The Online Certificate of Good Standing is an electronically generated document and is immediately available for viewing/printing from your desktop. It contains the State Seal and the signature of the Secretary of State. The authenticity of the Certificate of Good Standing purchased online can be validated for up to 12 months by a third party (banker, lender, etc.) through accessing the Secretary of State's website and entering the verification ID contained in the Certificate. The fee is $6.50 and will be charged to your credit card or Nebraska.gov account. No fee is required for validation.

The Certificate of Good Standing is a physical paper document and sent to you from the Secretary of State's office through the United States Postal Service within 2-3 business days of the placement of your online order. It contains the State Seal and signature of the Secretary of State. The fee is $10.00 which will be charged to your credit card or Nebraska.gov account.

If you need your Certificate of Good Standing Apostilled or Authenticated for use in another country, you must contact the Nebraska Secretary of State's Office by email at sos.corp@nebraska.gov or by calling (402) 471-4079 for information and instructions. Documents obtained online cannot be Apostilled or Authenticated.