Connecticut certificate of good standing
Find the official ordering service and document fees for Connecticut. Your recipient may ask for a certificate of status or existence, a certified filing copy, or an apostille; check which document it needs before ordering.
Open official certificate service ↗Connecticut certificate fees and delivery
Connecticut calls the document a Certificate of Legal Existence. Express certificates cost $50.00 for corporations and LLCs; short-form certificates are $80.00 for corporations and $50.00 for LLCs, and long-form domestic certificates are $120.00 for corporations and $100.00 for LLCs. Online certificates can be delivered electronically; paper requests add delivery time. The certificate confirms SOS filing compliance, not tax clearance.
Certified copies of filed documents
Connecticut charges $40.00 per plain copy and $55.00 per certified copy of a business document. The current fee schedule states a per-document amount rather than a separate per-page price. Electronic records may be viewable or downloadable for free in the public filing history, but a certified copy requires the account-based request and $55.00 fee.
Connecticut apostilles and authentication
Connecticut apostilles are handled through the Secretary of the State Authentication/Apostille service. Use https://portal.ct.gov/sots/business-services/authentication-and-apostille and submit the certified public record, destination-country information, fee, and Hartford in-person or mail instructions. The fee schedule has a separate authentication section, but the reviewed lines did not expose the current amount/timing; the authentication office's current instructions control. An apostille authenticates the signature/seal only.
Which document should you order?
- Proof of current registry standing
- Ask for the state’s certificate of status, existence, or good standing. It is different from a public search result and may not establish tax clearance.
- Proof of what was filed
- Order a certified copy of the specific formation document, amendment, or other filing requested.
- A document for use abroad
- Ask the receiving authority whether it requires an apostille or another form of authentication, and whether it accepts electronic documents.
Check the record before ordering
Confirm the legal name, entity number, and recipient’s required issue date. A missed report or other delinquency may need to be resolved before a certificate can be issued.