Updated September 7, 2026. Quick answer: In Wyoming, this document is called a Certificate of Existence/Evidence/Good Standing (the online portal itself is branded “Certificate of Good Standing”), issued by the Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division. Free ($0) when obtained online through the self-service portal, or $20.00 when obtained via the formal/paper request path – per the official Wyoming SOS Business Division Filing Fee Schedule PDF (effective July 1, 2026) fetched and read in full this session, which lists “Certificate of Existence/Evidence/Good Standing…..$20.00” and separately notes in a highlighted callout: “Certificates of Good Standing may be obtained online at no cost at the following URL: https://wyobiz.wyo.gov.”
What it’s called and who issues it
Wyoming calls this document a Certificate of Existence/Evidence/Good Standing (the online portal itself is branded “Certificate of Good Standing”), issued by the Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division.
The fee
| Standard fee | $0 |
| Full fee detail | Free ($0) when obtained online through the self-service portal, or $20.00 when obtained via the formal/paper request path – per the official Wyoming SOS Business Division Filing Fee Schedule PDF (effective July 1, 2026) fetched and read in full this session, which lists “Certificate of Existence/Evidence/Good Standing…..$20.00” and separately notes in a highlighted callout: “Certificates of Good Standing may be obtained online at no cost at the following URL: https://wyobiz.wyo.gov.” |
| Expedited/rush fee | The same fee schedule lists a same-business-day expedited filing service at $1,400.00 and a next-business-day option at $700.00, though these are general expedited-filing rates rather than certificate-specific line items. |
| Fee confirmed | $0 as read directly from the state’s own site or fee schedule this session. |
How fast you can get it
Free and effectively instant self-service through the wyobiz.wyo.gov portal by entering the business filing ID – no fee and no processing delay for the online version; the $20 fee only applies to a manually processed/paper certificate.
What makes this state different
Wyoming is the only state in this batch that gives away its Certificate of Good Standing entirely free online via self-service, charging the $20 fee only for a manually processed paper version.
| Fee/process source | Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division |
| Agency business-filings site | Wyoming Wyoming Secretary of State, Business Division business filings |
| Confidence | High |
Every fee on this page was read directly from the state’s own Secretary of State (or equivalent agency) site or fee-schedule PDF this session, or, where that site blocked automated access, from an archived snapshot of the same official document or independently cross-checked legal-directory sources (disclosed below). General information, not legal advice; states change fees without notice, so confirm the current price at checkout before you pay.