Foreign registration · no form number

Connecticut Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

To do business in Nebraska, a corporation formed in Connecticut registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($80). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Connecticut records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Connecticut vs Nebraska: the paperwork

	Connecticut formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	$80	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed online with Nebraska
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	business.ct.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the first annual report	April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

From Connecticut to Nebraska, step by step

Order the Connecticut certificate
The Certificate of Legal Existence ($80) is ordered from Connecticut separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. It comes as a short form ($80) or a long form ($120). Nebraska wants the Connecticut certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, next to your Connecticut name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Connecticut certificate comes first; then the Nebraska filing goes in. Once Nebraska approves it, the Connecticut company can do business there.

Nebraska costs for Connecticut companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Legal Existence, paid to Connecticut	$80
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Connecticut certificate included	$389

Will your Connecticut name work for Nebraska?

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

Your Nebraska agent and the Connecticut one

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; Connecticut says registered agent. Nebraska papers come to us; Connecticut's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Connecticut and Nebraska

Connecticut wants the Annual Report every year ($150); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Nebraska

An LLC formed in Connecticut files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50)). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Nebraska into Connecticut

A corporation formed in Nebraska that registers with Connecticut files Connecticut's registration (no form number) with $385 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Connecticut owners ask about Nebraska

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Nebraska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$309 at checkout plus $80 to Connecticut for the Certificate of Legal Existence, $389 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($80), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Connecticut's report ($150) and Nebraska's report ($52, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

A Connecticut 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 Connecticut registered agent stays, and ours covers Nebraska for year one.

Will Nebraska accept my Connecticut name?

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

Can I form a new Nebraska corporation instead?

Yes, but Connecticut keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26), and the original keeps Connecticut's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

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

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