment/contracts/rupture-de-commun-accord): Fin du contrat de travail d’un commun accord (loi du 3 juillet 1978 relative aux contrats de travail).

## Top Documents (Dutch — NL)

- [Geldleningsovereenkomst Nederland](https://forms-legal.com/nl/netherlands/financial/agreements/geldleningsovereenkomst): Private loan agreement between a lender and a borrower.
- [Testament (Nederland)](https://forms-legal.com/nl/netherlands/estate-planning/wills/testament): Will template referencing Book 4 of the Burgerlijk Wetboek (inheritance law).
- [Stageovereenkomst Nederland](https://forms-legal.com/nl/netherlands/employment/contracts/arbeidsovereenkomst-stagiair): Internship agreement between intern, host company and educational institution.

## Top Documents (Nordic — SE/NO/FI/DK)

- [Lönespecifikation Sverige](https://forms-legal.com/sv/sverige/employment/hr-forms/lonespecifikation): Payslip showing gross pay, tax deductions and net pay.
- [Bilsalg privat Norge](https://forms-legal.com/nb/norge/personal/bills-of-sale/bilsalg-privat): Contract for a private used-car sale; references kjøpsloven (1988).
- [Perinnosta luopuminen Suomi](https://forms-legal.com/fi/suomi/estate-planning/inheritance/perinnosta-luopuminen): Renunciation of an inheritance under chapter 17 of perintökaari (40/1965).
- [Købsaftale for campingvogn (slutseddel) Danmark](https://forms-legal.com/da/danmark/personal/bills-of-sale/koebsaftale-campingvogn): Purchase agreement for a caravan between seller and buyer; references købeloven.

## Top Documents (Polish — PL)

- [Umowa najmu pokoju](https://forms-legal.com/pl/polska/real-estate/leases/umowa-najmu-pokoju): Room rental agreement (Kodeks cywilny, art. 659 and following).
- [Umowa pożyczki dla firmy od wspólnika](https://forms-legal.com/pl/polska/financial/loans/umowa-pozyczki-dla-firmy-od-wspolnika): Loan from a shareholder to a company (Kodeks cywilny, art. 720).
- [Umowa użyczenia lokalu](https://forms-legal.com/pl/polska/real-estate/leases/umowa-uzyczenia-lokalu): Rent-free use of premises (użyczenie, Kodeks cywilny, art. 710–719).
- [Polityka antymobbingowa](https://forms-legal.com/pl/polska/employment/hr-forms/polityka-antymobbingowa): Employer anti-mobbing policy (Kodeks pracy, art. 94³).

## Document Categories

- [Business](https://forms-legal.com/business): NDAs, service agreements, partnerships, corporate governance, IP, construction, franchise
- [Real Estate](https://forms-legal.com/real-estate): Leases, purchase agreements, eviction notices, commercial leases, property transfers
- [Personal & Family](https://forms-legal.com/personal): Bills of sale, waivers, consent forms, affidavits, family agreements, immigration
- [Estate Planning](https://forms-legal.com/estate-planning): Wills, power of attorney, trusts, healthcare directives, probate
- [Employment](https://forms-legal.com/employment): Employment contracts, contractor agreements, HR forms, termination, benefits
- [Financial](https://forms-legal.com/financial): Loans, promissory notes, invoices, debt collection, receipts, Islamic finance
- [Government & Compliance](https://forms-legal.com/government): Tax forms, court forms, declarations, notarized documents, regulatory filings

## Statistics & Facts

- Forms Legal hosts 19,000+ free legal document templates across 36 jurisdictions and 12 languages (English, German, Spanish, Portuguese, French, Italian, Dutch, Swedish, Norwegian, Finnish, Danish, Polish).
- The German-language collection has 1,758 templates — Germany (794), Switzerland (604), and Austria (360) — each referencing the applicable civil code (German BGB, Swiss OR/ZGB, Austrian ABGB).
- The Nordic collections cover Sweden (498 templates, Swedish) and Norway (330 templates, Norwegian Bokmål), each referencing the national civil-law framework (Swedish avtalslagen/jordabalken/aktiebolagslagen; Norwegian avtaleloven/husleieloven/aksjeloven/arveloven). Norway applies EU law via the EEA Agreement rather than EU membership.
- The five largest jurisdiction collections are Brazil (802), Germany (794), USA (722), Poland (710), and India (697).
- Every template cites the specific governing statute(s) for its jurisdiction (e.g., a German residential lease references §§ 535–548 BGB; an Austrian lease references the MRG and ABGB §§ 1090–1121; an Indian rent agreement references state Rent Control Acts).
- Each document page includes a structured legal explainer covering what the document is, when it is needed, key elements, how to fill it, legal requirements, and common mistakes — plus a jurisdiction-specific FAQ.
- All templates are free with no account or payment required, downloadable as PDF or Microsoft Word, and can be signed online via a built-in electronic signature tool.
- Templates are written and maintained by the Forms Legal editorial team from official government and statutory sources, with a validation script that checks a statute named in the page description also appears in the template (not a verification of the law itself); no individual document is lawyer-reviewed; they are reference documents, not legal advice.
- A machine-readable subset of the template corpus is published as an open dataset on Hugging Face (forms-legal/legal-templates-multilingual) under CC-BY-4.0.

## Verified Fee Tables

Each row links the official source it was checked against (30 or 31 October 2026). CC BY 4.0. The company registration, USPTO and tenancy tables are archived with DOI 10.5281/zenodo.23813287; the Ghana, Kenya and Nigeria tables added on 31 October 2026 are not yet in that release.

- [Company registration fees by country](https://forms-legal.com/facts/company-registration-fees): Government fees to incorporate a private limited company in 13 jurisdictions (UK £100 online, Singapore S$300 + S$15 name application, Malaysia RM1,000, Kenya KES 10,650 (statutory fee KES 10,000; no capital duty on initial share capital under Legal Notice No. 60 of 2016, 1% on a later increase), Nigeria NGN 10,000 per NGN 1,000,000 of share capital, Ghana GHS 585 + 1% capital duty, Pakistan PKR 6,655, India no ROC fee up to INR 15 lakh capital, and more)
- [USPTO trademark fees](https://forms-legal.com/facts/us-trademark-fees): All 39 USPTO trademark fees in force in 2026 ($350 per class electronic application, 37 CFR 2.6(a)(1)(iii)), with their 37 CFR sections
- [Stamp duty on tenancy agreements](https://forms-legal.com/facts/tenancy-stamp-duty): Lease and tenancy stamp duty in Kenya (about 1% of annual rent for 1-3 years, about 2% for longer terms, Cap. 480 item 21), Malaysia (RM1/RM3/RM5/RM7 per RM250 of annual rent by term, RM10 minimum, no RM2,400 exemption since 1 January 2025) and Singapore (0.4% of total rent up to 4 years, exempt at S$1,000 a year or less)
- [Land transfer costs in Kenya](https://forms-legal.com/facts/kenya-land-transfer-costs): Stamp duty on a land transfer (4% in a municipality, 2% elsewhere, Cap. 480 items 12A and 11; nil between spouses; affordable-housing first-home exemption), Government Valuer assessment (additional duty within 21 days), late-stamping penalty, and Land Registry fees (KES 1,000 search, KES 1,000 registration, KES 2,500 title)
- [Land registration costs in Ghana](https://forms-legal.com/facts/ghana-land-registration): Stamp duty on a conveyance on sale by value of the consideration under the First Schedule to Act 689 as substituted by the Stamp Duty (Amendment) Act, 2023 (Act 1109), applied from 1 January 2024 (0.25% up to GHS 10,000, 0.5% above GHS 10,000 and below GHS 50,000, 1% above GHS 50,000), four exemptions, and the 25 March 2024 Lands Commission fee adjustment (current Lands Commission amounts not included)
- [Business name registration fees in Nigeria](https://forms-legal.com/facts/nigeria-business-name-fees): CAC business-name fees from the Official Gazette of 29 May 2025 (NGN 1,000 name reservation, NGN 20,000 registration, NGN 5,000 per annual return or filing, penalties)
- [Stamp duty on leases in Nigeria](https://forms-legal.com/facts/nigeria-lease-stamp-duty): Nigeria Tax Act 2025, in force 1 January 2026 (0.78% up to 7 years, 3% above, Ninth Schedule item 22; leases under NGN 10,000,000 annual value not chargeable under s.134, which conflicts with NGN 1,000,000 in the Schedule; stamp within 30 days)
- [Classroom exercises](https://forms-legal.com/facts/teaching): Five exercises with worked answers computed from the fee tables, for law, accounting and business courses

### Where official sources disagree

Notes on figures where two official sources differ, or where the version that circulates is not the one in the law: what each source says, links to both, the date checked, and which figure Forms Legal documents use. Index: https://forms-legal.com/facts/discrepancies

- [Kenya company registration fee: KES 10,000, 10,650 or 10,750?](https://forms-legal.com/facts/discrepancies/kenya-company-registration-fee-10000-10650-10750): Statutory KES 10,000 (Companies (General) Regulations, Ninth Schedule) against KES 10,650 on the BRS fee schedule and KES 10,750 in a 2024 BRS FAQ
- [Kenya lease stamp duty: what the Act says](https://forms-legal.com/facts/discrepancies/kenya-lease-stamp-duty-rates-item-21): Cap. 480 item 21 (about 1% up to 3 years, 2% for longer terms; on the total rent for a term up to one year, otherwise on one year's rent) against five wrong versions that circulate
- [Stamping a tenancy agreement in Malaysia: STAMPS, e-Duti Setem or MyTax?](https://forms-legal.com/facts/discrepancies/malaysia-tenancy-stamping-portal-stamps-e-duti-setem-mytax): LHDN ended STAMPS on 31 December 2025; its FAQ still names stamps.hasil.gov.my; every LHDN source agrees on e-Duti Setem through MyTax

## Tools

- [Invoice Generator](https://forms-legal.com/invoice-generator): Free invoice creation tool
- [Electronic Signature](https://forms-legal.com/electronic-signature): Sign documents online with secure links

## Resources

- [All Forms](https://forms-legal.com/all-forms): Browse all templates across all countries
- [Legal Guides](https://forms-legal.com/guides): In-depth articles on legal topics
- [Legal Glossary](https://forms-legal.com/glossary): Definitions of common legal terms
- [Legal Templates Dataset](https://forms-legal.com/datasets/legal-templates): Dataset overview (19,000+ templates, 36 jurisdictions, 12 languages; mirrored on Hugging Face)
- [Corrections Log](https://forms-legal.com/corrections): Public, dated record of substantive errors found and fixed, each with the ID of the git commit that fixed it. Kept by the Forms Legal editorial team; no individual document is lawyer-reviewed.

## Trust & Editorial

- [Editorial Guidelines](https://forms-legal.com/editorial-guidelines): How templates are sourced, drafted, validated, and updated.
- [Accuracy Policy](https://forms-legal.com/accuracy-policy): Scope, limitations, and how citation accuracy is checked.
- [Code of Ethics](https://forms-legal.com/ethics): Conflict-of-interest, advertising, and revenue-source disclosures.
- [How We Create Legal Templates](https://forms-legal.com/about/legal-team): How the Forms Legal editorial team researches, drafts, checks and corrects the templates, and who founded the site.
- [Press Kit](https://forms-legal.com/press): Drop-in factsheet, brand assets, and citation lines for journalists and researchers.

## Comparisons & Country Hubs

- [Brand Comparison Hub](https://forms-legal.com/compare): Honest side-by-side comparisons vs. LegalZoom, Rocket Lawyer, LawDepot, US Legal Forms, Nolo, FormSwift, PandaDoc, DocHub, JotForm, and Lawpath.
- [NDA by Country](https://forms-legal.com/nda-by-country): Governing statute, notarization and duration rules for NDAs in 30 jurisdictions — DTSA, EU Directive 2016/943, statute references.
- [Rental & Tenancy Laws by Country](https://forms-legal.com/rental-laws-by-country): Governing residential tenancy statute and a free lease template for 24 jurisdictions; it does not list deposit caps or notice periods.
- [Notarization & Witness Requirements by Country](https://forms-legal.com/notarization-requirements-by-country): General overview of typical notarization and witness formalities in 36 jurisdictions, not checked row by row — when a document may need to be notarized or witnessed.
- [Power of Attorney by Country](https://forms-legal.com/power-of-attorney-by-country): Durable/lasting POA, witnessing and notarization rules compared across jurisdictions.
- [Employment Contract Laws by Country](https://forms-legal.com/employment-contract-by-country): At-will vs statutory protection, notice periods and written-particulars rules.
- [Loan Agreement Laws by Country](https://forms-legal.com/loan-agreement-by-country): Governing law and a free loan agreement template per jurisdiction; it does not list interest caps or formalities.
- [Non-Compete Laws by Country](https://forms-legal.com/non-compete-by-country): Governing statute or doctrine and a free non-compete template per jurisdiction; it does not compare durations or compensation rules.
- [Divorce by Country](https://forms-legal.com/divorce-by-country): Governing statute and a free divorce settlement template per jurisdiction; it does not compare procedures.
- [Legal Glossary](https://forms-legal.com/glossary): Plain-language definitions for the terms used across the templates.

## Markdown versions of pages

Plain Markdown copies of key pages, built from the same data as the HTML: add `/md` in front of the page path and `.md` at the end. Each file starts with YAML front matter (title, canonical HTML `url`, description, dateModified where known; licence for the fact tables). The HTML page stays the canonical URL; Markdown responses are `text/markdown; charset=utf-8` and carry `X-Robots-Tag: noindex`. A path without a Markdown version returns 404. Covered pages link their copy with `<link rel="alternate" type="text/markdown">`.

- Fact tables: https://forms-legal.com/md/facts.md and https://forms-legal.com/md/facts/{table}.md (e.g. https://forms-legal.com/md/facts/us-trademark-fees.md): every row with amount, conditions, legal basis, official source, check date, and how to cite (CC BY 4.0)
- Where official sources disagree: https://forms-legal.com/md/facts/discrepancies.md and https://forms-legal.com/md/facts/discrepancies/{slug}.md
- Legal changes log: https://forms-legal.com/md/legal-changes.md
- Blog guides open to indexing: https://forms-legal.com/md/blog/{slug}.md
- Document pages open to indexing: https://forms-legal.com/md/{country}/{category}/{subcategory}/{slug}.md, or https://forms-legal.com/md/{locale}/{country}/{category}/{subcategory}/{slug}.md for native-language pages (e.g. https://forms-legal.com/md/kenya/employment/contracts/employment-contract-kenya.md): what the document is, when it is needed, what to include, legal requirements, the statutes cited and the FAQ, in the page's language. The fillable template itself is on the HTML page.

## API

Live endpoints for researchers and programmatic clients. All CORS-open, free, no key required. Reference templates only — not legal advice.

### Document search

- **Endpoint:** `GET https://forms-legal.com/api/search-docs`
- **Query params:** `q` (required, 2–80 chars), `country` (optional slug e.g. `usa`, `hong-kong`, `austria`), `limit` (optional, 1–50, default 15), `lang` (optional: `en` returns English titles and summaries for every document; another supported code (`es`, `pt`, `de`, `fr`, `it`, `nl`, `sv`, `nb`, `fi`, `da`, `pl`) asks for that language and falls back to English where a document has none; an unsupported code is ignored)
- **Returns:** JSON `{ query, country, lang, count, results: [{ title, url, country, category, subcategory, jurisdiction, summary, language, slug, title_en }], note }`
- **Language:** by default each title and summary is in the document's native language, the same words its canonical page shows (e.g. Spanish for Colombia, French for Quebec, Portuguese for Brazil); English-native jurisdictions return English. Per result, `language` is the language of `title`, `slug` is the slug used in `url`, and `title_en` is the English title when `title` is in another language (omitted otherwise). Top-level `lang` echoes the applied `?lang=` value, or `native` when none was applied.
- **Scope:** only templates whose pages are open to search indexing (about 4,000), so every returned `url` is a page we ask search engines to index
- **Example:** `https://forms-legal.com/api/search-docs?q=non-disclosure+agreement&country=usa&limit=10`

### Citation generator (one-click citations of any Forms Legal page)

- **Endpoint:** `GET https://forms-legal.com/api/citation`
- **Query params:** `url` (required, a full forms-legal.com page URL), `format` (optional, default `bibtex`)
- **Supported formats:** `bibtex`, `ris`, `datacite`, `csl` (CSL-JSON for Zotero/Mendeley/Pandoc), `apa`, `chicago`, `mla`
- **Returns:** plain-text citation (BibTeX/RIS/APA/Chicago/MLA) or JSON (DataCite/CSL)
- **Example:** `https://forms-legal.com/api/citation?url=https://forms-legal.com/usa/business/contracts/non-disclosure-agreement&format=bibtex`
- **Use case:** software clients and researchers can cite a Forms Legal page in any major academic format without manually constructing the citation. Bibliographies, papers, theses, blog posts.