Delaware Corporate Apostille · Division of Corporations, Dover
Delaware Certificate of Good Standing Apostille.
One Request. Certificate and Apostille Together.
A foreign bank, registry or acquirer asked for an apostilled Certificate of Good Standing. We order the certificate and the apostille from Dover in a single request, so you skip the two-stage wait and the common rejections.
Delaware At a Glance
Fees and speed, published
- ✓ Short form Certificate of Status: $50 state fee
- ✓ Long form Good Standing: $175 state fee
- ✓ Delaware apostille: $30 per document
- ✓ Our service: $149.95 Economy, $199.95 Express
- ✓ Routine in days. Expedites to 24-hour, same-day, 2-hour and 1-hour
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State fees charged at cost, no markup. Prefer to talk? Call (978) 424-4629
$50
Short form state fee
$175
Long form state fee
$30
Delaware apostille fee
1 hr
Fastest Dover expedite
Pick the Right Version
What a Certificate of Good Standing proves
Delaware issues two versions and receiving institutions are picky. When in doubt, forward us the request language and we confirm before ordering.
$50 state fee
Short Form Certificate of Status
- ✓ Confirms your company exists and is in good standing
- ✓ The version most foreign banks accept for account opening
- ✓ Fastest and cheapest option when the recipient does not specify
$175 state fee
Long Form Certificate of Good Standing
- ✓ Adds the company’s full filing history
- ✓ Often demanded by foreign registries and acquirers’ counsel in due diligence
- ✓ Each filed document is certified separately under Delaware rules
Why It Matters
Why the apostille is not optional
A Good Standing certificate is a domestic document. The apostille is what makes it valid abroad under the Hague Convention. Skip it and the recipient sends everything back.
Foreign banks
Corporate account opening in Germany, the Netherlands, Luxembourg, Singapore and Hong Kong. Usually the short form, always apostilled.
Foreign registries
Recording a branch or subsidiary from Lisbon to Dubai. Registries often demand the long form with filing history.
Tenders and acquirers
Government bid packages and M&A due diligence. Acquirers’ counsel routinely require apostilled long form certificates.
Relocating founders often pair corporate documents with personal apostilles like an FBI background check or a birth certificate. One order covers both.
How It Works
One request to Dover, four steps total
Most services order the certificate, wait, then start the apostille. Delaware’s own request form lets both issue together when you declare the destination country up front. That is the advantage almost everyone misses.
Tell us the request
Forward the recipient’s exact language or apply online. We confirm short form vs long form before anything is ordered.
We build the Dover request
Correct certificate type, separate certifications where required, destination country declared, fees calculated.
Certificate + apostille issue together
The Division of Corporations processes both in one pass, with any expedite tier applied.
Tracked delivery anywhere
Straight to you, your counsel or the foreign institution, with certified translation attached when required.
Need It Faster?
Delaware’s expedite menu, decoded
Routine orders complete within days. When a closing date is set, Delaware sells speed in tiers and we manage the submission windows for you.
| Speed | State surcharge | Good to know |
|---|---|---|
| Routine | Included | Typically complete within days, door to door |
| 24-hour | $40 to $60 | Issued the next business day |
| Same-day | $50 to $80 | Submit by early afternoon |
| 2-hour Priority | $500 | For same-day closings |
| 1-hour Priority | $1,000 | The fastest Dover offers |
Our service fee stays the same: $149.95 Economy or $199.95 Express per document, state fees at cost. Additional certified documents run $50 each plus $2 per page. See pricing and process.
Beyond Good Standing
The rest of the Delaware corporate stack
Everything below rides the same one-request process, in the same package.
Delaware rejects remote notarization
Board resolutions and incumbency certificates need a wet-ink Delaware notary signature before the state will act. Remote and electronic notarizations are rejected outright. We route every document through the correct path the first time.
The franchise tax trap
A Delaware entity that has missed a franchise tax payment or an annual report is not in good standing, and the Division will not certify otherwise. We flag this before you pay state fees, so you fix the tax first and order the certificate once.
Where These Documents Go
Where Delaware corporate documents travel most
Hague countries accept the apostille directly. Non-Hague destinations like the UAE and Qatar need authentication plus embassy legalization, and we manage that full chain.
Different destination? Tell us where it goes and we confirm the exact path before you pay.
Avoid Rejection
Common mistakes that stall Delaware apostilles
Corporate apostilles fail for small, avoidable reasons. We pre-screen every order against these five before anything goes to Dover.
- 01
Wrong version ordered
The bank wanted a $50 short form, the registry wanted a $175 long form. Ordering blind means paying twice.
- 02
Destination country not declared
Delaware requires the destination up front. Leave it off and the apostille cannot issue with the certificate.
- 03
Remote notarization used
Delaware rejects remote and electronic notarization on the apostille path. Wet ink only.
- 04
Franchise tax unpaid
No certificate issues until the franchise tax and annual report are current.
- 05
Two-stage ordering
Ordering the certificate first and the apostille second doubles the wait. One Dover request handles both.
Questions, Answered
Delaware Good Standing apostille FAQs
An official certificate from the Delaware Division of Corporations confirming your company exists and is in good standing. Delaware issues a $50 short form Certificate of Status and a $175 long form with full filing history.
Ask the receiving institution. Banks typically accept the short form. Registries and acquirers’ counsel often demand the long form with filing history. Forward us the request language and we confirm before ordering.
$149.95 Economy or $199.95 Express per document for our service, which includes the apostille handling. State certificate fees are charged at cost with no markup: $50 short form, $175 long form, $30 per apostille.
Yes. Delaware’s request form allows ordering both on the same submission when the destination country is declared. That is our standard process and it removes an entire round trip.
Routine orders complete within days. Dover offers 24-hour, same-day, 2-hour ($500) and 1-hour ($1,000) expedite tiers, and we manage the submission windows.
Apostilles follow the document, not the business. A Delaware-issued certificate is apostilled by Delaware, no matter where you operate.
Certificates of Incorporation and Formation, amendments, mergers, dissolutions, annual reports and special certificates. Additional certified documents run $50 each plus $2 per page.
Yes, through the notarization path. Delaware requires a wet-ink notary signature and rejects remote and electronic notarization outright.
Delaware will not issue the certificate until the franchise tax or annual report is current. We flag this before you pay state fees.
Not for the apostille. Logistics differ slightly, and we deliver directly to foreign banks, registries or your counsel abroad.
Delaware issues an authentication instead, followed by U.S. Department of State certification and legalization at the destination country’s embassy. We manage the full chain.
One request to Dover. One tracked package back.
Send us the request language from your bank, registry or counsel. We confirm the version, the path and the timeline before you pay anything.