Rhode Island

Foreign registration · no form number

Rhode Island Corporation Foreign Registration in Nebraska

Nebraska registers a corporation from Rhode Island as a foreign corporation on an online registration (no form number), with $110 in state fees. Nebraska also wants Rhode Island's Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22). We file it with the Secretary of State, Business Services Division using your Rhode Island records and act as your agent for service of process there for the first year.

Rhode Island vs Nebraska: the paperwork

	Rhode Island formed here	Nebraska registering here
Document	Rhode Island Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing	Application for Certificate of Authority to Transact Business (no form number)
State fee	$22	$110 at order (filing fee $100 plus charges collected at filing)
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 Nebraska
Office	Rhode Island Department of State, Business Services Division	Nebraska Secretary of State, Business Services Division
Official page	sos.ri.gov	sos.nebraska.gov
Age rule	Dated when issued	Must be current
Yearly filing	Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630), $50, every year	Biennial Report, $52, every two years
Due	May 1	April 1 of each even-numbered year
Agent	Your Rhode Island resident agent	Our Nebraska agent for service of process

How Rhode Island companies register with Nebraska

Order the Rhode Island certificate
The Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing ($22) is ordered from Rhode Island separately; it is not part of our Nebraska order. It comes as a short form ($22) or a long form ($30). Nebraska wants the Rhode Island certificate current, so it is ordered close to the filing date.
We prepare and file the registration
It lists us as your Nebraska agent for service of process, next to your Rhode Island name and formation date, with the certificate attached. Allow for the days Rhode Island takes to send the certificate before the Nebraska filing goes in. After approval, your Rhode Island corporation is registered with Nebraska.

First-year cost, Rhode Island to Nebraska

Item	Amount
State fees, paid at order	$110
Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, paid to Rhode Island	$22
Our service, with a year of Nebraska agent for service of process service	$199
First-year total, Rhode Island certificate included	$331

Will your Rhode Island name work for Nebraska?

If another Nebraska company uses the Rhode Island name, an alternate name is allowed. We check your exact Rhode Island name against Nebraska's records before filing.

Your Nebraska agent and the Rhode Island one

Nebraska calls it an agent for service of process; Rhode Island says resident agent. Nebraska papers come to us; Rhode Island's agent is unchanged.

Staying in good standing in Rhode Island and Nebraska

Rhode Island wants the Annual Report for a Corporation (Form 630) every year ($50); Nebraska wants the Biennial Report every two years ($52). Both states' filings stay current side by side.

LLC or corporation, Rhode Island to Nebraska

An LLC formed in Rhode Island files its own registration with Nebraska ($110 in state fees, the same, 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 Nebraska's Biennial Report ($25). See the LLC filing.

The other way: Nebraska into Rhode Island

A corporation formed in Nebraska that registers with Rhode Island files Form 150 with $319 in state fees, plus the Certificate of Good Standing ($6.50). See that filing.

Common questions: Rhode Island to Nebraska

Does my Rhode Island company need to register in Nebraska?

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

Is this a certificate of authority?

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

How much does the Nebraska registration cost?

$309 at checkout plus $22 to Rhode Island for the Certificate of Status / Certificate of Good Standing, $331 in all (checkout is $110 in state fees plus our $199).

Do I need Rhode Island's certificate of good standing?

Yes: Nebraska wants it ($22), current at filing.

What are the yearly costs for Rhode Island and Nebraska?

Our agent for service of process renewal ($149 a year), Rhode Island's report ($50) and Nebraska's report ($52, every two years).

What if I don't register with Nebraska?

A Rhode Island company cannot sue in court there until it registers, and Nebraska can add a penalty of $500 a day, up to $10,000 a year.

Does Nebraska require a registered agent?

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

Will Nebraska accept my Rhode Island name?

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

Can I form a new Nebraska corporation instead?

Yes, but Rhode Island keeps the original, so you run two companies: the new one files Nebraska's Biennial Report ($26), and the original keeps Rhode Island's yearly report.

How do I withdraw from Nebraska later?

Rhode Island companies leave by filing a Certificate of Withdrawal to Transact Business in the State of Nebraska; until then, Nebraska's report stays due alongside Rhode Island's filings.

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