Foreign registration · Form DSCB:15-412

Nevada Corporation Foreign Registration in Pennsylvania

Pennsylvania registers a corporation from Nevada as a foreign corporation on Form DSCB:15-412, with $250 in state fees. Pennsylvania needs nothing from Nevada: no Certificate of Existence. We file it with the Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations using your Nevada records and act as your registered office there for the first year.

Nevada vs Pennsylvania: the paperwork

	Nevada formed here	Pennsylvania registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence (not needed here)	Form DSCB:15-412, Foreign Registration Statement
State fee	$50	$250 at order
How it is handled	Nevada: online through SilverFlume, or by mail, with 1-hour, 2-hour and 24-hour expedite tiers	Filed online with Pennsylvania
Paid expedite		same-day $100, 3-hour $300, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	pa.gov
Yearly filing	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report, $7, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	June 30
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Pennsylvania registered office

From Nevada to Pennsylvania, step by step

We prepare and file Form DSCB:15-412
It lists us as your Pennsylvania registered office, next to your Nevada name and formation date. Nothing has to come from Nevada first, so the Pennsylvania filing can go in right away. After approval, your Nevada corporation is registered with Pennsylvania.

Your Nevada name and Pennsylvania's rules

Pennsylvania accepts your Nevada name if it includes the word corporation, company, incorporated or limited, an abbreviation, the word association, fund or syndicate, or words of like import used in the home state. We check your exact Nevada name against Pennsylvania's records before filing.

Your Pennsylvania agent and the Nevada one

Pennsylvania calls it a registered office; Nevada says registered agent. Your current registered agent stays for Nevada; ours takes Pennsylvania's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Pennsylvania and Nevada

Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year; Pennsylvania wants the Annual Report every year ($7). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to Pennsylvania

An LLC formed in Nevada files Form DSCB:15-412 with Pennsylvania ($250 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Nevada's periodic report ($350) and Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Pennsylvania company in Nevada

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

Common questions: Nevada to Pennsylvania

Does my Nevada company need to register in Pennsylvania?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Pennsylvania calls it registration for Nevada corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Pennsylvania registration cost?

$449 at checkout, with nothing to pay Nevada.

Do I need Nevada's certificate of good standing?

No, Pennsylvania takes Form DSCB:15-412 without it.

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Pennsylvania?

Our registered office renewal ($149 a year), Nevada's report (fee set by the state) and Pennsylvania's report ($7).

Does Pennsylvania require a registered agent?

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

Will Pennsylvania accept my Nevada name?

Yes, if no company there already uses it and it includes the word corporation, company, incorporated or limited, an abbreviation, the word association, fund or syndicate, or words of like import used in the home state.

Can I form a new Pennsylvania corporation instead?

Yes, but Nevada keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7), and the original keeps Nevada's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Pennsylvania later?

Nevada companies leave by filing a Statement of Withdrawal of Foreign Registration; until then, Pennsylvania's report stays due alongside Nevada's filings.

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