• Faster responses: Direct submissions to relevant teams.
• Improved accuracy: Built-in guidance reduces errors and follow-ups.
• Accessibility: Forms meet high accessibility standards.

The online forms are currently optional but encouraged during the transition period (the transition period will expire on a date to be informed by OFSI in due course).

Downloadable templates are available for preview and email submission. OFSI will notify users before phasing out old forms. The new forms provide for more detail and clarity in terms of the questions asked and should assist users in providing more relevant information to the competent authorities.

Forms include licensing applications, breach reporting, frozen asset updates, and compliance reporting.

Note on the UK Overseas Territories and Crown Dependencies: The new forms are OFSI forms and as such do not apply to the UK's Overseas Territories (UKOTs) (eg BVI, Cayman Islands, Bermuda) or the Crown Dependencies (CDs) (eg Jersey); however, the competent authorities in these jurisdictions monitor UK developments closely and users are advised to have recourse to the content of the new OFSI forms when making submissions. In any event, we are actively monitoring the situation and will provide further advice as necessary should the UKOTs and CDs update their own forms.

The official publication can be accessed here.