Rhode Island

Foreign registration · Form 150

New York Corporation Foreign Registration in Rhode Island

A corporation formed in New York that wants to do business in Rhode Island files Form 150, with $319 in state fees. Rhode Island also wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25). We file it with the Department of State, Business Services Division using your New York records and act as your resident agent there for the first year.

New York and Rhode Island side by side

	New York formed here	Rhode Island registering here
Document	New York Certificate of Status	Form 150, Certificate of Authority
State fee	$25	$319 at order (filing fee $310 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	New York: on a mailed or emailed request, returned by first-class mail, with 24-hour, same-day and 2-hour expedite options	Filed with Rhode Island
Office	New York Department of State, Division of Corporations	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division
Official page	dos.ny.gov	docs.sos.ri.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Biennial Statement, $9, every two years	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year
Due	During the calendar month of original incorporation, every 2 years	May 1
Agent	Your New York registered agent	Our Rhode Island resident agent

From New York to Rhode Island, step by step

Order the New York certificate
The Certificate of Status ($25) is ordered from New York separately; it is not part of our Rhode Island order. Rhode Island wants the New York certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file Form 150
It names us as your Rhode Island resident agent, with your New York name and formation date and the certificate attached. Allow for the days New York takes to send the certificate before the Rhode Island filing goes in. Once Rhode Island approves it, the New York company can do business there.

Rhode Island costs for New York companies

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$319
Certificate of Status, paid to New York	$25
Our service, with a year of Rhode Island resident agent service	$199
First-year total, New York certificate included	$543

Will your New York name work for Rhode Island?

If another Rhode Island company uses the New York name, an alternate name is allowed. Rhode Island can hold a name for 120 days for $50 before you file.

Agents: Rhode Island and New York

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

Yearly filings: Rhode Island and New York

New York wants the Biennial Statement every two years ($9); 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, New York to Rhode Island

An LLC formed in New York files Form 450 with Rhode Island ($156 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status ($25)). After that come New York's Biennial Statement ($9) and Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Rhode Island into New York

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that registers with New York files Form DOS-1335-f-a with $225 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions New York owners ask about Rhode Island

Does my New York company need to register in Rhode Island?

Yes, once a New York 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 New York corporations once the form is approved.

How much does the Rhode Island registration cost?

$518 at checkout plus $25 to New York for the Certificate of Status, $543 in all (checkout is $319 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need New York's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Rhode Island wants New York's Certificate of Status ($25), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for New York and Rhode Island?

Our resident agent renewal ($149 a year), New York's report ($9, every two years) and Rhode Island's report ($50).

Does Rhode Island require a registered agent?

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

Will Rhode Island accept my New York name?

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

Can I form a new Rhode Island corporation instead?

Yes, but New York 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 New York's Biennial Statement.

How do I withdraw from Rhode Island later?

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

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