##### 3.2.2.6.1 Verification Requirements The CA MUST verify that the Applicant has the ability to engage in business by verifying the Applicant's, or Affiliate/Parent/Subsidiary Company's, operational existence. The CA MAY rely on its verification of a Government Entity's legal existence under [Section 3.2.2.2](#3222-verification-of-applicants-legal-existence-and-identity) as verification of a Government Entity's operational existence.