Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Connecticut Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Connecticut that wants to do business in Rhode Island files Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($80). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your Connecticut records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What Connecticut and Rhode Island each ask for

	Connecticut formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$80	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	business.ct.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the first annual report	May 1
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From Connecticut to Rhode Island, step by step

Order the Connecticut certificate
The Certificate of Legal Existence ($80) is ordered from Connecticut separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. It comes as a short form ($80) or a long form ($120). Rhode Island wants the Connecticut certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form 150
It lists us as your Rhode Island resident agent, next to your Connecticut name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Connecticut certificate comes first; then the Rhode Island filing goes in. After approval, your Connecticut corporation is registered with Rhode Island.

Rhode Island costs for Connecticut companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$319
Certificate of Legal Existence, paid to Connecticut	$80
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Connecticut certificate included	$598

Your Connecticut name and Rhode Island's rules

If another Rhode Island company uses the Connecticut name, an alternate name is allowed. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Agents: Rhode Island and Connecticut

Rhode Island calls it a resident agent; Connecticut says registered agent. Rhode Island papers come to us; Connecticut's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Connecticut and Rhode Island

Each year your corporation files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Connecticut plus Rhode Island comes to $349 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Connecticut files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50)). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Rhode Island company in Connecticut

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

Common questions: Connecticut to Rhode Island

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a Connecticut business operates there; Rhode Island law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Rhode Island issues one to Connecticut corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

$518 at checkout plus $80 to Connecticut for the Certificate of Legal Existence, $598 in all (checkout is $319 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

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

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Rhode Island?

$349 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $150 to Connecticut and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

Yes: the Connecticut registered agent stays, and ours covers Rhode Island for year one, with a street address there.

Will Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Connecticut keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50), and the original keeps Connecticut's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

Connecticut companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Rhode Island's report stays due alongside Connecticut's filings.

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