Foreign registration · no form number

California Corporation Foreign Registration in Vermont

A corporation formed in California that wants to do business in Vermont files an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for California's Certificate of Status ($5), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your California records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

California vs Vermont: the paperwork

	California formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	California Certificate of Status	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$155 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 Vermont
Office	California Secretary of State, Business Entities	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	bizfileonline.sos.ca.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually	Within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: less than one business day
Agent	Your California agent for service of process	Our Vermont registered agent

From California to Vermont, step by step

Order the California certificate
The Certificate of Status ($5) is ordered from California separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. An instant California certificate reaches Vermont only hours old, well inside the limit of 30 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Vermont registered agent, with your California name and formation date and the certificate attached. California issues the certificate instantly, so the Vermont filing can go in the same day. After approval, your California corporation is registered with Vermont.

First-year cost, California to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Status, paid to California	$5
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, California certificate included	$359

Your California name and Vermont's rules

If Vermont's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the California company. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Vermont and California

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

Staying in good standing in California and Vermont

Each year your corporation files California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, California plus Vermont comes to $424 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, California to Vermont

An LLC formed in California files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Status ($5)). After that come California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Vermont company in California

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

Questions California owners ask about Vermont

Does my California company need to register in Vermont?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Vermont calls it registration for California corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Vermont registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $5 to California for the Certificate of Status, $359 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need California's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants California's Certificate of Status ($5), no more than 30 days old at filing.

How long does the Vermont registration take?

Vermont's online processing takes less than one business day; California's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing.

What are the yearly costs for California and Vermont?

$424 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to California and $250 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont 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 Vermont corporation instead?

Yes, but California keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($60), and the original keeps California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550).

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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