Foreign registration · no form number

Louisiana Corporation Foreign Registration in Nevada

A corporation formed in Louisiana that wants to do business in Nevada files an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada may ask for Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing ($25). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division from your Louisiana records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Louisiana and Nevada side by side

	Louisiana formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	Louisiana Certificate of Good Standing	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$25	$425 at order (filing fee $75 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Louisiana: online or by mail	Filed online with Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Louisiana Secretary of State, Commercial Division	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	sos.la.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $30, every year	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year
Due	On or before the anniversary of the date of incorporation	Last day of the anniversary month of NV qualification
Agent	Your Louisiana registered agent	Our Nevada registered agent

How Louisiana companies register with Nevada

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nevada registered agent, next to your Louisiana name and formation date. If Nevada wants the Louisiana certificate, it is ordered first. Once Nevada approves it, the Louisiana company can do business there.

Your Louisiana name and Nevada's rules

Nevada can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Nevada and Louisiana

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

Yearly filings: Nevada and Louisiana

Louisiana wants the Annual Report every year ($30); Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year. Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Louisiana to Nevada

An LLC formed in Louisiana files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Louisiana's Annual Report ($40) and Nevada's periodic report ($350). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Nevada company in Louisiana

A corporation formed in Nevada that registers with Louisiana files Form 326 with $160 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Louisiana owners ask about Nevada

Does my Louisiana company need to register in Nevada?

Yes, once a Louisiana business operates there; Nevada registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Nevada calls it qualification for Louisiana corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Nevada registration cost?

$624 at checkout; Nevada may also want Louisiana's Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge, plus time for Louisiana's certificate if Nevada asks for it. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for Louisiana and Nevada?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Louisiana's report ($30) and Nevada's report (fee set by the state).

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

Yes: the Louisiana registered agent stays, and ours covers Nevada for year one.

Can I form a new Nevada corporation instead?

Yes, but Louisiana keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, and the original keeps Louisiana's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

Louisiana companies leave by filing a Certificate of Dissolution/Withdrawal; until then, Nevada's report stays due alongside Louisiana's filings.

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