Foreign registration · no form number

Illinois Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

A corporation formed in Illinois that wants to do business in Connecticut files an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division using your Illinois records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Illinois and Connecticut each ask for

	Illinois formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$385 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	ilsos.gov	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05), $75, every year	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Illinois to Connecticut, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Connecticut registered agent, with your Illinois name and formation date. If Connecticut wants the Illinois certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Illinois corporation is registered with Connecticut.

Will your Illinois name work for Connecticut?

We search Connecticut's records for Illinois's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Connecticut and Illinois

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

Yearly filings: Connecticut and Illinois

Each year your corporation files Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Illinois plus Connecticut comes to $659 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Connecticut

An LLC formed in Illinois files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

Questions Illinois owners ask about Connecticut

Does my Illinois company need to register in Connecticut?

Yes, once an Illinois business operates there; Connecticut registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Connecticut issues one to Illinois corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does the Connecticut registration cost?

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Connecticut?

$659 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to Illinois and $435 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

Yes: the Illinois registered agent stays, and ours covers Connecticut for year one.

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but Illinois keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05).

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

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

How do I get an Illinois certificate of good standing?

Illinois issues the Certificate of Good Standing online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link ($25).

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