Register Your Company in Another State

When a company formed in one state does business in another, the second state asks it to register there as a foreign company. Depending on the state it is called foreign qualification, a certificate of authority or a foreign registration statement.

Our service is $199 plus the state's filing fee, which we show on every page before you order. Arizona, Maine, Maryland and Texas also require an expedite at checkout; it is its own line and part of the total. The first year of registered agent service in the new state is included; after that it renews at $149 a year.

Many states ask for a certificate of good standing from the state the company was formed in, often dated within a set number of days. Each filing page names the certificate, its fee and the age rule for your two states.

Yes, once your company does business there. An office, staff, or regular sales and contracts in a state usually mean registering; each state page lists the activities its law says do not count on their own.

Most states bar an unregistered company from suing in their courts until it registers, and some add fines or back fees. Each state page lists its own rule.

Each state sets its own processing time, and some offer paid expedite (Arizona, Maine, Maryland and Texas require it at checkout). The filing page for your two states shows both, plus any wait for the home-state certificate.

Registered agent service renews at $149 a year, plus the new state's own annual report fee where it has one. Your home state's filings continue as before.

Yes. A registered foreign company keeps a registered agent in each state where it is registered. Ours is included for the first year.

You can, but it is a separate company with its own formation, reports and agent, while the original keeps its home-state filings. Foreign registration keeps one company registered in both states.

File the state's withdrawal or cancellation form; until then its yearly filings stay due. Each state page names the form.