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Foreign registration · no form number

North Carolina Corporation Foreign Registration in Vermont

Vermont registers a corporation from North Carolina as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $155 in state fees. Vermont also asks for North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no older than 30 days. We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your North Carolina records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

North Carolina and Vermont side by side

	North Carolina formed here	Vermont registering here
Document	North Carolina Certificate of Existence	Foreign Registration (Register a Foreign Business Online) (no form number)
State fee	$10	$155 at order
How it is handled	North Carolina: online as a downloadable electronic certified document, or on paper	Filed online with Vermont
Office	North Carolina Department of the Secretary of State, Business Registration Division	Vermont Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sosnc.gov	sos.vermont.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Accepted if dated within 30 days
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $25, every year	Annual Report, $250, every year
Due	15th day of the 4th month following the close of the fiscal year	Within 2.5 months after end of fiscal year
Agent	Your North Carolina registered agent	Our Vermont registered agent

How North Carolina companies register with Vermont

Order the North Carolina certificate
The Certificate of Existence ($10) is ordered from North Carolina separately; it is not part of our Vermont order. Vermont accepts it within 30 days of North Carolina's issue date, so it is ordered shortly before filing.
We prepare and file the registration
It names us as your Vermont registered agent, with your North Carolina name and formation date and the certificate attached. Once North Carolina's certificate is in hand, Vermont's filing goes in. Once Vermont approves it, the North Carolina company can do business there.

First-year cost, North Carolina to Vermont

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$155
Certificate of Existence, paid to North Carolina	$10
Our service, with a year of Vermont registered agent service	$199
First-year total, North Carolina certificate included	$364

Your North Carolina name and Vermont's rules

If another Vermont company uses the North Carolina name, an alternate name is allowed. Vermont can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Your Vermont agent and the North Carolina one

North Carolina and Vermont both call it a registered agent. Vermont papers come to us; North Carolina's agent is unchanged.

Yearly filings: Vermont and North Carolina

Each year your corporation files North Carolina's Annual Report ($25) and Vermont's Annual Report ($250). With our $149 registered agent renewal, North Carolina plus Vermont comes to $424 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, North Carolina to Vermont

An LLC formed in North Carolina files its own registration with Vermont ($155 in state fees, the same, plus the Certificate of Existence ($10)). After that come North Carolina's Annual Report ($203) and Vermont's Annual Report ($170). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Vermont company in North Carolina

A corporation formed in Vermont that registers with North Carolina files Form B-09 with $253 in state fees. See that filing.

Questions North Carolina owners ask about Vermont

Does my North Carolina company need to register in Vermont?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

Vermont calls it registration for North Carolina corporations; other states say certificate of authority.

How much does the Vermont registration cost?

$354 at checkout plus $10 to North Carolina for the Certificate of Existence, $364 in all (checkout is $155 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need North Carolina's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Vermont wants North Carolina's Certificate of Existence ($10), no more than 30 days old at filing.

How long does the Vermont registration take?

Vermont's online processing takes less than one business day, once North Carolina's certificate is in hand.

What are the yearly costs for North Carolina and Vermont?

$424 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $25 to North Carolina and $250 to Vermont for the yearly reports.

Does Vermont require a registered agent?

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

Will Vermont accept my North Carolina name?

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

Can I form a new Vermont corporation instead?

Yes, but North Carolina keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Vermont's Annual Report ($60), and the original keeps North Carolina's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Vermont later?

North Carolina companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Vermont's report stays due alongside North Carolina's filings.

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