Foreign registration · no form number

Georgia Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

To do business in Connecticut, a corporation formed in Georgia registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division from your Georgia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Georgia and Connecticut side by side

	Georgia formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$385 at order
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due	April 1	Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Georgia to Connecticut, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Connecticut registered agent, next to your Georgia name and formation date. If Connecticut wants the Georgia certificate, it is ordered first. Once Connecticut approves it, the Georgia company can do business there.

Your Georgia name and Connecticut's rules

We check your exact Georgia name against Connecticut's records before filing.

Your Connecticut agent and the Georgia one

Georgia and Connecticut both call it a registered agent. Connecticut papers come to us; Georgia's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Connecticut and Georgia

Each year your corporation files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus Connecticut comes to $644 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Connecticut

An LLC formed in Georgia files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

Questions Georgia owners ask about Connecticut

Does my Georgia company need to register in Connecticut?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want Georgia's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Connecticut?

$644 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $435 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but Georgia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Georgia's Annual Registration.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

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

How do I get a Georgia certificate of good standing?

Georgia issues the Certificate of Existence online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee ($10).

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