Foreign registration · no form number

California Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

To do business in Connecticut, a corporation formed in California registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for California's Certificate of Status ($5). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division from your California records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

California and Connecticut side by side

	California formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$385 at order
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually	Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Connecticut registered agent

How California companies register with Connecticut

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Connecticut registered agent, next to your California name and formation date. If Connecticut wants the California certificate, it is ordered first. Once Connecticut approves it, the California company can do business there.

Will your California name work for Connecticut?

We search Connecticut's records for California's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Connecticut agent and the California one

Connecticut calls it a registered agent; California says agent for service of process. Your current agent for service of process stays for California; ours takes Connecticut's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Connecticut and California

Each year your corporation files California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). With our $149 registered agent renewal, California plus Connecticut comes to $609 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, California to Connecticut

An LLC formed in California files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Connecticut into California

A corporation formed in Connecticut that registers with California files Form S&DC-S/N with $100 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions California owners ask about Connecticut

Does my California company need to register in Connecticut?

Yes, once a California business operates there; Connecticut registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Connecticut issues one to California corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does it cost to register a California corporation in Connecticut?

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want California's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for California and Connecticut?

$609 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to California and $435 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

Yes: the California agent for service of process stays, and ours covers Connecticut for year one.

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550).

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

California companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside California's filings.

What does a Connecticut company file to register in California?

It files Form S&DC-S/N with $100 in state fees.

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