Foreign registration · no form number

Connecticut Corporation Foreign Registration in Vermont

A corporation formed in Connecticut that wants to do business in Vermont files an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($80), dated within 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Connecticut records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Connecticut and Vermont side by side

	Connecticut formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$80	$155 at order
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	business.ct.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the first annual report	Within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

From Connecticut to Vermont, step by step

Order the Connecticut certificate
The Certificate of Legal Existence ($80) is ordered from Connecticut separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. It comes as a short form ($80) or a long form ($120). Vermont counts 30 days from the day Connecticut issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Vermont registered agent, next to your Connecticut name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Connecticut's certificate is in hand, Vermont's filing goes in. Once Vermont approves it, the Connecticut company can do business there.

First-year cost, Connecticut to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Legal Existence, paid to Connecticut	$80
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Connecticut certificate included	$434

Your Connecticut name and Vermont's rules

If another Vermont company uses the Connecticut name, an alternate name is allowed. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Vermont agent and the Connecticut one

Connecticut and Vermont both call it a registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Connecticut; ours takes Vermont's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Vermont and Connecticut

Each year your corporation files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Connecticut plus Vermont comes to $549 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Vermont

An LLC formed in Connecticut files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50)). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Vermont into Connecticut

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

Common questions: Connecticut to Vermont

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Vermont?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Vermont registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $80 to Connecticut for the Certificate of Legal Existence, $434 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($80), 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, once Connecticut's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Vermont?

$549 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Connecticut and $250 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

Yes: the Connecticut registered agent stays, and ours covers Vermont for year one.

Will Vermont 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 Vermont corporation instead?

Yes, but Connecticut keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($60), and the original keeps Connecticut's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

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

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