You need a gold seal
The certificates intended for foreign use need to be original and bear a gold seal of the State of Delaware. You can check the status of your company online, however, if you need the official Certificate of of incorporation / formation / organization or a Certificate of good standing with an apostille or a foreign embassy seal, the online report will not do.
Who issues gold seals?
Original certificates of good standing and certified copies of certificates of incorporation with a gold seal are issued by the Office of Delaware Secretary of State.
Certificate of incorporation
This is the document you filed with the DE Department of State when your company was incorporated / organized. This document confirms that your company was registered as a legal entity. It does not confirm that your company exists at the present time.
Goood standing certificate
A certificate of good standing (also known as "certificate of legal existence", "certificate of status", or "certificate under seal") is a document issued by Delaware State as conclusive evidence that a company is in existence, that the company is authorized to conduct business in the State of Delaware, and that the company is in compliance with all state required formalities. If your company was incorporated/organized in the State of Delaware and is conducting or plans to conduct business overseas, this document will be required by foreign authorities, to prove that your company has valid legal existence.
Prices and processing time
DE certificate of incorporation (formation) + apostille: $325.
Processing time: 3-5 bus. days.
DE certificate of incorporation (formation) + embassy legalization: $575 (most embassies).
Processing time depends on the embassy.
DE certificate of good standing + apostille: $325.
Processing time: 3-5 bus. days.
Certificate of good standing + embassy legalization: $575 (most embassies). Processing time: depends on the embassy.
FedEx (within the U.S.): free
FedEx International: ( to Eastern Europe and South America)
We email scanned copies before the originals are shipped. 
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