Rhode Island

Mississippi

Foreign registration · Form F0002

Rhode Island Corporation Foreign Registration in Mississippi

A corporation formed in Rhode Island that wants to do business in Mississippi files Form F0002, with $500 in state fees. Mississippi may ask for Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services using your Rhode Island records and act as your registered agent there for the first year.

Rhode Island and Mississippi side by side

	Rhode Island formed here	Mississippi registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Form F0002, Application for Certificate of Authority
State fee	$22	$500 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 with Mississippi
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Mississippi Secretary of State, Business Services
Official page	sos.ri.gov	sos.ms.gov
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year	Annual Report, $25, every year
Due	May 1	April 15
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Mississippi registered agent

From Rhode Island to Mississippi, step by step

We prepare and file Form F0002
It lists us as your Mississippi registered agent, next to your Rhode Island name and formation date. If Mississippi wants the Rhode Island certificate, it is ordered first. After approval, your Rhode Island corporation is registered with Mississippi.

Will your Rhode Island name work for Mississippi?

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

Agents: Mississippi and Rhode Island

Mississippi calls it a registered agent; Rhode Island says resident agent. Your current resident agent stays for Rhode Island; ours takes Mississippi's papers and notices.

Yearly filings: Mississippi and Rhode Island

Each year your corporation files Rhode Island's Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) ($50) and Mississippi's Annual Report ($25). With our $149 registered agent renewal, Rhode Island plus Mississippi comes to $224 a year. The new registration does not replace any home-state filing.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Mississippi

An LLC formed in Rhode Island files Form F0200 with Mississippi ($250 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 Mississippi's Annual Report ($250). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Mississippi into Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Mississippi that registers with Rhode Island files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing / Certificate of Existence ($25). See that filing.

Common questions: Rhode Island to Mississippi

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Mississippi?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

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

$699 at checkout; Mississippi 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 Mississippi?

$224 a year: our $149 registered agent renewal, $50 to Rhode Island and $25 to Mississippi for the yearly reports.

Does Mississippi require a registered agent?

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

Can I form a new Mississippi corporation instead?

Yes, but Rhode Island keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Mississippi's Annual Report ($25), and the original keeps Rhode Island's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Mississippi later?

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

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

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

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