diff --git a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/constants/GepafinConstant.java b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/constants/GepafinConstant.java
index b1704c6a..219c5647 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/constants/GepafinConstant.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/constants/GepafinConstant.java
@@ -292,5 +292,6 @@ public class GepafinConstant {
     public static final String ENCRYPT_KEY = "U2VjdXJlRW5jcnlwdEtleQ==";
     public static final String APPLICATION_DOCUMENTS_NOT_FOUND_MSG = "application.documents.not.found";
     public static final String DUPLICATE_BENEFICIARY_CALL = "beneficiary.call.duplicate";
+    public static final String USER_MUST_BE_ASSOCIATED_WITH_COMPANY="user.must.be.associated.with.company.to.create.application";
 }
 
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/service/impl/ApplicationServiceImpl.java b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/service/impl/ApplicationServiceImpl.java
index 0fec17a7..a8d63f1c 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/service/impl/ApplicationServiceImpl.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/service/impl/ApplicationServiceImpl.java
@@ -1,6 +1,8 @@
 package net.gepafin.tendermanagement.service.impl;
 
 import jakarta.servlet.http.HttpServletRequest;
+import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.config.Translator;
+import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.constants.GepafinConstant;
 import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.dao.ApplicationDao;
 import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.dao.FlowFormDao;
 import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.entities.ApplicationEntity;
@@ -17,6 +19,8 @@ import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.model.response.ApplicationSignedDocumentResp
 import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.model.response.NextOrPreviousFormResponse;
 import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.service.ApplicationService;
 import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.util.Validator;
+import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.web.rest.api.errors.CustomValidationException;
+import net.gepafin.tendermanagement.web.rest.api.errors.Status;
 import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
 import org.springframework.stereotype.Service;
 import org.springframework.transaction.annotation.Transactional;
@@ -64,6 +68,9 @@ public class ApplicationServiceImpl implements ApplicationService {
     @Transactional(rollbackFor = Exception.class)
     public ApplicationResponse createApplication(HttpServletRequest request, Long companyId, ApplicationRequest applicationRequest, Long callId) {
         UserEntity userEntity = validator.validateUser(request);
+        if(companyId==null){
+        throw new CustomValidationException(Status.VALIDATION_ERROR, Translator.toLocale(GepafinConstant.USER_MUST_BE_ASSOCIATED_WITH_COMPANY));
+        }
         CompanyEntity companyEntity = validator.validateUserWithCompany(request, companyId);
         validator.validateUserWithCall(userEntity, callId);
         return applicationDao.createApplicationByCallId(companyEntity, applicationRequest, callId, userEntity);
diff --git a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/web/rest/api/ApplicationApi.java b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/web/rest/api/ApplicationApi.java
index d37c004e..d72f4daf 100644
--- a/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/web/rest/api/ApplicationApi.java
+++ b/src/main/java/net/gepafin/tendermanagement/web/rest/api/ApplicationApi.java
@@ -99,7 +99,7 @@ public interface ApplicationApi {
     @PostMapping(value = "/call/{callId}",
             produces = { "application/json" })
 	ResponseEntity<Response<ApplicationResponse>> createApplicationByCallId(HttpServletRequest request,
-			@Parameter(description = "The company ID", required = true) @RequestParam(value = "companyId", required = true) Long companyId,
+			@Parameter(description = "The company ID") @RequestParam(value = "companyId", required = false) Long companyId,
 			@Parameter(description = " Flow request object", required = true) @Valid @RequestBody ApplicationRequest applicationRequest,
 			@Parameter(description = "The call ID", required = true) @PathVariable("callId") Long callId);
 
diff --git a/src/main/resources/message_en.properties b/src/main/resources/message_en.properties
index 69c7410a..41ebe401 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/message_en.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/message_en.properties
@@ -308,3 +308,4 @@ invalid.amendment.for.comment = Invalid Amendment Request for the Given Comment.
 DD_MM_YYYY_HH_MM = dd_MM_yyyy HH:mm
 application.documents.not.found=No documents found for the application.
 beneficiary.call.duplicate = A preferred call with this call ID and company ID already exists for this user.
+user.must.be.associated.with.company.to.create.application=You must be associated with a company to apply for this application.
diff --git a/src/main/resources/message_it.properties b/src/main/resources/message_it.properties
index e1cb500d..43a8bbff 100644
--- a/src/main/resources/message_it.properties
+++ b/src/main/resources/message_it.properties
@@ -303,3 +303,4 @@ beneficiary.email.not.found.msg=L'indirizzo email per il beneficiario non � st
 reminder.email.sent.success.msg=Email di promemoria inviata con successo!
 application.documents.not.found=Nessun documento trovato per la domanda.
 beneficiary.call.duplicate = Una chiamata preferita con questo ID di chiamata e ID azienda esiste gi� per questo utente.
+user.must.be.associated.with.company.to.create.application=Devi essere associato a un'azienda per poter presentare domanda per questa applicazione.