Rhode Island Corporation Foreign Registration in Connecticut

To do business in Connecticut, a corporation formed in Rhode Island registers there on an online registration (no form number), with $385 in state fees. Connecticut may ask for Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). We file it with the Secretary of the State, Business Services Division from your Rhode Island records, then serve as your registered agent there for year one.

What Rhode Island and Connecticut each ask for

	Rhode Island formed here	Connecticut registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority (Foreign Corporation) (no form number)
State fee	$22	$385 at order
How it is handled	Rhode Island: online in about two business days, the same day in person, or in 5 to 7 business days by mail	Filed online with Connecticut
Paid expedite		$50
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Connecticut Secretary of the State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.ri.gov	business.ct.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year	Annual Report, $435, every year
Due	May 1	Anniversary date of registration in Connecticut
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Connecticut registered agent

From Rhode Island to Connecticut, step by step

We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Connecticut registered agent, next to your Rhode Island name and formation date. If Connecticut wants the Rhode Island certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Rhode Island corporation is registered with Connecticut.

Will your Rhode Island name work for Connecticut?

We check your exact Rhode Island name against Connecticut's records before filing.

Your Connecticut agent and the Rhode Island one

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

Yearly filings: Connecticut and Rhode Island

Each year your corporation files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($435). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus Connecticut comes to $634 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Connecticut

An LLC formed in Rhode Island files its own registration with Connecticut ($120 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22)). After that come Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Limited Liability Company (Form 632) ($50) and Connecticut's Annual Report ($80). See the LLC filing.

Registering a Connecticut company in Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Connecticut that registers with Rhode Island files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Legal Existence ($80). See that filing.

Questions Rhode Island owners ask about Connecticut

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Connecticut?

Yes, once a Rhode Island business operates there; Connecticut registers it as a foreign corporation.

Is this a certificate of authority?

Yes: Connecticut issues one to Rhode Island corporations once the filing is approved.

How much does it cost to register a Rhode Island corporation in Connecticut?

$584 at checkout; Connecticut may also want Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, at extra cost.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Connecticut?

$634 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and $435 to Connecticut for the yearly reports.

Does Connecticut require a registered agent?

Yes: the Rhode Island resident agent stays, and ours covers Connecticut for year one.

Can I form a new Connecticut corporation instead?

Yes, but Rhode Island keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Connecticut's Annual Report ($150), and the original keeps Rhode Island's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Connecticut later?

Rhode Island companies leave by filing an Application for Certificate of Withdrawal; until then, Connecticut's report stays due alongside Rhode Island's filings.

What does a Connecticut company file to register in Rhode Island?

It files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus Connecticut's good standing certificate.

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