Foreign registration · no form number

Pennsylvania Corporation Foreign Registration in Nevada

Nevada registers a corporation from Pennsylvania as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $425 in state fees. Nevada may ask for Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate ($40). We file it with the Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division using your Pennsylvania records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

What Pennsylvania and Nevada each ask for

	Pennsylvania formed here	Nevada registering here
Document	Pennsylvania Subsistence Certificate	Foreign (Non-Nevada) Corporation Qualification (no form number)
State fee	$40	$425 at order (filing fee $75 plus charges collected at filing)
How it is handled	Pennsylvania: online through Business Filing Services, or by mail on the copy and certificate request form	Filed online with Nevada
Paid expedite		2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000
Office	Pennsylvania Department of State, Bureau of Corporations and Charitable Organizations	Nevada Secretary of State, Commercial Recordings Division
Official page	file.dos.pa.gov	nvsos.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report, $7, every year	Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, fee set by the state, every year
Due	June 30	Last day of the anniversary month of NV qualification
Agent	Your Pennsylvania registered office	Our Nevada registered agent

From Pennsylvania to Nevada, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nevada registered agent, next to your Pennsylvania name and formation date. If Nevada wants the Pennsylvania certificate, it is ordered first. Once Nevada approves it, the Pennsylvania company can do business there.

Will your Pennsylvania name work for Nevada?

Nevada can hold a name for $25 before you file.

Agents: Nevada and Pennsylvania

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

Yearly filings: Nevada and Pennsylvania

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

LLC or corporation, Pennsylvania to Nevada

An LLC formed in Pennsylvania files its own registration with Nevada ($425 in state fees, the same; no home-state certificate is needed). After that come Pennsylvania's Annual Report ($7) and Nevada's periodic report ($350). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Nevada company in Pennsylvania

A corporation formed in Nevada that registers with Pennsylvania files Form DSCB:15-412 with $250 in state fees; no Nevada certificate is needed. See that filing.

Common questions: Pennsylvania to Nevada

Does my Pennsylvania company need to register in Nevada?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$624 at checkout; Nevada may also want Pennsylvania's Subsistence Certificate, at extra cost.

How long does the Nevada registration take?

Nevada says most online filings are processed the same day at no extra charge, plus time for Pennsylvania's certificate if Nevada asks for it. Paid expedite: 2-hour $500, 1-hour $1,000.

What are the yearly costs for Pennsylvania and Nevada?

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

Does Nevada require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Nevada corporation instead?

Yes, but Pennsylvania keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nevada's Annual List of Officers, Directors and Registered Agent, and the original keeps Pennsylvania's Annual Report.

How do I withdraw from Nevada later?

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

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