Washington Certificate of Existence
Certificates of Good Standing in Washington State are called a Washington Certificate of Existence.
They cost $20.00 to get, and take a couple weeks to get back from the State. You can expedite it for an additional $50.00. If you would like Washington Registered Agent LLC to obtain a Washington Certificate of Existence for you, we charge $70.00 total and that includes the State filing fees and expedite fee. We'll get the certificate in a couple days, and forward a scanned email of it to you immediately and then forward the original to you. Most States you will be registering in, like Oregon, Idaho, Montana, Utah, Nevada, California, Arizona, etc., do not require the original to make the filing, so you'll be on your way quickly with our email. For States like Nevada or Arizona where you need a certified copy of the Articles of Incorporation with any amendments to go with a Certificate of Good Standing to make the filing, we can order this at the same time for you.
The Washington Secretary of State is the governing body of Washington LLC's and Washington Corporations. Domestic Washington companies that need to register in other States will need the Certificate of Good Standing from Washington. There are a couple States that do not require it, like Alaska and Colorado. Most States will require the certificate. Foreign LLC's and foreign corporations registered in Washington are sometimes asked to show a proper Certificate of Existence in Washington State. If this is the case, we will obtain the certificate for you within a couple days time.
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