Foreign registration · no form number

California Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

Nebraska registers a corporation from California as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants California's Certificate of Status ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your California records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

What California and Nebraska each ask for

	California formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	$5	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed online with Nebraska
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually	April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

From California to Nebraska, step by step

Order the California certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from California separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the California certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, with your California name and formation date and the certificate attached. California issues the certificate instantly, so the Nebraska filing can go in the same day. Once Nebraska approves it, the California company can do business there.

Nebraska costs for California companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Status, paid to California	$5
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, California certificate included	$314

Your California name and Nebraska's rules

If another Nebraska company uses the California name, an alternate name is allowed. We search Nebraska's records for California's name on file before anything is filed.

Your Nebraska agent and the California one

California and Nebraska both call it an agent for service of process. Nebraska papers come to us; California's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in California and Nebraska

California wants the Statement of Information (Form SI-550) every year ($25); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, California to Nebraska

An LLC formed in California files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20) and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Nebraska into California

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

Common questions: California to Nebraska

Does my California company need to register in Nebraska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Nebraska registration cost?

$309 at checkout plus $5 to California for the Certificate of Status, $314 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need California's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants California's Certificate of Status ($5), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for California and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($25) and Nebraska's report ($52, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

A California company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Nebraska can add a penalty of $500 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

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

Will Nebraska accept my California name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its California name at home.

Can I form a new Nebraska corporation instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550).

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

California companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal to Transact Business in the State of Nebraska; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside California's filings.

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