Foreign registration · Form S&DC-S/N

Georgia Corporation Foreign Registration in California

California registers a corporation from Georgia as a foreign corporation on Form S&DC-S/N, with $100 in state fees. California may ask for Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Entities from your Georgia records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

Georgia and California side by side

	Georgia formed here	California registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Form S&DC-S/N, Statement and Designation by Foreign Corporation
State fee	$10	$100 at order
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed with California
Paid expedite		24-hour $350, same-day $750
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	California Secretary of State, Business Entities
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	sos.ca.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Statement of Information (Form SI-550), $25, every year
Due	April 1	Last day of the corporation's registration-anniversary month, annually
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$250 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: 5 days or less
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our California agent for service of process

How Georgia companies register with California

We prepare and file Form S&DC-S/N
It lists us as your California agent for service of process, next to your Georgia name and formation date. If California wants the Georgia certificate, it is ordered first. Once California approves it, the Georgia company can do business there.

Will your Georgia name work for California?

If California's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Georgia company. California can hold a name for 60 days for $10 before you file.

Agents: California and Georgia

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

Yearly filings: California and Georgia

Each year your corporation files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25). With our $149 agent for service of process renewal, Georgia plus California comes to $234 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to California

An LLC formed in Georgia files Form LLC-5 with California ($70 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and California's Statement of Information (Form LLC-12) ($20). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Georgia to California

Does my Georgia company need to register in California?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the California registration cost?

$299 at checkout; California may also want Georgia's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the California registration take?

California's online processing takes 5 days or less, plus time for Georgia's certificate if California asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $350, same-day $750.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and California?

$234 a year: our $149 agent for service of process renewal, $60 to Georgia and $25 to California for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with California?

California can charge a Georgia company a penalty of $20 a day.

Does California require a registered agent?

Yes: the Georgia registered agent stays, and ours covers California for year one.

Will California accept my Georgia name?

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

Can I form a new California corporation instead?

Yes, but Georgia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files California's Statement of Information (Form SI-550) ($25), and the original keeps Georgia's Annual Registration.

How do I withdraw from California later?

Georgia companies leave by filing Form CORP-SURC, Certificate of Surrender; until then, California's report stays due alongside Georgia's filings.

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