Foreign registration · no form number

Georgia Corporation Foreign Registration in South Dakota

South Dakota registers a corporation from Georgia as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $750 in state fees. South Dakota also wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10). We file it with the Secretary of State using your Georgia records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Georgia and South Dakota each ask for

	Georgia formed here	South Dakota registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Business Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$750 at order
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed online with South Dakota
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	South Dakota Secretary of State
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	sdsos.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report, fee set by the state, every year
Due	April 1	By the first day of the registration anniversary month each year
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$50 late fee
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Online processing: immediately
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our South Dakota registered agent

How Georgia companies register with South Dakota

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our South Dakota order. South Dakota wants the Georgia certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your South Dakota registered agent, with your Georgia name and formation date and the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Georgia delays the South Dakota filing. After approval, your Georgia corporation is registered with South Dakota.

First-year cost, Georgia to South Dakota

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$750
Certificate of Existence, paid to Georgia	$10
Our service, with a year of South Dakota registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Georgia certificate included	$959

South Dakota's paid expedite is optional and not in the total.

Your Georgia name and South Dakota's rules

If another South Dakota company uses the Georgia name, an alternate name is allowed. South Dakota can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your South Dakota agent and the Georgia one

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

Staying in good standing in Georgia and South Dakota

Georgia wants the Annual Registration every year ($60); South Dakota wants the Annual Report every year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to South Dakota

An LLC formed in Georgia files its own registration with South Dakota ($750 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and South Dakota's Annual Report ($55). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Georgia to South Dakota

Does my Georgia company need to register in South Dakota?

Yes, once a Georgia business operates there; South Dakota law lists 11 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$949 at checkout plus $10 to Georgia for the Certificate of Existence, $959 in all (checkout is $750 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

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

How long does the South Dakota registration take?

South Dakota approves online filings immediately; Georgia's certificate is an instant download, so there is no wait before filing. Paid expedite: $50.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and South Dakota?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Georgia's report ($60) and South Dakota's report (fee set by the state).

What if I don't register with South Dakota?

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

Does South Dakota require a registered agent?

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

Will South Dakota 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 South Dakota corporation instead?

Yes, but Georgia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files South Dakota's Annual Report, and the original keeps Georgia's Annual Registration.

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