Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Nevada Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

A corporation formed in Nevada that wants to do business in Mississippi files Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services from your Nevada records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

Nevada and Mississippi side by side

	Nevada formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$50	$500 at order
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed with Mississippi
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	April 15
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

How Nevada companies register with Mississippi

We prepare and file Form F0002
It names us as your Mississippi registered agent, with your Nevada name and formation date. If Mississippi wants the Nevada certificate, it is ordered first. Once Mississippi approves it, the Nevada company can do business there.

Your Nevada name and Mississippi's rules

We search Mississippi's records for Nevada's name on file before anything is filed.

Agents: Mississippi and Nevada

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

Yearly filings: Mississippi and Nevada

Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year; Mississippi wants the Annual Report every year ($25). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to Mississippi

An LLC formed in Nevada files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50)). After that come Nevada's periodic report ($350) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Mississippi company in Nevada

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with Nevada files Nevada's registration (no form number) with $425 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions Nevada owners ask about Mississippi

Does my Nevada company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Mississippi issues one to Nevada corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Mississippi registration cost?

$699 at checkout; Mississippi may also want Nevada's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Mississippi?

Our registered agent renewal ($149 a year), Nevada's report (fee set by the state) and Mississippi's report ($25).

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

Yes: the Nevada registered agent stays, and ours covers Mississippi for year one, with a street address there.

Can I form a new Mississippi corporation instead?

Yes, but Nevada keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Mississippi's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Nevada's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

What does a Mississippi company file to register in Nevada?

It files Nevada's registration with $425 in state fees.

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