Foreign registration · no form number

Connecticut Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

A corporation formed in Connecticut that wants to do business in Washington files an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($80), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Connecticut records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Connecticut and Washington each ask for

	Connecticut formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Connecticut Certificate of Legal Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$80	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Connecticut: online, with an express version, or by mail	Filed online with Washington
Office	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	business.ct.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $150, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	Anniversary date of the filing of the first annual report	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Agent	Your Connecticut registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

How Connecticut companies register with Washington

Order the Connecticut certificate
The Certificate of Legal Existence ($80) is ordered from Connecticut separately; it is not part of our Washington order. It comes as a short form ($80) or a long form ($120). Washington counts 60 days from the day Connecticut issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Washington registered agent, with your Connecticut name and formation date and the certificate attached. The Connecticut certificate comes first; then the Washington filing goes in. After approval, your Connecticut corporation is registered with Washington.

Washington costs for Connecticut companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Legal Existence, paid to Connecticut	$80
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Connecticut certificate included	$479

Your Connecticut name and Washington's rules

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Agents: Washington and Connecticut

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

Staying in good standing in Connecticut and Washington

Each year your corporation files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Connecticut plus Washington comes to $369 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Connecticut to Washington

An LLC formed in Connecticut files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($50)). After that come Connecticut's Annual Report ($80) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Washington into Connecticut

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

Questions Connecticut owners ask about Washington

Does my Connecticut company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Washington registration cost?

$399 at checkout plus $80 to Connecticut for the Certificate of Legal Existence, $479 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Connecticut's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants Connecticut's Certificate of Legal Existence ($80), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Connecticut and Washington?

$369 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $150 to Connecticut and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Connecticut keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Connecticut's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

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

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