Foreign registration · no form number

Georgia Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

To do business in Washington, a corporation formed in Georgia registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), dated within 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division from your Georgia records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Georgia and Washington each ask for

	Georgia formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Georgia Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$200 at order (filing fee $180 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Georgia: online as a PDF, processed immediately with no expedite fee	Filed online with Washington
Office	Georgia Secretary of State, Corporations Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	ecorp.sos.ga.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Registration, $60, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	April 1	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Late yearly filing	$25 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Georgia registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

From Georgia to Washington, step by step

Order the Georgia certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from Georgia separately; it is not part of our Washington order. An instant Georgia certificate reaches Washington only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Washington registered agent, with your Georgia name and formation date and the certificate attached. Georgia issues the certificate instantly, so the Washington filing can go in the same day. Once Washington approves it, the Georgia company can do business there.

First-year cost, Georgia to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Existence, paid to Georgia	$10
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Georgia certificate included	$409

Will your Georgia name work for Washington?

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Agents: Washington and Georgia

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

Staying in good standing in Georgia and Washington

Each year your corporation files Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Georgia plus Washington comes to $279 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Georgia to Washington

An LLC formed in Georgia files its own registration with Washington ($200 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come Georgia's Annual Registration ($60) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Georgia to Washington

Does my Georgia company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Washington calls it registration for Georgia corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$399 at checkout plus $10 to Georgia for the Certificate of Existence, $409 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Georgia's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants Georgia's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Georgia and Washington?

$279 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $60 to Georgia and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Georgia keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Georgia's Annual Registration.

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

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

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