Foreign registration · Form 326

Georgia Corporation Foreign Registration in Louisiana

Louisiana registers a corporation from Georgia as a foreign corporation on Form 326, with $160 in state fees. Louisiana may ask for Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Division using your Georgia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Georgia and Louisiana each ask for

	Georgia formed here	Louisiana registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Form 326, Application of Foreign Corporation for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$160 at order
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed with Louisiana
Paid expedite		24-hour $35, 2 to 4 hour $60
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	sos.la.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report, $30, every year
Due	April 1	On or before the anniversary of the date authority to do business was issued
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Louisiana registered agent

How Georgia companies register with Louisiana

We prepare and file Form 326
It names us as your Louisiana registered agent, with your Georgia name and formation date. If Louisiana wants the Georgia certificate, it is ordered first. Once Louisiana approves it, the Georgia company can do business there.

Your Georgia name and Louisiana's rules

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

Your Louisiana agent and the Georgia one

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

Yearly filings: Louisiana and Georgia

Each year your corporation files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($30). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus Louisiana comes to $239 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Louisiana

An LLC formed in Georgia files Form 972 with Louisiana ($190 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Louisiana's Annual Report ($35). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Georgia to Louisiana

Does my Georgia company need to register in Louisiana?

Yes, once a Georgia business operates there; Louisiana law lists 10 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Louisiana issues one to Georgia corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Georgia corporation in Louisiana?

$359 at checkout; Louisiana may also want Georgia's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Louisiana?

$239 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $30 to Louisiana for the yearly reports.

What if I don't register with Louisiana?

A Georgia company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does Louisiana require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Louisiana corporation instead?

Yes, but Georgia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Louisiana's Annual Report ($30), and the original keeps Georgia's Annual Registration.

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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