Hawaii Corporation Foreign Registration in Nevada

To do business in Nevada, a corporation formed in Hawaii registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada may ask for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division using your Hawaii records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Hawaii and Nevada each ask for

	Hawaii formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$5	$425 at order (filing fee $75 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed online with Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the corporation was incorporated	Last day of the anniversary month of NV qualification
Late yearly filing	$100 late fee	$175 late fee
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Nevada registered agent

How Hawaii companies register with Nevada

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

Will your Hawaii name work for Nevada?

Nevada can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Nevada agent and the Hawaii one

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

Staying in good standing in Hawaii and Nevada

Hawaii wants the Annual Report every year ($15); Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Nevada

An LLC formed in Hawaii files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Nevada's periodic report ($350). See the LLC filing.

Questions Hawaii owners ask about Nevada

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Nevada?

Yes, once a Hawaii business operates there; Nevada registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Nevada calls it qualification for Hawaii corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Nevada registration cost?

$624 at checkout; Nevada may also want Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate, at extra cost.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge, plus time for Hawaii's certificate if Nevada asks for it. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Nevada?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Hawaii's report ($15) and Nevada's report (fee set by the state).

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

Yes: the Hawaii registered agent stays, and ours covers Nevada for year one.

Can I form a new Nevada corporation instead?

Yes, but Hawaii keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, and the original keeps Hawaii's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

Hawaii companies leave by filing a Certificate of Dissolution/Withdrawal; until then, Nevada's report stays due alongside Hawaii's filings.

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