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Hawaii Corporation Foreign Registration in Vermont

Vermont registers a corporation from Hawaii as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for Hawaii's Good Standing Certificate ($5), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Hawaii records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Hawaii and Vermont side by side

	Hawaii formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	Hawaii Good Standing Certificate	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$5	$155 at order
How it is handled	Hawaii: online	Filed online with Vermont
Office	Hawaii Department of Commerce and Consumer Affairs (DCCA), Business Registration Division	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	cca.hawaii.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $15, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	Last day of the quarter in which the corporation was incorporated	Within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Agent	Your Hawaii registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

How Hawaii companies register with Vermont

Order the Hawaii certificate
The Good Standing Certificate ($5) is ordered from Hawaii separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Vermont counts 30 days from the day Hawaii issues it, so the order goes in shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Vermont registered agent, next to your Hawaii name and formation date, with the certificate attached. The Hawaii certificate comes first; then the Vermont filing goes in. Once Vermont approves it, the Hawaii company can do business there.

First-year cost, Hawaii to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Good Standing Certificate, paid to Hawaii	$5
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Hawaii certificate included	$359

Will your Hawaii name work for Vermont?

If Vermont's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Hawaii company. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Vermont and Hawaii

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

Yearly filings: Vermont and Hawaii

Each year your corporation files Hawaii's Annual Report ($15) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Hawaii plus Vermont comes to $414 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Hawaii to Vermont

An LLC formed in Hawaii files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Good Standing Certificate ($5)). After that come Hawaii's Domestic Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form C5) ($12.50) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). See the LLC filing.

Questions Hawaii owners ask about Vermont

Does my Hawaii company need to register in Vermont?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Vermont calls it registration for Hawaii corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Vermont registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $5 to Hawaii for the Good Standing Certificate, $359 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Hawaii's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants it ($5), no more than 30 days old at filing.

How long does the Vermont registration take?

Vermont's online processing takes less than one business day, once Hawaii's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for Hawaii and Vermont?

$414 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $15 to Hawaii and $250 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont accept my Hawaii name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Hawaii name at home.

Can I form a new Vermont corporation instead?

Yes, but Hawaii keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($60), and the original keeps Hawaii's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

Hawaii companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Vermont's report stays due alongside Hawaii's filings.

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