Nevada Corporation Foreign Registration in North Carolina

North Carolina registers a corporation from Nevada as a foreign corporation on Form B-09, with $253 in state fees. North Carolina may ask for Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50). We file it with the Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division from your Nevada records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Nevada and North Carolina each ask for

	Nevada formed here	North Carolina registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Form B-09, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$50	$253 at order (filing fee $250 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed with North Carolina
Paid expedite		24-hour $100, same-day $200
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	sosnc.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	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our North Carolina registered agent

From Nevada to North Carolina, step by step

We prepare and file Form B-09
It names us as your North Carolina registered agent, with your Nevada name and formation date. If North Carolina wants the Nevada certificate, it is ordered first. Once North Carolina approves it, the Nevada company can do business there.

Will your Nevada name work for North Carolina?

North Carolina can hold a name for $10 before you file.

Your North Carolina agent and the Nevada one

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

Staying in good standing in Nevada and North Carolina

Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year; North Carolina wants the Annual Report every year ($25). The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to North Carolina

An LLC formed in Nevada files Form L-09 with North Carolina ($253 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50)). After that come Nevada's periodic report ($350) and North Carolina's Annual Report ($200). See the LLC filing.

Registering a North Carolina company in Nevada

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

Common questions: Nevada to North Carolina

Does my Nevada company need to register in North Carolina?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does it cost to register a Nevada corporation in North Carolina?

$452 at checkout; North Carolina may also want Nevada's Certificate of Existence, at extra cost.

How long does the North Carolina registration take?

North Carolina's standard processing takes 5 to 10 business days, plus time for Nevada's certificate if North Carolina asks for it. Paid expedite: 24-hour $100, same-day $200.

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and North Carolina?

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

Does North Carolina require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new North Carolina corporation instead?

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

How do I withdraw from North Carolina later?

Nevada companies leave by filing Form L-14 ($25); until then, North Carolina's report stays due alongside Nevada's filings.

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