Georgia Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

North Carolina registers a corporation from Georgia as a foreign corporation on Form B-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina may ask for Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division from your Georgia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Georgia and North Carolina each ask for

	Georgia formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Form B-09, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	sosnc.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	April 1	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: 5 to 10 business days
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

How Georgia companies register with North Carolina

We prepare and file Form B-09
It names us as your North Carolina registered agent, with your Georgia name and formation date. If North Carolina wants the Georgia certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Georgia corporation is registered with North Carolina.

Your Georgia name and North Carolina's rules

North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Your North Carolina agent and the Georgia one

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

Yearly filings: North Carolina and Georgia

Each year your corporation files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus North Carolina comes to $234 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to North Carolina

An LLC formed in Georgia files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Questions Georgia owners ask about North Carolina

Does my Georgia company need to register in North Carolina?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the North Carolina registration cost?

$452 at checkout; North Carolina may also want Georgia's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, plus time for Georgia's certificate if North Carolina asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and North Carolina?

$234 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $25 to North Carolina for the yearly reports.

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

Yes, but Georgia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Georgia's Annual Registration.

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Georgia companies leave by filing Form L-14 ($25); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Georgia's filings.

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