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How to Get a Certificate of Good Standing in Nebraska

Nebraska calls it the Certificate of Good Standing and charges $6.50. Here is how to order it and what must be current first.

At a glance

Document name
Certificate of Good Standing
State fee
$6.50
Online ordering
Yes
Typical turnaround
Online: a Letter of Good Standing at $6.50, which Nebraska describes as immediately available for viewing or printing from your desktop. By post: a Certificate of Good Standing at $10, prepared by staff and sent within 2 to 3 business days of the online order
Issuing office
Nebraska SOS ↗

How to order it

  1. Clear any past-due filings first. The Nebraska SOS will not issue a certificate while you have unpaid tax or an unfiled report. The state-specific requirements are in the points below.
  2. Order it online. Search your LLC in the Nebraska portal, request the certificate, and download it. Link in the table above.
  3. Pay the $6.50 fee. Pay by card at checkout. A small card surcharge usually applies.
  4. Use it inside the recipient's window. The certificate has no state expiration, but banks and other states usually want one dated within the last 30 to 90 days. Order it close to when you need it.

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Full ordering details for Nebraska

ONLY THE $10 CERTIFICATE CARRIES THE STATE SEAL AND THE SECRETARY OF STATE'S SIGNATURE. The $6.50 product is a Letter of Good Standing, an online verification, and Nebraska does not attribute a seal or signature to it.

Processing and expedited tiers: Online: a Letter of Good Standing at $6.50, which Nebraska describes as immediately available for viewing or printing from your desktop. By post: a Certificate of Good Standing at $10, prepared by staff and sent within 2 to 3 business days of the online order

Important to know about Nebraska

  • The Nebraska LLC Biennial Report ($25 online, $30 by paper, due between January 1 and April 1 of odd years) must be current. Corporations file a Biennial Occupation Tax Report ($26 minimum). Missing these is the most common cause of bad standing.
  • Nebraska requires NEWLY FORMED domestic LLCs to publish notice of organization in an approved newspaper for three consecutive weeks and file proof with the SOS ($25 online / $30 mail). The requirement does not reach foreign LLCs registering in Nebraska. Publishing late does not invalidate anything: the statute cures it retroactively once proof is filed.
  • The electronic version is cheaper and faster but some foreign states require the $10 physical paper copy with raised seal. Verify requirements before ordering.

Ordering this to register in another state?

A certificate of good standing from Nebraska is what the new state asks for when your Nebraska LLC registers to do business there. Pick the state you are expanding into to see its exact filing, fee, and process.

Find your state-to-state guide · Registering an out-of-state LLC into Nebraska instead?

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This page provides general information based on publicly available Nebraska Secretary of State requirements. It is not legal advice. Names, fees, and procedures can change. Verify with the Nebraska SOS before ordering.