Foreign registration · no form number

Illinois Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

To do business in Nebraska, a corporation formed in Illinois registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division from your Illinois records, then serve as your agent for service of process there for year one.

What Illinois and Nebraska each ask for

	Illinois formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	$25	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed online with Nebraska
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	ilsos.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05), $75, every year	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

How Illinois companies register with Nebraska

Order the Illinois certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Illinois separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. Nebraska wants the Illinois certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, next to your Illinois name and formation date, with the certificate attached. With the certificate issued on the spot, nothing from Illinois delays the Nebraska filing. After approval, your Illinois corporation is registered with Nebraska.

Nebraska costs for Illinois companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Illinois	$25
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Illinois certificate included	$334

Will your Illinois name work for Nebraska?

If Nebraska's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Illinois company. We check your exact Illinois name against Nebraska's records before filing.

Your Nebraska agent and the Illinois one

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; Illinois says registered agent. Nebraska papers come to us; Illinois's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Nebraska and Illinois

Illinois wants the Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) every year ($75); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Nebraska

An LLC formed in Illinois files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($25)). After that come Illinois's Limited Liability Company Annual Report (Form LLC-50.1) ($75) and Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Illinois to Nebraska

Does my Illinois company need to register in Nebraska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Nebraska registration cost?

$309 at checkout plus $25 to Illinois for the Certificate of Good Standing, $334 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants it ($25), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Illinois's report ($75) and Nebraska's report ($52, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

An Illinois company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Nebraska can add a penalty of $500 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

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

Will Nebraska accept my Illinois name?

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

Can I form a new Nebraska corporation instead?

Yes, but Illinois keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26), and the original keeps Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05).

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

Illinois companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal to Transact Business in the State of Nebraska; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside Illinois's filings.

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