Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

Nevada Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

To do business in Rhode Island, a corporation formed in Nevada registers there on Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division from your Nevada records, then serve as your resident agent there for year one.

What Nevada and Rhode Island each ask for

	Nevada formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	Nevada Certificate of Existence	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$50	$319 at order (filing fee $310 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 Rhode Island
Office	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	nvsilverflume.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	Last day of the anniversary month of incorporation	May 1
Late yearly filing	$175 late fee	$25 late fee
Agent	Your Nevada registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

How Nevada companies register with Rhode Island

Order the Nevada certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($50) is ordered from Nevada separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the Nevada certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form 150
It lists us as your Rhode Island resident agent, next to your Nevada name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Once Nevada's certificate is in hand, Rhode Island's filing goes in. Once Rhode Island approves it, the Nevada company can do business there.

Rhode Island costs for Nevada companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$319
Certificate of Existence, paid to Nevada	$50
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, Nevada certificate included	$568

Your Nevada name and Rhode Island's rules

If Rhode Island's records show it taken, you can use an alternate name for the Nevada company. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Your Rhode Island agent and the Nevada one

Rhode Island calls it a resident agent; Nevada says registered agent. Rhode Island papers come to us; Nevada's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and Nevada

Nevada wants the Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent every year; Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) every year ($50). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Nevada to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in Nevada files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Existence ($50)). After that come Nevada's periodic report ($350) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into Nevada

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

Questions Nevada owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my Nevada company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a Nevada business operates there; Rhode Island law lists 12 activities that do not count on their own.

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

$518 at checkout plus $50 to Nevada for the Certificate of Existence, $568 in all (checkout is $319 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Nevada's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants Nevada's Certificate of Existence ($50), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Nevada and Rhode Island?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), Nevada's report (fee set by the state) and Rhode Island's report ($50).

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my Nevada name?

Yes, if no company there has it; if one does, it uses an alternate name there and keeps its Nevada name at home.

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but Nevada keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50), and the original keeps Nevada's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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