Foreign registration · Form DOS-1335-f-a

California Corporation Foreign Registration in New York

New York registers a corporation from California as a foreign corporation on Form DOS-1335-f-a, with $225 in state fees. New York may ask for California's Certificate of Status ($5). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations using your California records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

California vs New York: the paperwork

	California formed here	New York registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Form DOS-1335-f-a, Application for Authority (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$5	$225 at order
How it is handled	California: online as a PDF within minutes, or on paper by mail or drop-off in Sacramento	Filed with New York
Paid expedite		24-hour $25, same-day $75, 2-hour $150
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	dos.ny.gov
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years
Due	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually	During the calendar month of authorization to do business in NY, every 2 years
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our New York registered agent

How California companies register with New York

We prepare and file Form DOS-1335-f-a
It lists us as your New York registered agent, next to your California name and formation date. If New York wants the California certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your California corporation is registered with New York.

Will your California name work for New York?

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

Your New York agent and the California one

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

Staying in good standing in California and New York

California wants the Statement of Information (Form SI-550) every year ($25); New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, California to New York

An LLC formed in California files Form DOS-1361-f-a with New York ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20) and New York's Biennial Statement ($9). See the LLC filing.

The other way: New York into California

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

Common questions: California to New York

Does my California company need to register in New York?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: New York issues one to California corporations once the form is approved.

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

$424 at checkout; New York may also want California's Certificate of Status, at extra cost.

How long does the New York registration take?

New York's standard processing takes 7 business days, plus time for California's certificate if New York asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $25, same-day $75.

What are the yearly costs for California and New York?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), California's report ($25) and New York's report ($9, every two years).

What if I don't register with New York?

A California company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does New York require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New York corporation instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New York's Biennial Statement ($9), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550).

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