Foreign registration · no form number

Illinois Corporation Foreign Registration in Washington

To do business in Washington, a corporation formed in Illinois registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $200 in state fees. Washington also asks for Illinois's Certificate of Good Standing ($25), no older than 60 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division using your Illinois records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Illinois and Washington side by side

	Illinois formed here	Washington registering here
Document	Illinois Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign Registration Statement (Profit types) (no form number)
State fee	$25	$200 at order (filing fee $180 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 Washington
Office	Illinois Secretary of State, Department of Business Services, Limited Liability Division	Washington Secretary of State, Corporations & Charities Division
Official page	ilsos.gov	sos.wa.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 60 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05), $75, every year	Annual Report, $70, every year
Due	Before the first day of the entity's anniversary month each year	Last day of the month of WA certificate of authority
Agent	Your Illinois registered agent	Our Washington registered agent

From Illinois to Washington, step by step

Order the Illinois certificate
The Certificate of Good Standing ($25) is ordered from Illinois separately; it is not part of our Washington order. An instant Illinois certificate reaches Washington only hours old, well inside the limit of 60 days.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Washington registered agent, with your Illinois name and formation date and the certificate attached. Illinois issues the certificate instantly, so the Washington filing can go in the same day. Once Washington approves it, the Illinois company can do business there.

First-year cost, Illinois to Washington

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$200
Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Illinois	$25
Our service, with a year of Washington registered agent service	$199
First-year total, Illinois certificate included	$424

Will your Illinois name work for Washington?

Washington can hold a name for $30 before you file.

Your Washington agent and the Illinois one

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

Staying in good standing in Illinois and Washington

Each year your corporation files Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05) ($75) and Washington's Annual Report ($70). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Illinois plus Washington comes to $294 a year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Illinois to Washington

An LLC formed in Illinois files its own registration with Washington ($200 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 Washington's Annual Report ($70). See the LLC filing.

Common questions: Illinois to Washington

Does my Illinois company need to register in Washington?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Washington calls it registration for Illinois corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

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

$399 at checkout plus $25 to Illinois for the Certificate of Good Standing, $424 in all (checkout is $200 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Illinois's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Washington wants it ($25), no more than 60 days old at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Illinois and Washington?

$294 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $75 to Illinois and $70 to Washington for the yearly reports.

Does Washington require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Washington corporation instead?

Yes, but Illinois keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Washington's Annual Report ($70), and the original keeps Illinois's Annual Report (Form BCA 14.05).

How do I withdraw from Washington later?

Illinois companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal; until then, Washington's report stays due alongside Illinois's filings.

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