Foreign registration · no form number

California Corporation Foreign Registration in Nevada

A corporation formed in California that wants to do business in Nevada files an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada may ask for California's Certificate of Status ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division using your California records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What California and Nevada each ask for

	California formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$5	$425 at order (filing fee $75 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 Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually	Last day of the anniversary month of NV qualification
Late yearly filing	$250 late fee	$175 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Nevada registered agent

How California companies register with Nevada

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nevada registered agent, next to your California name and formation date. If Nevada wants the California certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your California corporation is registered with Nevada.

Your California name and Nevada's rules

Nevada can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Nevada agent and the California one

Nevada calls it a registered agent; California says agent for service of process. Nevada papers come to us; California's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in California and Nevada

California wants the Statement of Information (Form SI-550) every year ($25); Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, California to Nevada

An LLC formed in California files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20) and Nevada's periodic report ($350). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Nevada into California

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

Common questions: California to Nevada

Does my California company need to register in Nevada?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Nevada calls it qualification for California corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Nevada registration cost?

$624 at checkout; Nevada may also want California's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge, plus time for California's certificate if Nevada asks for it. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for California and Nevada?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($25) and Nevada's report (fee set by the state).

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Nevada corporation instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550).

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

California companies leave by filing a Certificate of Dissolution/Withdrawal; until then, Nevada's report stays due alongside California's filings.

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