Virginia Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Fact of Existence
Virginia Certificate of Good Standing
Virginia corporations receive a Certificate of Good Standing, while LLCs and LPs receive a Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration, both issued by the State Corporation Commission.
Order a Virginia CertificateOfficial Virginia document
Official name: Certificate of Good Standing (corporations); Certificate of Fact of Existence/Registration (LLCs, LPs)
Issuing office: Virginia State Corporation Commission (SCC)
Commonly requested for closings, lender due diligence, banking, foreign qualification, and compliance reviews.
Information typically needed
- Exact legal business name
- Virginia SCC ID number, when available
- Entity type (corporation, LLC, LP)
- Requested deadline and delivery requirements
Virginia-specific note
Virginia is not a Secretary of State jurisdiction — the SCC is the correct issuing office, and the certificate name depends on entity type.
Need the Virginia certificate handled for you?
Signature Filings can retrieve the appropriate state-issued certificate and deliver it electronically according to the selected processing option.
Start OrderLast reviewed July 6, 2026. Signature Filings is a private third-party document retrieval service and is not affiliated with the Virginia State Corporation Commission.