Foreign registration · Form DOS-1335-f-a

Illinois Corporation Foreign Registration in New York

A corporation formed in Illinois that wants to do business in New York files Form DOS-1335-f-a, with $225 in state fees. New York may ask for Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Department of State, Division of Corporations from your Illinois records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Illinois and New York each ask for

	Illinois formed here	New York registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Form DOS-1335-f-a, Application for Authority (Foreign Business Corporation)
State fee	$25	$225 at order
How it is handled	Illinois: online as an instant PDF, printed from the receipt page or sent by email link	Filed with New York
Paid expedite		24-hour $25, same-day $75, 2-hour $150
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations
Official page	ilsos.gov	dos.ny.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05), $75, every year	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	During the calendar month of authorization to do business in NY, every 2 years
Turnaround	Certificate issued instantly online	Standard processing: 7 business days
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our New York registered agent

How Illinois companies register with New York

We prepare and file Form DOS-1335-f-a
It lists us as your New York registered agent, next to your Illinois name and formation date. If New York wants the Illinois certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Illinois corporation is registered with New York.

Your Illinois name and New York's rules

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

Your New York agent and the Illinois one

Illinois and New York both call it a registered agent. New York papers come to us; Illinois's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Illinois and New York

Illinois wants the Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) every year ($75); New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to New York

An LLC formed in Illinois files Form DOS-1361-f-a with New York ($250 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 New York's Biennial Statement ($9). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Illinois to New York

Does my Illinois company need to register in New York?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: New York issues one to Illinois corporations once the form is approved.

How much does it cost to register an Illinois corporation in New York?

$424 at checkout; New York may also want Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the New York registration take?

New York's standard processing takes 7 business days, plus time for Illinois's certificate if New York asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $25, same-day $75.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and New York?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Illinois's report ($75) and New York's report ($9, every two years).

What if I don't register with New York?

An Illinois company cannot sue in court there until it registers.

Does New York require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new New York corporation instead?

Yes, but Illinois keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files New York's Biennial Statement ($9), and the original keeps Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05).

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