A Virginia Certified Copy is a copy of a Business Document which includes an endorsement, with an accompanying Certificate or Seal, of the Virginia State Corporation Commission which states that the document is a true copy of the Business Document originally filed with the Virginia State Corporation Commission.  A Certified Copy of a Virginia Business Document also includes the date that the Document was Certified by the Virginia State Corporation Commission.  A Virginia Certified Copy of a Business Document is normally a photocopy.

A Virginia Certified Copy bears the signature of a representative of the VA State Corporation Commission. 

When the Virginia State Corporation Commission issues a Certified Copy of a Corporate Document, this means that the Virginia Certified Copy is a true, accurate and valid copy of the VA Corporate Document that the State Corporation Commission has on file.

A Plain Copy of a Virginia Business Document is just what the name implies.  It is simply a photocopy of a Business Document.  There are no endorsements, stamps or seals on a Plain Copy of a Virginia Business Document.

Most legal, government and financial institutions require Certified Copies of Business Documents rather than Plain Copies when dealing with official matters.

Some of the reasons why you might need a Virginia Certified Copy of your Business Documents:

• Bank loans
• Tax filings
• Foreign Business qualification
• Replace original VA Business Documents
• Provide legal proof of Virginia Business Registration

If you are responsible for the Business records of a Virginia Corporation or a Virginia LLC it is important to retain on file Certified Copies of your Formation Documents - your Articles of Incorporation for Corporations or your Articles of Organization for LLCs; as well as all Amendments to your original Articles.

The Virginia State Corporation Commission issues a Good Standing Certificate ,called a Certificate of Good Standing in VA, to Virginia Corporations and LLCs which are up to date with all administrative requirements.

The Virginia State Corporation Commission will Certify any Business Document which has been filed with that office.  On the other hand, the Virginia State Corporation Commission generally does not Certify Documents which are issued by that office.

So, no the Virginia State Corporation Commission will not Certify a Good Standing Certificate or any other document which is issued by that office.

A Corporation or LLC which is registered in one state and wants to do business in another state must first qualify as a "Foreign Corporation" or a "Foreign LLC" in the state in which it wants to do business. 

For example, a Corporation or LLC that is registered in Virginia wants to do business in California.  The Virginia Corporation or LLC must qualify as a California Foreign Corporation or LLC. 

Some states require a Certified Copy of the formation documents, called Articles of Incorporation for a Corporation or Articles of Organization for an LLC, from the Foreign Corporation's home state. 

We can get your Virginia Certified Copies within 7-10 business days for $45.00 plus state Document fees.

If you need your Virginia Certified Copies quicker we can usually get them from the Virginia State Corporation Commission within 3-5 business days for $114.00 plus state Document fees.  (Our expedited processing fee also includes any additional state fees for the VA State Corporation Commission's expedited process.)

Depending on the Document, the Virginia State Corporation Commission may take longer to Certify Business Documents filed more than around ten years in the past.

We are dependent on, and have no control over, the staff and systems of the Virginia State Corporation Commission.  We get your Virginia Certified Copies order to the VA State Corporation Commission as soon as possible after we receive your order.  Once it is at the state we have no control over Virginia State Corporation Commission processing times.

The processing times specified on this web page are the times it usually takes the Virginia State Corporation Commission to process orders for Certified Copies of Business Documents. 

The total cost of Virginia Certified Copies depends on the total number of pages in the Business Documents that are to be Certified.  The VA State Corporation Commission charges $8.00 for up to five (5) pages for Certified Copies of a Business Document.  The additional price per page for each page beyond the fifth page is $0.40 for most Virginia Business Documents.

We charge a processing fee of $45.00 for our standard processing.  We can usually get your Virginia Certified Copies in 7-10 business days with our standard processing.  With our expedited processing option we can usually get your Virginia Certified Copies within 3-5 business days.

No. We cannot get copies of vital records such as Virginia Birth Certificates or Marriage Licenses. For those kinds of documents you will have to contact the County Clerk in the Virginia County in which the Documents were issued.

If you are ready to order Virginia Certified Copies online now just fill in the form below and click Place Order.  As soon as we receive your order for Virginia Certified Copies we will start processing it immediately.