The North Dakota Certificate of Existence also referred to as the North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing is an official document issued by the North Dakota Secretary of State that certifies that the legal entity is registered with the State of North Dakota and is compliance with all state required formalities.
The Secretary of State provides Certificates of Good Standing on Corporations and Limited Liability Companies.
Certificates of Fact are issued for verifications of filings of Limited Partnerships, Limited Liability Partnerships and any other facts of record
North Dakota Secretary of State Business Registration Unit State of North Dakota 600 E Boulevard Ave Dept 108 Bismark ND 58505-0500
Timescale to obtain a Certificate of Good Standing
Standard Service: 5-7 days
Expedite Service: 2-3 days
A certificate is not yet available from the Secretary of State’s website, but can only be obtained upon written request.
North Dakota Certificate of Good Standing Fees
Certificate of Good Standing – £160
Apostilled Certificate of Good Standing – £190
Expedite fee – £60
North Dakota Good Standing Certificate example
Requirement to be in Good Standing in the state of North Dakota
North Dakota business not in Good Standing
If the company is not in Good Standing and a Good Standing Certificate cannot be issued by the North Dakota registry we will instead provide a Company Search extract showing the current company status.
In case your company turns out to be not in good standing, we will research the reasons and the remedies to bring it back to good standing, and will notify you of the results of our research.