Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Georgia Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

Rhode Island registers a corporation from Georgia as a foreign corporation on Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your Georgia records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

Georgia and Rhode Island side by side

	Georgia formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$10	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	April 1	May 1
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Georgia companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the Georgia certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form 150
It lists us as your Rhode Island resident agent, next to your Georgia name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Georgia delays the Rhode Island filing. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Georgia company can do business there.

Rhode Island costs for Georgia companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$319
Certificate of Existence, paid to Georgia	$10
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Georgia certificate included	$528

Will your Georgia name work for Rhode Island?

If Rhode Island's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Georgia company. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Agents: Rhode Island and Georgia

Rhode Island calls it a resident agent; Georgia says registered agent. Rhode Island papers come to us; Georgia's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Georgia

Each year your corporation files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50). With our $149 resident agent renewal, Georgia plus Rhode Island comes to $259 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Georgia files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Georgia to Rhode Island

Does my Georgia company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a Georgia business operates there; Rhode Island law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$518 at checkout plus $10 to Georgia for the Certificate of Existence, $528 in all (checkout is $319 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Rhode Island?

$259 a year: our $149 resident agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $50 to Rhode Island for the yearly reports.

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

Yes: the Georgia registered agent stays, and ours covers Rhode Island for year one, with a street address there.

Will Rhode Island 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 Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Georgia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50), and the original keeps Georgia's Annual Registration.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

Georgia companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Rhode Island's report stays due alongside Georgia's filings.

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